brobdingnagian

brobdingnagian读音音标

英[ ˌbrɒbdɪŋ\\\'nægɪən]

美[]

基本意思释义

adj.大人国的; 巨大的

n.巨人

短语及实用例句

In late January a Brobdingnagian battle erupted over a Lilliputian water dweller.

1月底,一种小小的水栖生物掀起了一场大战.

Alongside it, NASA is developing the Brobdingnagian Ares V , a 380 - ft.

与此同时, 美宇航局还在开发“战神5号”火箭.

英英释义

Adjective

1. huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag

2. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope;

\"huge government spending\"

\"huge country estates\"

\"huge popular demand for higher education\"

\"a huge wave\"

\"the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains\"

\"immense numbers of birds\"

\"at vast (or immense) expense\"

\"the vast reaches of outer space\"

\"the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization\"- W.R.Inge