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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ti·tan, Titan /ˈtaɪtn/ noun [countable]  STRONG PERSONa very strong or important person 巨人，大力士；泰斗，大师 SYN giant
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    titan• Turetzky, meanwhile, is a titan of the double-bass.• a titan of the Hollywood film industry• This flawed titan bestrides the history of his age like a colossus.• The industrial titans of beer responded with their own so-called specialty brands.• Even so, several titans of the independence movement survived him and one - Lal Bahadur Shastri - succeeded him.• And the latest clash of pocket-sized titans is Nintendo's GameBoy versus Atari's Lynx.• Doomsday cuts a swathe across the States and takes on Superman in a clash of the titans.• A young titan enters the decisive phase of his life when he resolves on marriage and career.    Origin titan (1800-1900) From the Titans
    ti·tan nounChineseSyllable
    a person Corpus strong important very or


    titan
    ti‧tan , Titan /ˈtaɪtn/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: From the Titans
    a very strong or important person
       SYN  giant


    TitanBrE /ˈtaɪtn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtaɪtn/ 🔊 (also titan) noun (formal) a person who is very large, strong, intelligent or important 巨人；高人；伟人

    doze, dream, drowsy, insomnia, oversleep, REM, sedative, sleep, soporific, tired

     ORIGIN From the Titans, who in Greek mythology were the older gods who were defeated in a battle with Zeus. 源自提坦诸神（Titans），在希腊神话中被宙斯打败的众巨神。