colossus

英 [kəˈlɒsəs]

美 [kəˈlɑːsəs]

n.  巨人; 巨物; 巨型雕像

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BNC.22388 / COCA.20646

牛津词典

noun

• 巨人；巨物
  a person or thing that is extremely important or large in size
• 巨型雕像
  an extremely large statue

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 巨人;伟人;庞然大物;极重要的事情
  If you describe someone or something as acolossus, you think that they are extremely important and great in ability or size.
  1. He was a colossus, a legend.
     他是一个伟人，一个传奇人物。
  2. ...saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins...
     萨克斯演奏大师桑尼·罗利斯
  3. He became a colossus of the labour movement.
     他成为了劳工运动中举足轻重的人物。
• 巨型雕塑
  Acolossusis an extremely large statue.

英英释义

noun

• a person of exceptional importance and reputation
  Synonym:behemothgiantheavyweighttitan
• someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  Synonym:giantgoliathbehemothmonster

双语例句

• Not even the martial arts star could wrap his arms around the colossus.
  而他们庆祝的方式就是做了全世界最大的寿司卷：即便是身为功夫明星的成龙也不能环抱这个寿司巨人。
• No, the Colossus will not block a flying unit.
  不，巨像不会阻拦一个飞行单位。
• The boxer weigh three hundred pound and walk like a veritable colossus.
  这个拳击手重三百镑，走起路来像个十足的巨人。
• In the ironic, self-referential universe inhabited by the YouTube generation, you cannot create a new media colossus and sell it for a king's ransom without poking fun at the whole process.
  在YouTube一代所处的充满讽刺、自我参照的世界中，如果不取笑一下整个过程，你就不可能创建一个新的媒体巨人、并把它卖出个大价钱。
• She has been described as the creative Colossus of the literary world.
  她被誉为文学界里创造力的巨匠。
• The Colossus was a unit that I wasn't sold on before playing it.
  巨像是个让我先前不太买帐的单位。
• It is a colossus with feet of clay.
  它是一个泥足巨人。
• The colossus that bestrode the world!
  哦，这个雄踞全世界的巨人！
• Turly, I've known many great men in my life, but only one colossus.
  我这一生见过很多伟人，但是只有一个巨人。
• He was a colossus, a legend.
  他是一个伟人，一个传奇人物。