tremendous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tre·men·dous /trɪˈmendəs/ ●●○ adjective 1 BIGvery big, fast, powerful etc 巨大的；极快的；强有力的 Suddenly, there was a tremendous bang, and the whole station shook. 突然一声巨响，整个车站都晃动了。 She was making a tremendous effort to appear calm. 她竭力表现出平静的样子。 She praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her. 她称赞丈夫给了她巨大支持。 Sales have been tremendous so far this year. 今年到目前为止，销售额十分惊人。 This plan could save us a tremendous amount of money. 这个计划能给我们节省一大笔钱。► see thesaurus at big2 GOOD/EXCELLENTexcellent 极好的，特棒的 She’s got a tremendous voice, hasn’t she? 她有一副绝好的嗓子，对吧？ —tremendously adverb tremendously wealthy 十分富有
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tremendous• The progress that has been made in microelectronics is tremendous.• Shandon is a tremendous athlete.• My new job will be a tremendous challenge.• Rosewater had a tremendous collection of science-fiction paperbacks under his bed.• That decision created tremendous doubt about whether facilities will be made available to service the regions north of London.• As you can imagine, there was tremendous drama at the time.• I heard a large whoosh and a tremendous explosion right in front of me.• The hedgehogs could hear its tremendous feet crunching through the weeds as it bounded away.• The tremendous force of the tornado wiped out the town.• Your advice has been a tremendous help to us.• You gain access to those 4 million square miles, and you gain access to tremendous natural resources.• Besides, this is a tremendous opportunity.• It was a tremendous thrill, meeting her in person.• The tremendous variety of activities in Dorset ensure that I will continue to visit time after time.tremendous effort• I would see the tremendous effort it took her to cook this dinner.• With a tremendous effort of will, he straightened up and stood against the wall.• With a tremendous effort Ruth forced her eyes open.• It was a tremendous effort showing some remarkable talent amongst us and contained a powerful presentation of the gospel.• He was making a tremendous effort to appear calm, if possible to be calm.• But Tom made a tremendous effort to behave in the proper way.• It takes a tremendous effort to stop, so: Be determined.• I would like to thank staff at all levels for their tremendous efforts which contributed to this success.Origin tremendous (1600-1700) Latin tremendus, from tremere; → TREMBLEtre·men·dous adjectiveChineseSyllable
powerful Corpus fast, big, etc very
tremendous
tre‧men‧dous S2 /trɪˈmendəs/
adjective1. very big, fast, powerful etc:
Suddenly, there was a tremendous bang, and the whole station shook.
She was making a tremendous effort to appear calm.
She praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her.
Sales have been tremendous so far this year.
This plan could save us a tremendous amount of money.
2. excellent:
She’s got a tremendous voice, hasn’t she?
—tremendously adverb:
tremendously wealthy
■ 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.
tre‧men‧dous S2 /trɪˈmendəs/
adjective1. very big, fast, powerful etc: 2. excellent:
—tremendously adverb:
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