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voluminous adj.卷数多的,大部分的,著书多的,容积大的,体积大的,丰满的,长篇的,庞大的 Suppose instead of calling a book a book, you called it a volume. Suddenly, it seems to be part of a much bigger thing. And what if it were only Volume I, with 23 more volumes to go? Even bigger, right? In fact, it's more than big; it’s voluminous. Voluminous describes very large things. The flouncy skirt of a wedding dress? Voluminous. Media coverage of some movie star's divorce? Also voluminous. The word voluminous describes something ample, extensive, and just plain huge. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]庞大的；浩繁的；大部头的 Something that is voluminous is very large or contains a lot of things.   [usu ADJ n]  [FORMAL 正式]...a voluminous trench coat...宽大的军用雨衣The FBI kept a voluminous file on Pablo Picasso.联邦调查局保存了有关巴勃罗·毕加索的大量档案。

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[və'lju:minəs] Consider that volume is a measure of size. That will help you understand that voluminous refers to something very large in size or extent. ☆☆☆☆☆

英语单词	voluminous
英美音标	[və'lju:minəs]
中文释义	adj.卷数多的,大部分的,著书多的,容积大的,体积大的,丰满的,长篇的,庞大的
vocabulary简明	Consider that volume is a measure of size. That will help you understand that voluminous refers to something very large in size or extent.
vocabulary扩展	Suppose instead of calling a book a book, you called it a volume. Suddenly, it seems to be part of a much bigger thing. And what if it were only Volume I, with 23 more volumes to go? Even bigger, right? In fact, it's more than big; it’s voluminous. Voluminous describes very large things. The flouncy skirt of a wedding dress? Voluminous. Media coverage of some movie star's divorce? Also voluminous. The word voluminous describes something ample, extensive, and just plain huge.
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柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]庞大的；浩繁的；大部头的 Something that is voluminous is very large or contains a lot of things. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式] ...a voluminous trench coat... 宽大的军用雨衣 The FBI kept a voluminous file on Pablo Picasso. 联邦调查局保存了有关巴勃罗·毕加索的大量档案。

Voluminous Volume Large Book Describes Things Və'Lju:Minəs Adj.卷数多的,大部分的,著书多的,容积大的,体积大的,丰满的,长篇的,庞大的