Tremendous Amount I Tremendously Trəˈmendəs Trəˈmendəsli Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词
This flashcard defines "tremendous" as an adjective meaning extremely large or great in amount, scale, or intensity, and also excellent or impressive. It provides examples of both uses, such as "tremendous pressure" and "a tremendous person."
This flashcard defines "tremendous" as an adjective meaning extremely large or great in amount, scale, or intensity, and also excellent or impressive. It provides examples of both uses, such as "tremendous pressure" and "a tremendous person."
[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]
[emphasis]
[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/
LDC
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