superhuman

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++su·per·hu·man /ˌsuːpəˈhjuːmən◂ $ -pərˈhjuː-, -ˈjuː-/ adjective MORE THAN something OR somebody ELSEmuch greater than ordinary human powers or abilities 超人的，超出常人能力的；非凡的superhuman power/strength/effort etc It will require a superhuman effort to get the job done on time. 要按时完成这项工作需要付出非凡的努力。

Examples from the Corpus

superhuman• A fire would always be an easy thing from which a superhuman creature like the monster could escape.• They seem to believe that pop-culture celebrities are superhuman creatures.• The government asked them, like the peasants, to make superhuman efforts.• People linked to each other through this incredible almost superhuman need.• Evil is rooted in a superhuman personality: Satan.• When you're superhuman, so little seems worth the bother.• As it deepens towards black, it assumes overtones of a superhuman sorrow.• Stripped of legend and reduced to his proper historical proportions, Richard retains an almost superhuman stature.superhuman power/strength/effort etc• Don't ask me how I kept going for so long, but it took a superhuman effort.• The government asked them, like the peasants, to make superhuman efforts.• Their madness gives them superhuman strength and resilience, and they fight with astounding fury and determination.• A three-and-a-half hour run can be superhuman effort for one person and a slow training run for another.• By a superhuman effort of will Mark says nothing.