formidable

英 [fəˈmɪdəbl]

美 [ˈfɔːrmɪdəbl]

adj.  可怕的; 令人敬畏的; 难对付的

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5358 / COCA.6229

牛津词典

adj.

• 可怕的；令人敬畏的；难对付的
  if people, things or situations are formidable , you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult
  1. In debate he was a formidable opponent.
     在辩论中他是位难应付的对手。
  2. She has a formidable list of qualifications.
     她有一长串令人敬畏的资历。
  3. The two players together make a formidable combination.
     这两个队员配对儿，难以对付。
  4. The task was a formidable one.
     这任务非常艰巨。
  5. They had to overcome formidable obstacles.
     他们得克服重重障碍。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 可怕的;令人惊叹的;艰巨的
  If you describe something or someone asformidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive.
  1. We have a formidable task ahead of us...
     我们面临着一项艰巨的任务。
  2. Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music...
     马萨利斯在爵士乐和古典音乐领域都有极高的声望。
  3. She looked every bit as formidable as her mother.
     她看上去和她母亲一样，令人望而生畏。

双语例句

• A society's stability and advancement must have one kind of formidable mainstream ideology to take its spiritual prop.
  一个社会的稳定和发展，必须要有一种强大的主流意识形态作为其精神支柱。
• He remained a formidable opponent
  他依然是一个令人敬畏的对手。
• I want to lose weight, but it's also too formidable.
  我想减肥，不过也太艰难了。
• We have a formidable task ahead of us
  我们面临着一项艰巨的任务。
• But this was a formidable concession.
  但是，这已经是骇人听闻的让步了。
• What will count is that this company-and you personally, Celia-have acquired a formidable enemy.
  重要的是这家公司，还有你个人，西莉亚，结下了一个可怕的敌人。
• Skype became a formidable competitor.
  ，Skype成为了一个令人生畏的竞争对手。
• This is a formidable move.
  这是一种很利害的手段。
• He faced formidable opposition in carrying out this policy.
  在执行这一政策的过程中，他遭到难以抵挡的反对。
• What a formidable task it is!
  这是一项多么艰巨的任务呀！