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单词 massive
释义
massive
adjective
uk
/ˈmæs.ɪv/us
/ˈmæs.ɪv/
B2
verylargeinsize,amount, ornumber:
巨大的；大量的
They have a massivehouse.他们有一座很大的房子。
Shediedafter taking a massiveoverdoseofdrugs.她在吸食过量毒品后死亡。
If thedroughtcontinues,deathswilloccuron a massivescale.如果旱情持续，将有大批人死亡。
Synonyms
astronomical(LARGE)informal
big(LARGE)
colossal
elephantineformal
enormous
gargantuan
giant
gigantic
ginormousinformal
goodlyold-fashioned
great(BIG)
hefty
huge
immense
jumbo
large
mahoosiveUKinformal
mammoth
outsize
oversizemainlyUS
prodigiousformal
respectable
sizeablemainlyUK
stupendous
thumpingUKinformal
tidymainlyUK
tremendous
vast
voluminousformal
wallopinginformalhumorous
whoppinginformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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More examples
  • Thesteelindustryiscoddledbytradeprotectionand massivesubsidies.
  • Meanwhile, the massiveaerialbombardment/bombingofmilitarytargetscontinuedunabated.
  • Thefortificationsof thecastlewere massive andimpenetrable.
  • Freakishweatherconditionshavecausedmassivetraffichold-ups in thearea.
  • Only massivechangesingovernmentpolicieswillpreventthepesogoing intofreefall.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Enormous
  • almighty
  • astronomical
  • astronomically
  • behemoth
  • bumper
  • by far and awayidiom
  • cavernous
  • immeasurable
  • immeasurably
  • immense
  • immensity
  • inordinate
  • mountainous
  • precipitous
  • prodigiously
  • stratospheric
  • super-colossal
  • supersized
  • terrific
  • thumping
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Related words

massively
massiveness
(Definition ofmassivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

massive| American Dictionary

massive
adjective
us
/ˈmæs·ɪv/
verylargeinsize,amount, ordegree:
a massivebuilding
He took massivedosesofvitaminC.
Shediedof a massiveheartattack.
(Definition ofmassivefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

massive| Business English

massive
adjective
uk
/ˈmæsɪv/us
verylargeinsizeoramount:
Thecompanyneedstoraisecashtopaydownitsmassive $1.2billiondebt.
Lastyearsawcentral-bankinterventionon atrulymassivescale.
If you are amajorsportsstarortopbankexecutive, therewardsare massive.
(Definition ofmassivefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmassive

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There were alsomassivedifferences in land prices and yields.
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This would requiremassivedeforestation around the world, and conversion of many fragile hillsides and drylands to cropping for which they are environmentally unsuitable.
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In hindsight, then, the consternation over the exactness of the register seemed somewhat misplaced, as the much expectedmassiveturnout never occurred.
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It is not to be expected that thismassiveundertaking should end in a coda, with all the tensions resolved, and it does not.
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Themassivenumber of proteins encoded into the genome of the various organisms requires different strategies for their characterization.
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This is overlain by a thin lenticular ignimbrite flow-unit draped by a fine ash layer, and buried by thickmassivelapilli-tuff.
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Thismassivedepopulation, usually ascribed to the great plague epidemics, had enormous demographic, economic, and social repercussions.
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Thismassivetwo-volume tome exerted huge influence on nearly all areas touching upon civil rights up to twenty years after its original publication.
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Globally there ismassivemovement of food products, along with an increasing incidence of salmonellosis in many countries.
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Further observations of cells was difficult because of theirmassivedetachment.
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He maintains that when it comes to living things, we have, at the microscopic level,massiveevidence of biochemical design.
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Themassivedestruction of old sacred monuments can be better conceived as a ritual purification of the inner circle of unchristian, pagan elements.
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Standardization of model representation requiresmassiveconversions from legacy design development platforms, and its success heavily depends on its widespread acceptance.
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How does language development proceed in creole-speaking communities, where the language situation is often unusually heterogeneous (massivemultilingualism, multiple and complex layers of registers etc.)?
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What we are left with is amassivechordal setting of the vocal chorus accompanied by just the organ and bass.
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