enormous
enormous 英 [ɪˈnɔ:məs] 美 [ɪˈnɔrməs]
adj. 庞大的，巨大的
an enormous house，an enormous dog 巨大的房子；大狗
an enormous amountof time 大量的时间
- When something is very, very, VERY big, it can be called enormous. “Good heavens, that pimple on your cheek is absolutely enormous; it covers half your face!”
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- adj. 庞大的，巨大的
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1. an enormous house，an enormous dog
巨大的房子；大狗
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2. an enormous amountof time
大量的时间
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3. enormous interest
浓厚的兴趣
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4. The problems facing the President are enormous.
总统面临的问题是巨大的。
- enormous (adj.) 1530s, "abnormal" (usually in a bad sense), from Latin enormis "out of rule, irregular, shapeless; extraordinary, very large," from assimilated form of ex "out of" (see ex-) + norma "rule, norm" (see norm), with English -ous substituted for Latin -is. Meaning "extraordinary in size" is attested from 1540s; original sense of "outrageous" is more clearly preserved in enormity. Earlier was enormyous (mid-15c.) "exceedingly great, monstrous." Related: Enormously; enormousness.
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