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prodigious adj.巨大的；惊人的；奇异的 (1) 一座核反应堆能发出巨大的热量。(2) 我们都被他那惊人的记忆力折服了。(3) 苏塞克斯铁厂象这样办下去使木材造成如此惊人的耗费。(4) 她对这奇异的景象感到震惊。(5) 这最后的几句话在水手们身上发生了一种奇异的效果。 Prodigious is a word for things that are impressive. If you have prodigious strength, you're very strong. If your cat had a prodigious litter of kittens, then you've got a houseful of kittens. This is a strong word that's also kind of formal. Save it for things that really blow you away because of their quality or quantity. A little drizzle isn't a prodigious rain, but a storm that floods a whole city certainly is.

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英 [prə'dɪdʒəs] 美 [prə'dɪdʒəs] (1) A nuclear reactor generates prodigious amounts of heat.(2) We are all overwhelmed by his prodigious memory.(3) The Sussex ironworks were carried on at such a prodigious expense of wood.(4) She was shocked by the prodigious view.(5) These last words produced a prodigious effect on the seaman. Something exceptional, substantial, or great is prodigious. A blizzard includes prodigious wind and snow. A prodigious writer is one who can write a lot and do it well. 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；大得惊人的 Something that is prodigious is very large or impressive.   [usu ADJ n]  [LITERARY 文]This business generates cash in prodigious amounts...这种业务收益丰厚。He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。prodigiouslyShe ate prodigiously.她的饭量惊人。

英语单词	prodigious
英美音标	英 [prə'dɪdʒəs] 美 [prə'dɪdʒəs]
中文释义	adj.巨大的；惊人的；奇异的
英语例句	(1) A nuclear reactor generates prodigious amounts of heat. (2) We are all overwhelmed by his prodigious memory. (3) The Sussex ironworks were carried on at such a prodigious expense of wood. (4) She was shocked by the prodigious view. (5) These last words produced a prodigious effect on the seaman.
中文例句	(1) 一座核反应堆能发出巨大的热量。 (2) 我们都被他那惊人的记忆力折服了。 (3) 苏塞克斯铁厂象这样办下去使木材造成如此惊人的耗费。 (4) 她对这奇异的景象感到震惊。 (5) 这最后的几句话在水手们身上发生了一种奇异的效果。
vocabulary简明	Something exceptional, substantial, or great is prodigious. A blizzard includes prodigious wind and snow. A prodigious writer is one who can write a lot and do it well.
vocabulary扩展	Prodigious is a word for things that are impressive. If you have prodigious strength, you're very strong. If your cat had a prodigious litter of kittens, then you've got a houseful of kittens. This is a strong word that's also kind of formal. Save it for things that really blow you away because of their quality or quantity. A little drizzle isn't a prodigious rain, but a storm that floods a whole city certainly is.
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；大得惊人的 Something that is prodigious is very large or impressive. [usu ADJ n] [LITERARY 文] This business generates cash in prodigious amounts... 这种业务收益丰厚。 He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory. 他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。 prodigiously She ate prodigiously. 她的饭量惊人。

Prodigious Generates Memory Word Things Impressive 英 Prə'Dɪdʒəs] 美