giant

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gi·ant1 /ˈdʒaɪənt/ ●●● S3 W2 adjective [only before noun]  BIGextremely big, and much bigger than other things of the same type 巨大的，特大的 a giant electronics company 一家电子产品巨头 a giant tortoise 巨龟

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giant• It was as if they had landed on an alien planet, his fear that of awakening the denizens, giant and menacing.• The giant bivalves jammed the cracks between the black tufts of lava that covered the ocean floor.• Giant cabbages grew in the garden.• It would be like knitting in the middle of a giant car park.• The giant daughter of the house then rushed to comfort Thor.• ...and then this giant green monster appeared from the cave.• Even one small step on the path of your plan can be a giant leap!• Geologically, this area is an alluvial fan of a giant rock slide of granitic gneisses.• Be careful. The forest is full of giant snakes and spiders.• If he was to be the father of a nation, he wanted giant sons.• a giant TV screen

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giant2 ●●● W3 noun [countable]  1. RFan extremely tall strong man, who is often bad and cruel, in children’s stories 〔儿童故事中的〕巨人2  BBCa very large successful company 巨头，大公司 the German chemicals giant, BASF 德国化工巨头巴斯夫公司► see thesaurus at company3. TALL PERSONa very big man, animal, or plant 巨人；巨兽；巨型植物4  GOOD ATsomeone who is very good at doing something 伟人，卓越人物giant of Miles Davis, truly one of the giants of jazz 迈尔斯·戴维斯，一位真正的爵士乐大师

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giant• I have been amazed at much of the cautiousness displayed in much of the current analysis of the dying giant.• Pickleson, fairground giant with whom Doctor Marigold becomes friendly and who draws his attention to the deaf-mute whom Sophy eventually marries.• The furrows look like a herd of giants have been plowing hither and yon through the snow.• Or, as the old tag had it, pygmies standing on the shoulders of giants.• But it is clear that the publicly held Wall Street giants are doing very well.• Clapton is one of the giants of the music industry.• He found her, with the giants, and urged her to return with him to the depths.From Longman Business Dictionarygiantgi‧ant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ noun [countable]ORGANIZATIONS a very large, successful companyThe world’s soft drinks market is dominated by the US giants, Pepsi and Coke.ICI, the chemicals giant, paid $193 million to buy an American explosives manufacturer.giant organisations like IBM and ShellOrigin giant2 (1200-1300) Old French geant, from Greek gigas

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giant

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gi‧ant¹ W3 /ˈdʒaɪənt/ adjective [only before noun]
extremely big, and much bigger than other things of the same type:
    a giant electronics company
    a giant tortoise

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giant² noun [countable]1. an extremely tall strong man, who is often bad and cruel, in children’s stories
2. a very large successful company:
    the German chemicals giant, BASF
3. a very big man, animal, or plant
4. someone who is very good at doing something
    giant of
    Miles Davis, truly one of the giants of jazz
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ company an organization that makes or sells something, or provides a service: big oil companies | telephone companies | He runs a software company.
   ▪ firm a company, especially one that provides a service rather than producing goods: a law firm | a firm of accountants | a security firm
   ▪ business a company – often used when talking about a company that employs only a small number of people: She set up her own catering business. | small businesses | a family business
   ▪ corporation a large company that often includes several smaller companies: IBM is one of the biggest corporations in the world.
   ▪ multinational a very large company with offices in many different countries: American multinationals are establishing research and development facilities across the developing world.
   ▪ conglomerate /kənˈɡlɒmərət, kənˈɡlɒmərɪt $ -ˈɡlɑː-/ a very large company that consists of several different companies which have joined together: The company was taken over by a German media conglomerate.
   ▪ giant a word used mainly by newspapers for a very large company: Their clients include the retail giant, Wal-Mart.
   ▪ subsidiary a company that is owned by a larger company: The company runs its New York operations through a US subsidiary.