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awesome adj.可怕的；表示敬畏的；了不起的；精彩的，绝妙的 (1) 那名考古学家在古代遗址前充满敬畏地默立着。 Awesome popped on the scene around 1600, probably in a church. It first meant “profoundly reverential,” but morphed later into an adjective meaning “inspiring awe.” Flash forward to the 20th century, when awesome transformed once again — this time into an everyday word for "impressive." These days it's synonymous with "outstanding" and "totally cool."

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英 ['ɔːsəm] 美 ['ɔːsəm] (1) The archaeologist stood in awesome silence before the ancient ruins. An awesome something or someone is amazing, breathtaking, or overwhelming. Like traveling the globe in a hot air balloon or visiting the Taj Mahal. Or, if you're 7, hearing someone burp the alphabet. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]让人惊叹的；令人敬畏的；使人畏怯的 An awesome person or thing is very impressive and often frightening.   [usu ADJ n]The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。...the awesome responsibility of sending men into combat.将士兵送上战场的神圣责任awesomelyIt was quiet in the streets, awesomely quiet.街上安静得让人有些害怕。

英语单词	awesome
英美音标	英 ['ɔːsəm] 美 ['ɔːsəm]
中文释义	adj.可怕的；表示敬畏的；了不起的；精彩的，绝妙的
英语例句	(1) The archaeologist stood in awesome silence before the ancient ruins.
中文例句	(1) 那名考古学家在古代遗址前充满敬畏地默立着。
vocabulary简明	An awesome something or someone is amazing, breathtaking, or overwhelming. Like traveling the globe in a hot air balloon or visiting the Taj Mahal. Or, if you're 7, hearing someone burp the alphabet.
vocabulary扩展	Awesome popped on the scene around 1600, probably in a church. It first meant “profoundly reverential,” but morphed later into an adjective meaning “inspiring awe.” Flash forward to the 20th century, when awesome transformed once again — this time into an everyday word for "impressive." These days it's synonymous with "outstanding" and "totally cool."
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]让人惊叹的；令人敬畏的；使人畏怯的 An awesome person or thing is very impressive and often frightening. [usu ADJ n] The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power. 爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。 ...the awesome responsibility of sending men into combat. 将士兵送上战场的神圣责任 awesomely It was quiet in the streets, awesomely quiet. 街上安静得让人有些害怕。

Awesome 英 ɔːsəm] 美 ɔːsəm Adj.可怕的；表示敬畏的；了不起的；精彩的，绝妙的 Archaeologist Stood Silence