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gar·gan·tu·an
gar gaen chu n
adjective
(sometimes cap.) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic.This ill-considered decision caused gargantuan problems for the company down the line.He'd developed a gargantuan thirst working on the roof.
"enormous," 1590年代,源自 Gargantua,即拉伯雷小说中贪婪的巨人的名字,据说来自西班牙/葡萄牙语 garganta,意为“咽喉”,与 gargle(动词)相同的模拟词根。
Gargantua
The first known use of gargantuan was in 1596
garlicnoun
a European herb related to onion and grown for its bulbs that have a strong smell and taste and are used to flavor foodsalso: one of the bulbs
garland1 of 2noun
a wreath or rope of leaves or flowers or of other material
garland2 of 2verb
to form into or decorate with a garland
garishadjective
too bright or showy : gaudy
garishadjective
too bright or showy : gaudy
garishadjective
too bright or showy : gaudy
gargoylenoun
a waterspout in the form of a strange or frightening human or animal figure sticking out at the roof or eaves of a building
gargle1 of 2verb
to cleanse the mouth or throat with a liquid kept in motion by air forced through it from the lungs
gargle2 of 2noun
a liquid used in gargling
a gargling sound
gargantuanadjective
extraordinary in size, degree, or volume : gigantic
1 It felt a little gargantuan, a little inflated.
2 Her meeting with Koma is momentous, with the pool’s two gargantuan Henry Moore shapes serving as their backdrop.
3 She was on the 83rd floor of One57, the gargantuan new skyscraper and residential building on West 57th Street, one of those towers responsible for the terrible shadows hitting Central Park.
4 Big but not gargantuan collaborative projects like this one, even more than the L.H.C.,
5 The soaring Elbphilharmonie auditorium is nestled in a gargantuan, glass galleonlike structure atop an old brick warehouse that overlooks the harbor.
6 A lot of us keep a gargantuan container of all-purpose flour in our pantry — a near-lifetime supply, if you're anything like our test kitchen.
7 Whoever wins will face the gargantuan task of rebuilding a country devastated by the Jan. 12 earthquake.
8 It was gargantuan, a vertical city of shimmering, crystalline towers and bridges, chambers and turrets, domed ballrooms and long, endless hallways.
9 Beautiful game and gargantuan international way of life it may be, but football hasn’t been especially well served by cinema over the years.
10 A cover of the Pixies' Where is My Mind?, followed by the testosterone-heavy Sex on Fire and Use Somebody, with their gargantuan choruses, inspired bottle-hurling competitions that would have done a 70s punk gig proud.
11 If a gargantuan purchase of that ilk isn't your journey, Dollywood also sells $19 slices, which weigh in at 3 pounds a piece.
12 Arena lost twice that amount in mounting the gargantuan production but gained a public-relations victory for regional theater, drawing enthusiastic reviews and stories about what the Arena had achieved.
13 Two of her gargantuan screw drawings are here, in “Judith Bernstein: HARD,” one from 1973 and one from 1975, and they still pack a powerful punch.
14 Their twin missions permit copious opportunities to plug the gargantuan Atlantis resort, riff on Michael Jackson moves and revel in fluorescent costumes and glittery stage pyrotechnics.
15 I was only a child when Donna Summer released I Feel Love, that gargantuan behemoth of a record.
16 Her corseted gown had a gargantuan skirt with a 15-foot train.
17 Emailed image of a gargantuan dog named Hercules, purportedly the Guinness Record holder for World's Biggest dog. And it said.
上图是通过电子邮件发送的名为大力士的巨犬的图片,据说它是世界上最大狗的吉尼斯纪录保持者。
18 Mr. Chen grabs our eyes early with a skittering battle between Fung and a victim that takes place on a gargantuan artwork that resembles King Kong’s skeleton.
19 Logan Roy's world is a gargantuan empty orchestra primed to play only his favorites and never interrupted by anything that may challenge him or help him be a better person.
20 Trump president's rallies were chaotic attempts at stream-of-conscious japes, where threats of violence earned gargantuan applause.
1 极大的
huge vast enormous terrific immense gigantic monstrous howling humongous thumping incalculable exceeding immensurable
2 庞大
gigantean huge healthy massive vast enormous ambitious immense gigantic formidable staggering astronomical mammoth galactic hideous untold prodigious ginormous astronomic walloping hugeness giantism the world of a world of bulky monstrous colossal voluminous titanic humongous monster monolithic elephantine whopping monumental enormity hulk gigantesque big gigantism
3 巨大
cyclopic mastodontic decuman great big huge giant monster vast fabulous enormous tremendous mighty profound gigantic monumental mammoth monstrous mountainous galactic colossal bouncing Titanic prodigious stupendous thumping leviathan slashing humungous Cyclopean elephantine Brobdingnagian walloping swingeing pyramidical superduper dinosauric size magnitude greatness enormity bigness bulkiness hugeness giantism a whale of an a whale of a fantastic massive overwhelming immense bulky rip-roaring immensity mega- no end of extensive severe epic generous terrific mega whopping staggering lavish astronomical seismic copious monolithic inconsiderable whacking macro- amplitude ginormous extraordinary heroic almighty frantic untold boundless titanic immeasurable humongous megalo- gigantism spectacular desperate tidy savage resounding yawning vastness dramatic jumbo bountiful Wagnerian soaraway profundity not inconsiderable large strong wide infinite handsome conspicuous bulk gigantean macro sensational swinging behemoth rattling homeric cyclopean brobdingnagian cyclopian immane massiness largeness great uncle big brute big coat Great Week
4 庞大的
gigantean huge healthy massive vast enormous ambitious immense gigantic formidable staggering astronomical mammoth galactic hideous untold prodigious ginormous astronomic walloping the world of a world of bulky colossal grandiose Cyclopean stodgy monster spectacular whopping monstrous monolithic humongous Pantagruelian voluminous titanic elephantine big flash princely stonking socking great monumental hulk gigantesque
5 极大
huge vast enormous terrific immense gigantic monstrous howling humongous thumping incalculable exceeding immensurable world enormity
6 巨大的
cyclopic mastodontic decuman great big huge giant monster vast fabulous enormous tremendous mighty profound gigantic monumental mammoth monstrous mountainous galactic colossal bouncing Titanic prodigious stupendous thumping leviathan slashing humungous Cyclopean elephantine Brobdingnagian walloping swingeing pyramidical superduper dinosauric a whale of an a whale of a fantastic massive overwhelming immense bulky rip-roaring no end of biblical mega whopping almighty astronomical seismic jumbo raging oceanic boundless immeasurable humongous whacking massy maha mickle extensive severe epic generous terrific staggering lavish copious monolithic inconsiderable macro- ginormous extraordinary heroic frantic untold titanic megalo- mega- spectacular desperate tidy savage resounding yawning dramatic bountiful Wagnerian soaraway not inconsiderable large strong wide infinite handsome conspicuous gigantean macro sensational swinging behemoth rattling homeric cyclopean brobdingnagian cyclopian immane great uncle Great Week