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Mighty Empire World Glad Large Powerful Emphasize 英

英语单词 mighty
英美音标 英 ['maɪti] 美 ['maɪti]
中文释义 adj.强大的;巨大的
adv.很;极其
英语例句 (1) The United Kingdom was a mighty empire before World War I.
(2) The mighty empire finally crumbled.
(3) The mighty iceberg came into view.
(4) A mighty force was about to break loose.
(5) He was mighty hungry.
(6) I'm mighty glad to win the game.
中文例句 (1) 英联邦在第一次世界大战前曾是一个强大的帝国。
(2) 这个强大的帝国最终瓦解了。
(3) 巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
(4) 一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
(5) 他肚子很饿。
(6) 我非常高兴赢了这场比赛。
vocabulary简明 Something that's mighty is large and powerful. Mighty Mouse is no ordinary mouse; he's a superhero. It's best not to mess with anyone with mighty in their name.
vocabulary扩展 A mighty beast in a fairy tale is ferocious and intimidating, and a mighty power in the business world exerts great influence. Colloquially, you can also use mighty to emphasize something, or to mean "extremely." This informal use is especially common in the U.S. South, where a host might say, "We're mighty glad to have you!" Mighty comes from the Old English root mæht, "strength or power."
柯林斯解释
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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]强大的;强有力的;巨大的 Mighty is used to describe something that is very large or powerful.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • There was a flash and a mighty bang.

    一道闪光和一声巨响接踵而至。

  • ...a land marked with vast lakes and mighty rivers.

    一片拥有大片湖泊和宽广河流的土地

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[ADV-GRADED 副词](置于形容词和副词之前表示强调)很,非常,十分 Mighty is used in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize the quality that they are describing.
  [ADV adj/adv]
  [emphasis]
  [mainly AM 主美]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • It's something you'll be mighty proud of...

    这是你们将会非常引以为豪的事情。

  • Being paper money, it rotted away mighty fast.

    由于是纸币,所以烂得很快。

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high and mighty

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