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massive adj.巨大的；庞大的；厚重的；强大的 Unless someone is referring to your intellect, massive is not a word you want used in a description of your attributes. Massive is a nice one to trot out when huge, gigantic, and enormous sound too over-the-top. Politicians use it often. Massive could also be the best way to describe the wave you surfed on your Hawaiian vacation or the size of the fish you nearly caught on that trip with your friends. ★★★☆☆ 2006.3

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['mæsiv] Massive means enormous. Obviously, Mt. Everest is massive, but a massive budget cut isn't necessarily big in physical mass; it's something that is imposing in scale or power. A massive budget cut can do a lot of damage. The notion is that people have failed to detect the massive changes which have happened in the ocean because they have been looking back only a relatively short time into the past. 1[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；庞大的；厚重的；强大的 Something that is massive is very large in size, quantity, or extent.   [emphasis]There was evidence of massive fraud.有证据表明是巨额欺诈。...massive air attacks...大规模空袭The scale of the problem is massive.这个问题涉及面广泛。...a massive steam boat.巨大的蒸汽船massively...a massively popular game...极受欢迎的游戏Interest rates will rise massively.利率将大幅度提高。2[ADJ 形容词](疾病)非常严重的，十分危急的 If you describe a medical condition as massive, you mean that it is extremely serious.   [ADJ n]He died six weeks later of a massive heart attack.六周后他因严重的心脏病发作去世。

英语单词	massive
英美音标	['mæsiv]
中文释义	adj.巨大的；庞大的；厚重的；强大的
vocab简明	Massive means enormous. Obviously, Mt. Everest is massive, but a massive budget cut isn't necessarily big in physical mass; it's something that is imposing in scale or power. A massive budget cut can do a lot of damage.
vocab扩展	Unless someone is referring to your intellect, massive is not a word you want used in a description of your attributes. Massive is a nice one to trot out when huge, gigantic, and enormous sound too over-the-top. Politicians use it often. Massive could also be the best way to describe the wave you surfed on your Hawaiian vacation or the size of the fish you nearly caught on that trip with your friends.
真题原句	The notion is that people have failed to detect the massive changes which have happened in the ocean because they have been looking back only a relatively short time into the past.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
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]巨大的；庞大的；厚重的；强大的 Something that is massive is very large in size, quantity, or extent. [emphasis] There was evidence of massive fraud. 有证据表明是巨额欺诈。 ...massive air attacks... 大规模空袭 The scale of the problem is massive. 这个问题涉及面广泛。 ...a massive steam boat. 巨大的蒸汽船 massively ...a massively popular game... 极受欢迎的游戏 Interest rates will rise massively. 利率将大幅度提高。 2 [ADJ 形容词](疾病)非常严重的，十分危急的 If you describe a medical condition as massive, you mean that it is extremely serious. [ADJ n] He died six weeks later of a massive heart attack. 六周后他因严重的心脏病发作去世。
来源	2006.3

Massive Budget Cut Scale Describe Mæsiv Adj.巨大的；庞大的；厚重的；强大的 Means