astronomical
adjective
uk/ˌæs.trəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌæs.trəˈnɑː.mɪ.kəl/astronomicaladjective(SCIENTIFIC)
[before noun]
connectedwithastronomy:
天文学的；天文的，天体的theRoyalAstronomical Society皇家天文学会
astronomical observations/instruments天文观测／仪器
Astronomy
- albedo
- Andromeda
- Aquarius
- Aries
- asteroid
- galactic
- galaxy
- Gemini
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- orbit
- orbital
- penumbra
- phase
- Pisces
- substellar
- sunspot
- supergiant
- supermassive
- supermoon
astronomicaladjective(LARGE)
informal(alsoastronomic,uk/ˌæs.trəˈnɒm.ɪk/us/ˌæs.trəˈnɑː.mɪk/)
An astronomicalamountisextremelylarge:
极为巨大的；天文数字的an astronomicalrent/bill/price/fee巨额租金／天文数字般的账单／天价／极高的收费
Synonyms
big(LARGE)
colossal
elephantineformal
enormous
gargantuan
giant
gigantic
ginormousinformal
goodlyold-fashioned
great(BIG)
hefty
huge
immense
jumbo
large
mahoosiveUKinformal
mammoth
massive
outsize
oversizemainlyUS
prodigiousformal
sizeablemainlyUK
stupendous
thumpingUKinformal
tidymainlyUK
tremendous
vast
voluminousformal
wallopinginformalhumorous
whoppinginformal
greater than the average size or amount
- bigThey live in a big house in the country.
- largeA large number of people were crowded into the room.
- greatThe party was a great success.
- enormousThey bought an enormous house in the suburbs.
costing a lot of money
- expensiveHe thinks he's special with his expensive suits and fancy shoes.
- dearUKI find the veg too dear in that supermarket.
- costlyThey made several costly mistakes, including spending $60 million on shoddy machinery.
- priceyThe restaurants in town are a bit pricey.
- exclusiveThey have an apartment in an exclusive part of town.
Enormous
- almighty
- astronomically
- behemoth
- bumper
- by far and awayidiom
- cavernous
- colossal
- immeasurably
- immense
- immensity
- inordinate
- inordinately
- mountainous
- precipitous
- prodigiously
- stratospheric
- super-colossal
- supersized
- terrific
- thumping