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单词 epic
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epic
noun[C]
uk
/ˈep.ɪk/us
/ˈep.ɪk/
afilm,poem, orbookthat islongandcontainsa lot ofaction, usuallydealingwith ahistoricalsubject:
（通常指描写历史题材的）长篇叙事性电影（或书籍）；史诗
It's one of thoseoldHollywoodepics with acastof thousands.这是老牌的好莱坞史诗电影之一，演员阵容达到数千人。
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legend(STORY)
myth(ANCIENT STORY)
saga
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epic
adjective
uk
/ˈep.ɪk/us
/ˈep.ɪk/
in thestyleof an epic:
史诗般的；鸿篇巨制的；壮丽的
an epicfilmabout theRomanEmpire古罗马帝国题材的史诗电影
used todescribeeventsthathappenover alongperiodandinvolvea lot ofactionanddifficulty:
艰苦卓绝的；漫长而艰难的
an epicjourney/struggle漫长艰难的旅途／艰苦卓绝的斗争
[before noun]informal
extremelylarge:
宏大的；极大规模的
Theproblemofinflationhasreachedepicproportions.通货膨胀问题已经到了极其严重的地步。
His firstyearinofficehas been an epicfail.
Manypeoplethoughtthedecisionwas an epicblunder.
informal
extremelygood:
极好的
The Hulkrollercoasterridewas epic.绿巨人过山车实在是太棒了。
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  • adaptation
  • Afrofuturism
  • allegorical
  • allegory
  • anime
  • autobiographical
  • computer-animated
  • cyberpunk
  • episodic
  • Gothic
  • kitchen-sink
  • lampoon
  • procedural
  • prosy
  • psychological
  • pulpy
  • satirical
  • self-referential
  • SFF
  • smash
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Lasting for a long time
Enormous
Extremely good
(Definition ofepicfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
epic
noun[C]
uk
/ˈep.ɪk/us
/ˈep.ɪk/
afilm,poem, orbookthat islongandcontainsa lot ofaction, usuallydealingwith ahistoricalsubject
（通常指描写历史题材的）长篇叙事性电影（或书籍）；史诗
It's one of thoseoldHollywoodepics with acastof thousands.这是老牌的好莱坞史诗电影之一，演员阵容达到数千人。
epic
adjective
uk
/ˈep.ɪk/us
/ˈep.ɪk/
in thestyleof an epic
史诗般的；鸿篇巨制的；壮丽的
an epicfilmabout theRomanEmpire古罗马帝国题材的史诗电影
used todescribeeventsthathappenover alongperiodandinvolvea lot ofactionanddifficulty
艰苦卓绝的；漫长而艰难的
an epicjourney/struggle漫长艰难的旅途／艰苦卓绝的斗争
informal
extremelylarge
宏大的；极大规模的
Theproblemofinflationhasreachedepicproportions.通货膨胀问题已经到了极其严重的地步。
informal
extremelygood
极好的
The Hulkrollercoasterridewas epic.绿巨人过山车实在是太棒了。

epic| American Dictionary

epic
noun[C]
us
/ˈep·ɪk/
abookormoviethat islongandcontainsa lot ofaction, usually about asubjectfrom the past
literature
An epic is also alongpoemabouteventsin the past, ofteninvolvinggodsorkingsandqueens:
The Iliad is the mostfamousGreekepic.
epic
adjective
us
/ˈep·ɪk/
happeningover alongperiodandincludinga lot ofdifficulties:
an epicstruggletoachieveequalityforAfricanAmericans
(Definition ofepicfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofepic

epic
Anepicof visionary leadership reified in institutions?
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There is also no dearth of commentary on the interpretations of the lessons of thisepicpoem.
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There is a whole number of themes on the grand scale, heroic andepic, which music can provide.
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In his view, we all are heroes on anepicquest!
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But song opera aspired toepicstatus, something most clearly seen in the relationship between chorus and soloists.
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Despite their enormous numbers, the role of the lesser gentry in theepicbattle of commercial versus gentle mores is virtually never mentioned.
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It is anepicthat awaits its historian.
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X is surjective and i so splitepic.
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How will the nationalepicbe hybridized within the context of empire?
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Breakout into lyric voice is not infrequent in other early epics.
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No writer on architecture conveyed quite the same sense of anepicstruggle with his or her subject.
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This example gives an uninteresting weak inclusion system, but it shows us that the condition ' contains only epics ' is independent.
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Not in vain were the author and reciter of theepiccalled sarvadarshi, all-seeing.
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He has the same deeply penetrating and all-seeing eye, the same all-embracing keenness of observation that theepichas.
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This poem discloses theepicambition of the sequence : namely to write the land clear again, to redeem it, as it were, of colonial guilt.
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