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Formidable is an adjective meaning something or someone is very great, impressive, or powerful, causing fear or respect, or a task that is difficult to deal with.

formidable是一个形容词,表示某事物或某人因其气势或实力而令人感到害怕或敬畏,或者指某项任务或挑战因其艰巨性而难以对付。

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/fɔ͟ː(r)mɪdəb(ə)l, fə(r)mɪ̱d-/
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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]可怕的;令人惊叹的;艰巨的 If you describe something or someone as formidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive.
  • We have a formidable task ahead of us...

    我们面临着一项艰巨的任务。

  • Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music...

    马萨利斯在爵士乐和古典音乐领域都有极高的声望。

  • She looked every bit as formidable as her mother.

    她看上去和她母亲一样,令人望而生畏。

formidably
  • Sofia was attractive and formidably intelligent.

    索菲娅很有魅力,而且才智过人。


Oxford for·mid·able / ˈfɔːmɪdəbl ; NAmE ˈfɔːrmɪdəbl / / fəˈmɪdəbl ; NAmE fərˈmɪdəbl / adjective if people, things or situations are formidable,you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult 可怕的;令人敬畏的;难对付的 In debate he was a formidable opponent. 在辩论中他是位难应付的对手。 She has a formidable list of qualifications. 她有一长串令人敬畏的资历。 The two players together make a formidable combination. 这两个队员配对儿,难以对付。 The task was a formidable one. 这任务非常艰巨。 They had to overcome formidable obstacles. 他们得克服重重障碍。 for·mid·ably / ˈfɔːmɪdəbli ; NAmE ˈfɔːrmɪdəbli / / fəˈmɪdəbli ; NAmE fərˈmɪdəbli / adverb He now has the chance to prove himself in a formidably difficult role. 现在他的任务十分艰巨,有机会证明自己的能力。 She's formidably intelligent. 她聪明绝顶。 for·mid·able / ˈfɔːmɪdəbl ; NAmE ˈfɔːrmɪdəbl / for·mid·ably / ˈfɔːmɪdəbli ; NAmE ˈfɔːrmɪdəbli /
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formidablefor‧mi‧da‧ble /ˈfɔːmədəbəl, fəˈmɪd- $ ˈfɔːr-/ ●○○ adjective
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1very powerful or impressive, and often frightening:  The building is grey, formidable, not at all picturesque. The new range of computers have formidable processing power.2difficult to deal with and needing a lot of effort or skillformidable task/challenge the formidable task of local government reorganizationformidably adverb
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formidable

[ˈfɔ:mɪdəbl]

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强大的(54%),可怕的(38%),难对付的(8%)
adj.强大的;可怕的;令人敬畏的;艰难的

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