| 词组 | huge |
| 释义 | huge adjective extremely bignounsa huge amount/quantity There is a huge amount of work to be done.a huge number Huge numbers of people use the airport each year.a huge increase There has been a huge increase in the number of cars on our roads.a huge profit/loss/debt The company made a huge profit last year.a huge impact/effect The new technology will have a huge impact on people’s lives.a huge success The book was a huge success and sold millions of copies.a huge difference There is a huge difference between acting and directing.adverbsabsolutely huge The task ahead of them is absolutely huge. Don’t say very huge.THESAURUS: huge enormous enormous means the same as huge, and can be used with the same collocations: The building cost an enormous amount of money. | Her books are enjoyed by an enormous number of people. | She gets enormous pleasure from her work. | The impact of his discovery was absolutely enormous. massive massive means the same as huge and enormous, and can be used with the same collocations. It sounds a little more informal: There was a massive increase in food prices. | We need a massive investment in education. | The company is massive, operating in 150 countries. | They heard a massive explosion.When you use massive about objects and buildings, it has the feeling of being very solid or heavy: The castle is surrounded by a massive stone wall. a massive wooden table giant giant things are much bigger than other things of the same kind: There is a giant TV screen on the wall. | He works for a giant electronics corporation.Giant is often used about animals and plants: a giant snake a giant mushroomGiant is only used before a noun. vastamount | quantity | number | range | area | distance | majority vast amounts, numbers, areas, or distances are extremely big: A vast amount of energy is wasted. | Sweet foods like ice cream contain vast quantities of sugar. | The gallery has a vast number of paintings. | They discussed a vast range of topics. | The fire spread over a vast area. | In those days planes could not fly vast distances and had to stop overnight. | The vast majority of children did not go to school. colossalstatue | amount | bill | mistake | waste a colossal object or amount is extremely big. A colossal mistake is a very serious. Colossal sounds even bigger than huge: In the middle of the square there is a colossal statue. | There is still a colossal amount of work to be done. | She received a colossal phone bill. | The war was a colossal mistake. | The project was a colossal waste of money. giganticcreature | snake | wave | proportions | scale extremely big and very frightening or worrying. Gigantic sounds even bigger than huge: The earth was once inhabited by strange gigantic creatures. | The rocks looked like some kind of gigantic snake. | Gigantic waves crashed onto the beach. | The debt has now increased to gigantic proportions. | This is corruption on a gigantic scale. immensesatisfaction | pleasure | respect | relief | importance | value | power | problems | difficulties | amount immense feelings are very strong. Immense is also used about something that is very important or serious: Her job gives her immense satisfaction. | She found immense pleasure in books and wanted her grandchildren to share that joy. | I have immense respect for him as an artist. | I felt immense relief when I found that I had passed my exam. | The forest is of immense importance because of its wildlife. | The course was of immense value to her. | Advertising has immense power to persuade people. | The country faces immense economic problems. | There are immense difficulties to be overcome. | The book contains an immense amount of information about China. tremendouschange | opportunity | impact | difference | pressure | effort | amount | respect | achievement having an extremely big effect. You also use tremendous when you think someone or something is very impressive: There have been some tremendous changes in our society. | We have a tremendous opportunity now to help our fellow citizens. | My parents had a tremendous impact on me. | The money will make a tremendous difference to her life. | She has been under tremendous pressure all year. | There has been a tremendous effort from every member of the team. | The organization does a tremendous amount of good work. | I have tremendous respect for him as a scientist. | Four Olympic gold medals is a tremendous achievement. monumentaltask | effort | struggle | mistake | error | moment | significance needing a very large amount of effort, or very serious or important. Monumental sounds even bigger than huge: Clearing up all the mess will be a monumental task. | Winning the game required a monumental effort. | There was a monumental struggle for power. | Releasing the terrorists was a monumental mistake. | He admitted later that it was a monumental error. | It was a monumental moment when Obama became president. | The changes are of monumental significance, because they will affect the whole future of the country. mega-megastore | megacity | megacorporation | megastar used as a prefix, in the names of very big or important things: Huge megastores have been built on the edge of town. | Millions of people are living in megacities in Latin America. | The trade in coffee is controlled by American megacorporations. | The singer is now a megastar (=she is very famous). whopping informal used before a number, when you want to emphasize that it is extremely big: He lost a whopping 23 kilos. | The film cost a whopping $200 million to make. ginormous informal extremely big: Their house is absolutely ginormous. | There was a ginormous explosion.Ginormous is a combination of giant and enormous. It is very informal and is used in spoken English. |
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