[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]巨大的;极大的;大量的 You use tremendous to emphasize how strong a feeling or quality is, or how large an amount is.
[usu ADJ n]
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest...
我感到胸口堵得难受。
There's tremendous tension between the local population and the refugees…
当地居民与难民之间关系非常紧张。
That's a tremendous amount of information.
那是海量的信息。
tremendously
The business is tremendously profitable...
这笔生意利润巨大。
I enjoyed the show tremendously.
我非常喜欢那场演出。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]精彩的;出色的;极好的 You can describe someone or something as tremendous when you think they are very good or very impressive.
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He was a tremendous person…
他是个非常了不起的人。
I thought it was absolutely tremendous.
我认为它精彩极了。
tremendously
I thought they played tremendously well, didn't you?...
我认为他们踢得非常棒,你不觉得吗?
Oxford
tre·men·dous/trəˈmendəs; NAmEtrəˈmendəs/adjective1very great 巨大的;极大的SYN
huge
◆a tremendous explosion巨大的爆炸声◆A tremendous amount of work has gone into the project.大量的工作已投入到这项工程。2extremely good 极好的;精彩的;了不起的SYN
remarkable
◆It was a tremendous experience.这是个了不起的经历。▶tre·men·dous·ly/trəˈmendəsli; NAmEtrəˈmendəsli/adverb◆tremendously exciting极其令人兴奋tre·men·dous/trəˈmendəs; NAmEtrəˈmendəs/tre·men·dous·ly/trəˈmendəsli; NAmEtrəˈmendəsli/
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tremendoustre‧men‧dous /trɪˈmendəs/ ●●○ adjective
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1very big, fast, powerful etc: Suddenly, there was a tremendous bang, and the whole station shook. She was making a tremendous effort to appear calm. She praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her. Sales have been tremendous so far this year. This plan could save us a tremendous amount of money.► see thesaurus at