colossal

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++co·los·sal /kəˈlɒsəl $ kəˈlɑː-/ adjective  BIGused to emphasize that something is extremely large 巨大的，庞大的 a colossal statue of the King 国王的巨大雕像 The whole holiday was a colossal waste of money. 这次度假浪费了大量的钱财。► see thesaurus at big —colossally adverb

Examples from the Corpus

colossal• The cost in terms of technological advance and the dissemination of fresh and stimulating ideas, is incalculable but colossal.• A crane arrived, its colossal arm reaching out of the sky toward the building.• It was a colossal disappointment.• They mix colossal metal riffs with hip-hop, employing four-letter lyrics.• You think the Red Cross is the savior during colossal natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes and floods and tornadoes.• Children are failing exams and dropping out of school in colossal numbers.• During the middle of each month the full moon was attacked by a colossal sow and ravenously devoured.• There was a colossal statue of the King in the middle of the square.• Ramses ordered colossal statues carved in his honor.• To cut our own throats so thoroughly and so hopelessly would require colossal stupidity.• You could try of course, but after a colossal, tiring ridge-walk you would be a dingbat even to think of it.• Indeed, even colossal traffic jams, for all their cost in wasted time, have failed to deter motorists.• Tabitha looked up at the colossal walls of seamless pink stone rising hundreds of metres overhead, disappearing up into the dark.

co·los·sal adjectiveChineseSyllable  

Corpus extremely used that is something emphasize large to

colossal
co‧los‧sal /kəˈlɒsəl $ kəˈlɑː-/ adjective
used to emphasize that something is extremely large:
    a colossal statue of the King
    The whole holiday was a colossal waste of money.
—colossally adverb
     

THESAURUS

■ very big
   ▪ huge/massive/enormous extremely big: The table was enormous. | a huge explosion | Their house is huge. | There is a huge amount of work to be done. | There has been a massive increase in oil prices. | The company is massive, operating in 150 countries. | A massive fire destroyed more than thirty homes. | He’s been under an enormous amount of stress recently. | The changes will have an enormous impact.
   ▪ great [only before noun] very big – used especially to describe the level or number of something: He achieved great success in America. | The college offers a great number of courses. | a great advantage
   ▪ vast extremely big – used about areas, distances, numbers, or amounts: vast areas of rainforest | A vast number of tourists visit the island every year.
   ▪ gigantic extremely big and much bigger than other things of the same type: Gigantic waves crashed onto the beach.
   ▪ colossal extremely big – used about amounts or objects: James ran up a colossal phone bill. | a colossal statue of Napoleon
   ▪ tremendous having an extremely big effect: There have been some tremendous changes. | My new job will be a tremendous challenge. | The children were making a tremendous amount of noise.

col·os·salBrE /kəˈlɒsl/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈlɑːsl/ 🔊 adjectiveextremely large 巨大的；庞大的◆a colossal statue巨大的雕像◆The singer earns a colossal amount of money. 那歌手现在可赚大钱了。🔊🔊