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epic n.史诗；叙事诗adj.史诗的；叙事诗的；宏大的；壮丽的 (1) 那电影是一部有关罗马帝国的史诗般的作品。(2) 《奥德塞》是古希腊的一首史诗。(3) 这也许是史诗奇幻小说中最好的。(4) 斯科特介绍了这一史诗般影片的制作过程。(5) 在这个宏大的过程中，岩石被融化，再生，以新方式聚集化学元素。 Epic comes from the Greek for song, because Greek poets like Homer sung their poems. We tend to use epic for long, ambitious novels or movies, especially if they involve a long journey. Epic can be used as an adjective to describe something historically important, lasting and complex. Perhaps your great-grandfather was a soldier in the epic struggle of World War One. Your three day, sleepless card poker game could be described as epic.

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英 ['epɪk] 美 ['epɪk] (1) That movie was an epic about the Roman Empire.(2) The Odyssey is an epic of ancient Greece.(3) It is perhaps the best of epic fantasies.(4) Scott described the making of an epic film.(5) These epic processes melted and reprocessed vast amounts of rock and concentrated chemical elements in new ways. An epic is a long poem or other work of art celebrating heroic feats. After you sail around the world for seven years, fighting corruption and planting vegetable gardens, some poet will surely write the epic of your adventures. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]史诗；叙事诗；史诗般的作品 An epic is a long book, poem, or film, whose story extends over a long period of time or tells of great events.   [usu supp N]  [usu ADJ n]...the Middle High German epic, 'Nibelungenlied', written about 1200...写于1200年左右的中古高地德语史诗《尼贝龙根之歌》At three hours and 21 minutes, it is an over-long, standard Hollywood epic.这部影片长达3小时21分钟，是部超长的标准好莱坞式史诗电影。Epic is also an adjective....epic narrative poems...叙事史诗Like 'Gone With The Wind' it's an unashamed epic romance.和《飘》一样，它也是一个无所顾忌的史诗般的爱情故事。2[ADJ 形容词]壮丽的；宏大的 Something that is epic is very large and impressive.   [usu ADJ n]...Columbus's epic voyage of discovery.哥伦布伟大的发现之旅

英语单词	epic
英美音标	英 ['epɪk] 美 ['epɪk]
中文释义	n.史诗；叙事诗 adj.史诗的；叙事诗的；宏大的；壮丽的
英语例句	(1) That movie was an epic about the Roman Empire. (2) The Odyssey is an epic of ancient Greece. (3) It is perhaps the best of epic fantasies. (4) Scott described the making of an epic film. (5) These epic processes melted and reprocessed vast amounts of rock and concentrated chemical elements in new ways.
中文例句	(1) 那电影是一部有关罗马帝国的史诗般的作品。 (2) 《奥德塞》是古希腊的一首史诗。 (3) 这也许是史诗奇幻小说中最好的。 (4) 斯科特介绍了这一史诗般影片的制作过程。 (5) 在这个宏大的过程中，岩石被融化，再生，以新方式聚集化学元素。
vocabulary简明	An epic is a long poem or other work of art celebrating heroic feats. After you sail around the world for seven years, fighting corruption and planting vegetable gardens, some poet will surely write the epic of your adventures.
vocabulary扩展	Epic comes from the Greek for song, because Greek poets like Homer sung their poems. We tend to use epic for long, ambitious novels or movies, especially if they involve a long journey. Epic can be used as an adjective to describe something historically important, lasting and complex. Perhaps your great-grandfather was a soldier in the epic struggle of World War One. Your three day, sleepless card poker game could be described as epic.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]史诗；叙事诗；史诗般的作品 An epic is a long book, poem, or film, whose story extends over a long period of time or tells of great events. [usu supp N] [usu ADJ n] ...the Middle High German epic, 'Nibelungenlied', written about 1200... 写于1200年左右的中古高地德语史诗《尼贝龙根之歌》 At three hours and 21 minutes, it is an over-long, standard Hollywood epic. 这部影片长达3小时21分钟，是部超长的标准好莱坞式史诗电影。 Epic is also an adjective. ...epic narrative poems... 叙事史诗 Like 'Gone With The Wind' it's an unashamed epic romance. 和《飘》一样，它也是一个无所顾忌的史诗般的爱情故事。 2 [ADJ 形容词]壮丽的；宏大的 Something that is epic is very large and impressive. [usu ADJ n] ...Columbus's epic voyage of discovery. 哥伦布伟大的发现之旅

Epic Long [Usu N World Greek Adj 英