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单词 enormous
释义
enormous
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnɔː.məs/us
/əˈnɔːr.məs/
B1
extremelylarge:
极大的；巨大的；庞大的
an enormouscar/house大轿车／大房子
Heearnsan enormoussalary.他工资极高。
I wasabsolutelyenormous when I waspregnant.我怀孕的时候，身体十分臃肿。
You've been an enormoushelp.你真是帮了大忙。
Synonyms
astronomical(LARGE)informal
big(LARGE)
colossal
elephantineformal
gargantuan
giant
gigantic
ginormousinformal
goodlyold-fashioned
great(BIG)
hefty
huge
immense
jumbo
large
mahoosiveUKinformal
mammoth
massive
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
  • She's put an enormouspileofpaperson mydeskand I haven't acluewhat to do with them.
  • The post-wargovernmenthad the enormoustaskofreconstructingthecity.
  • Sheshowedenormouscouragewhen sherescuedhim from thefire.
  • Theycutenormousblocksofstoneout of thehillside.
  • Heranup an enormousphonebillbyringingupchatlinesall thetime.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Enormous
  • almighty
  • astronomical
  • astronomically
  • behemoth
  • bumper
  • by far and awayidiom
  • cavernous
  • immeasurably
  • immense
  • immensity
  • inordinate
  • inordinately
  • mountainous
  • precipitous
  • prodigiously
  • stratospheric
  • super-colossal
  • supersized
  • terrific
  • thumping
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Related word

enormousness
(Definition ofenormousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

enormous| American Dictionary

enormous
adjective
us
/ɪˈnɔr·məs/
extremelylargeorgreat:
Heatean enormoushelpingofpasta.
Thewealthywill get enormoustaxcutsunder theproposal.
(Definition ofenormousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofenormous

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Thus, anenormousblock on a branch defined by a right endpoint can be essentially replaced by large subblocks corresponding to left endpoints.
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Although there has beenenormousprogress toward accomplishing parts of the vision, the core problem - the design of ligands to bind proteins - has remained intractable.
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In some cases these cancers are so rare that useful trials presentenormouschallenges.
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Their seminal contributions have been ofenormousconsequence for understanding the relationships between development, environment, and poverty and have translated into significant policy advances.
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She was a devoted teacher and spent anenormousamount of time and effort preparing laboratory classes and lectures.
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Such questions were lost asenormouspolitical energy was unleashed in a drive to control the content of education and raise standards.
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The 1960s were marked by anenormousboost of economically inspired banditry.
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This massive depopulation, usually ascribed to the great plague epidemics, hadenormousdemographic, economic, and social repercussions.
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However, it also exertedenormouspressure on the strikers, who were unaccustomed to such high-level attention to their affairs.
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There isenormousempirical evidence for some form of the compositional science structure and the evolutionary biological picture.
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In anticipation of the flooding, communities were relocated and anenormousamount of research was undertaken to assess the potential and then the actual impact.
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In some cases the employment of wage labourers assumedenormousproportions.
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The problems with all of these proposals areenormous.
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In 1956, arguably the most prominent popular hero of the 1950s made his fictional debut, toenormousacclaim.
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This would explain your ennui and theenormousamount of time you seem to have on your hands.
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