colossal

US [kəˈlɑs(ə)l]
UK [kəˈlɒs(ə)l]
  • adj.巨大的；庞大的
  • Web异常的；巨像；巨型

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colossal
adj.
1.
巨大的；庞大的extremely large
a colossal statue
巨大的雕像
The singer earns a colossal amount of money.
那歌手现在可赚大钱了。

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Definition:
AllAll,巨大的巨大的,庞大的庞大的,异常的异常的,巨像巨像,巨型巨型
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1.
It was as if Mr Brown thought the ailing economy would yield to an act of governmental will, if only it were colossal enough.
布朗先生似乎认为出了问题的经济可以催生出一个符合政府心愿的法案，只要政府的心愿够大。
bù lǎng xiān sheng sì hū rèn wéi chū le wèn tí de jīng jì kě yǐ cuī shēng chū yī gè fú hé zhèng fǔ xīn yuàn de fǎ àn , zhǐ yào zhèng fǔ de xīn yuàn gòu dà 。
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2.
He took it for a hill looming above a wooded island, or some colossal rock overgrown with moss and ferns and hidden by the fog.
他当它是一座隐于长满树木的岛屿上的小山，或者一块被雾隐藏的长满了青苔和蕨类的巨石。
tā dāng tā shì yī zuò yǐn yú cháng mǎn shù mù de dǎo yǔ shàng de xiǎo shān , huò zhě yí kuài bèi wù yǐn cáng de cháng mǎn le qīng tāi hé jué lèi de jù shí 。
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3.
And far from being ready to take on the globe, most emerging-market bankers are consumed by their colossal and growing businesses at home.
大多数新兴市场银行专注于本国不断增长的巨大业务，远远没有准备好进军全球。
dà duō shù xīn xīng shì chǎng yín háng zhuān zhù yú běn guó bú duàn zēng zhǎng de jù dà yè wù , yuǎn yuǎn méi yǒu zhǔn bèi hǎo jìn jūn quán qiú 。
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4.
It would be a colossal mistake if misguided assumptions, rhetoric and actions led to a dangerous and conflicted relationship.
如果陷入误区，有关的假设、言辞与行动就会导致两国关系走到危险和发生冲突的地步，必然铸成大错。
rú guǒ xiàn rù wù qū , yǒu guān de jiǎ shè 、 yán cí yǔ xíng dòng jiù huì dǎo zhì liǎng guó guān xì zǒu dào wēi xiǎn hé fā shēng chōng tū de dì bù , bì rán zhù chéng dà cuò 。
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5.
He does not know his letters, ' he said to his cousin. 'Could you believe in the existence of such a colossal dunce?
“他不认识字，”他对他的表姐说。“你能相信会有这样的大笨蛋存在吗？”
" tā bù rèn shi zì , " tā duì tā de biǎo jiě shuō 。 " nǐ néng xiāng xìn huì yǒu zhè yàng de dà bèn dàn cún zài ma ? "
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6.
This colossal sculpture was one of a pair that guarded the entrance to the throne room of King Sargon II.
这个庞大的雕塑是国王萨尔贡二世的宝座前的一对守护神之一。
zhè ge páng dà de diāo sù shì guó wáng sà ěr gòng èr shì de bǎo zuò qián de yí duì shǒu hù shén zhī yī 。
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7.
Alan Blinder, the former Federal Reserve vice-chairman, has called the decision to let the bank fail "a colossal error" .
美联储（Fed）前副主席艾伦•布林德（AlanBlinder）将放任雷曼倒闭的决定称为“一个巨大的错误”。
měi lián chǔ ( Fed ) qián fù zhǔ xí ài lún • bù lín dé ( AlanBlinder ) jiāng fàng rèn léi màn dǎo bì de jué dìng chēng wéi " yī gè jù dà de cuò wù " 。
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8.
The insurrection had made of the centre of Paris a sort of inextricable , tortuous, colossal citadel.
那次的起义把巴黎的中心地带变成了一种曲折错乱、叫人摸不清道路的巨大寨子。
nà cì de qǐ yì bǎ bā lí de zhōng xīn dì dài biàn chéng le yī zhǒng qū zhé cuò luàn 、 jiào rén mō bù qīng dào lù de jù dà zhài zǐ 。
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9.
It turned out that Ponzi had never actually got around to buying many postal coupons and that it was all a colossal hoax.
事后证明，庞茨事实上并未四处购买邮政息券，而这完全是一个巨大的骗局。
shì hòu zhèng míng , páng cí shì shí shàng bìng wèi sì chù gòu mǎi yóu zhèng xī quàn , ér zhè wán quán shì yī gè jù dà de piàn jú 。
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10.
Thompson: If you think it's a colossal waste of time, and here's why, in a ROWE it's up to you to put that out there to the meeting manager.
汤普森：如果你觉得那是对时间的极大浪费的话了。这也就是为什么，在实行“颠覆”的公司，要由员工来决定是否要把经理晾在那儿的原因了。
tāng pǔ sēn : rú guǒ nǐ jué de nà shì duì shí jiān de jí dà làng fèi de huà le 。 zhè yě jiù shì wèi shén me , zài shí xíng " diān fù " de gōng sī , yào yóu yuán gōng lái jué dìng shì fǒu yào bǎ jīng lǐ liàng zài nà er de yuán yīn le 。
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