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mighty

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++might·y1 /ˈmaɪti/ ●●○ adjective (comparative mightier, superlative mightiest) literary  IMPRESSvery strong and powerful, or very big and impressive 强有力的,强大的;巨大的,雄伟的 the mighty Mississippi river 浩荡的密西西比河 a mighty army 强大的军队 high and mighty at high1(26)
Examples from the Corpus
mightyAbove all we give thanks to thee for that thou art mighty.The cannon explodes with a mighty crack.Denver ran a mighty interference and on the third day flat-out asked Paul D how long he was going to hang around.Their only win was a 1-point thriller, at home, over those mighty Minnesota Timberwolves.But the vehicle itself is the mighty transnational corporation.Dedicated to All Saints, the church is tucked away behind mighty trees on a high bank of the river.mighty warriorsAh, the roar of nations, they roar like the roaring of mighty waters!
mighty2 adverb  American English informalVERY very 非常,很 You seem mighty sure of your facts. 你好像对自己掌握的事实非常肯定。 They got out of there mighty fast, I can tell you. 我告诉你,他们很快就离开了那里。
Examples from the Corpus
mightyThat's a mighty big fish.Because the inside of the nose is mighty irritated, you involuntarily sneeze to clear it.You seem mighty sure of it.
or powerful, very strong big and Corpus very


mighty
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mighty1 /ˈmaɪti/ adjective (comparative mightier, superlative mightiest) literary
very strong and powerful, or very big and impressive:
    the mighty Mississippi river
    a mighty army
high and mighty at high1(26)

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mighty2 adverb
American English informal very:
    You seem mighty sure of your facts.
    They got out of there mighty fast, I can tell you.


mightyBrE /ˈmaɪti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmaɪti/ 🔊 adjective (might·ier, mighti·est) (especially literary) very strong and powerful 强而有力的a mighty warrior威猛的斗士He struck him with a mighty blow across his shoulder. 他猛一下砸在他的肩膀上。🔊🔊large and impressive 巨大的;非凡的 SYN great the mighty Mississippi River浩荡的密西西比河high and ˈmighty(informal) behaving as though you think you are more important than other people 趾高气扬;神气活现;自高自大the ˌpen is ˌmightier than the ˈsword(saying) people who write books, poems, etc. have a greater effect on history and human affairs than soldiers and wars 笔诛胜于剑伐
mightyBrE /ˈmaɪti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmaɪti/ 🔊 adverb(informal, especially NAmE) (with adjectives and adverbs 与形容词和副词连用) very 非常;很;极其 SYN really mighty difficult极其困难driving mighty fast飞速驾驶