"enormous," 1590s, from Gargantua, name of the voracious giant in Rabelais' novels, supposedly from Spanish/Portuguese garganta "gullet, throat," which is from the same imitative root as gargle (v.).
gargantuan 英文释义
1. of great mass; huge and bulky;
"a jumbo jet"
"jumbo shrimp"
gargantuan 双语例句
1. My gargantuan, pristine machine was good for writing papers and playing solitaire, and that was all.
我那庞大的 、 早期的计算机只适合写文章和玩纸牌游戏, 就这些.
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2. Falk even persuaded Nike to spend at least $ 1 million marketing Jordan, a gargantuan sum at the time.
福尔克甚至说服耐克公司至少花了100万美元去推销乔丹, 这在当时是一笔巨额款项.
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3. Right away, I realized this was a mistake of gargantuan proportions.
我立刻意识到这是一个巨大的错误.
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4. Astronomers have seen gargantuan plumes of material from nearer galaxies as well.
天文学家也看到过较近的星系伸出的巨大的羽状物.
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5. Gargantuan asteroid to pass near Earth this fall.
大量小行星今秋将与地球错身而过.
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gargantuan 实用场景例句
a gargantuan appetite/meal
食欲极佳；丰盛的大餐
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...a marketing event of gargantuan proportions.
大规模的促销活动
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...a gargantuan corruption scandal.
骇人听闻的腐败丑闻
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The Allies assembled a gargantuan naval armada, from battleships and destroyers to landing craft and coasters.
盟军组成了一支庞大的海军舰队, 从战列舰、驱逐舰到登陆艇以及运输艇等.
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Right away, I realized this was a mistake of gargantuan proportions.
我立刻意识到这是一个巨大的错误.
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These gargantuan crabs were once affected by dark energy of Heresh, but now cured by Shalassa.
这些很大很大很大很大很大的螃蟹曾经被赫勒什的黑暗能量感染, 但现在他们被沙拉萨治愈了.
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There was enough elbow room in this gargantuan aquarium for all kinds of surprises to emerge.
在这个巨大的水族箱里,有足够的活动空间让各种惊喜出现.
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Gargantuan asteroid to pass near Earth this fall.
大量小行星今秋将与地球错身而过.
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Two more of the massive beasts swung a gargantuan battering ram against the city's main gates.
(囧)另外两只粗壮的食人魔则摇动着庞大的攻城锤撞向主城大门.
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Astronomers have seen gargantuan plumes of material from nearer galaxies as well.
天文学家也看到过较近的星系伸出的巨大的羽状物.
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Like China, Vietnam is open, but unlike its gargantuan neighbour it consistently run trade deficits.
像中国一样, 越南也开放了经济, 但与其庞大的邻国不同,越南的贸易一直处于逆差.
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My gargantuan, pristine machine was good for writing papers and playing solitaire, and that was all.
我那庞大的 、 早期的计算机只适合写文章和玩纸牌游戏, 就这些.
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Convertibility of the currency is a gargantuan barrier.
货币的可兑换性就是一个巨大的障碍.
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The preference is evident in the gargantuan New World Department Store in Shanghai's commercial heart.
显然,人们首选的是位于上海商业中心庞大的新世界百货商场.
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Falk even persuaded Nike to spend at least $ 1 million marketing Jordan, a gargantuan sum at the time.
福尔克甚至说服耐克公司至少花了100万美元去推销乔丹, 这在当时是一笔巨额款项.
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The Allies assembled a gargantuan naval armada, from battleships and destroyers to landing and coasters.
