[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;很多的 Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount.
The main bedroom is enormous...
主卧室非常大。
There is, of course, an enormous amount to see.
当然有很多可看的。
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[ADJ 形容词](范围、程度)极大的 You can use enormous to emphasize the great degree or extent of something.
[usu ADJ n]
[emphasis]
It was an enormous disappointment.
真是让人万分失望。
...his enormous capacity for brutality.
他的穷凶极恶
enormously
This book was enormously influential...
这本书极有影响力。
The new database will help horse breeders enormously.
新数据库将对马匹饲养者有极大的帮助。
Oxford
enor·mous★AWL/ɪˈnɔːməs; NAmEɪˈnɔːrməs/adjectiveextremely large 巨大的;庞大的;极大的SYN
huge
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immense
◆an enormous house/dog巨大的房子;大狗◆an enormous amountof time 大量的时间◆enormous interest浓厚的兴趣◆The problems facing the President are enormous.总统面临的问题是巨大的。enor·mous/ɪˈnɔːməs; NAmEɪˈnɔːrməs/
very big in size or in amountSYN huge: an enormous bunch of flowers an enormous amount of money The team made an enormous effort.► see thesaurus at
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GRAMMAREnormous is not used with ‘very’. You say: · Their garden is absolutely enormous.✗Don’t say: Their garden is very enormous.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES
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enormous
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巨大的(87%),庞大的(13%)
adj.庞大的,巨大的;凶暴的,极恶的
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