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prodigious

英[prə'dɪdʒəs] 美[prə'dɪdʒəs]
  • adj. 巨大的;惊人的;奇异的
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详细释义

Adjective:
  1. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe;

    "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"
    "has a colossal nerve"
    "a prodigious storm"
    "a stupendous field of grass"
    "stupendous demand"

  2. of momentous or ominous significance;

    "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"
    "a prodigious vision"

  3. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree;

    "a night of exceeding darkness"
    "an exceptional memory"
    "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"
    "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

双语例句

1. Laser discs can store prodigious amounts of information.
激光磁盘能够贮存大量信息。

来自《权威词典》

2. This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.
这种业务收益丰厚。

来自辞典例句

3. He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.
他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

来自辞典例句

4. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.
所以,让自由的回声响彻新罕布什尔州连绵不绝的山头吧!

来自演讲部分

5. The gulls which haunted the outlying rocks in a prodigious number.
数不清的海鸥在遥远的岩石上栖息.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. A nuclear reactor generates prodigious amounts of heat.
      一座核反应堆能发出巨大的热量。
    2. We are all overwhelmed by his prodigious memory.
      我们都被他那惊人的记忆力折服了。
    3. The Sussex ironworks were carried on at such a prodigious expense of wood.
      苏塞克斯铁厂象这样办下去使木材造成如此惊人的耗费。
    4. She was shocked by the prodigious view.
      她对这奇异的景象感到震惊。
    5. These last words produced a prodigious effect on the seaman.
      这最后的几句话在水手们身上发生了一种奇异的效果。

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