giant

【发音】

美 /'dʒaɪənt/ 英 /'dʒaɪənt/

【翻译】

1. adj. 巨大的

   英释:extremely big, and much bigger than other things of the same type

2. n.巨人，巨物；才智超群的人

   英释:an extremely tall strong man, who is often bad and cruel, in children’s stories

【记忆】

gi ＋ ant(蚂蚁) → 蚂蚁虽小， 但团结起来的力量却是巨大的 → 巨大的

【短语】

1. giant panda : [动]大熊猫；大猫熊

2. giant cell : 巨细胞；巨胞

3. giant star : 巨星

4. giant cell tumor : 骨巨细胞瘤

5. giant buddha : 巨佛；天坛大佛

6. giant salamander : 鲵；娃娃鱼

7. giant slalom : 大回转（高山滑雪项目）

8. red giant : n. [天]红巨星

9. giant planet : 巨行星

10. giant squid : [生]巨型乌贼；大王乌贼

11. giant molecule : 巨分子

12. sleeping giant : 沉睡的巨人（潜力还未充分发挥的大公司或组织）

【例句】

1. a giant electronics company

   一家电子产品巨头

2. a giant tortoise

   巨龟

【真题例句】

1. (2016.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...The article cites the global giant Procter & Gamble as an example...

2. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...smaller fast-food chains in America have been hit particularly hard in this downturn because they are competing with the global giant McDonald's...

3. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 文本题)...the giant panda mainly lives in the forests of Southwest China...

4. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 文本题)...The giant panda has special significance for WWFin that it has been the organization's symbol since 1961 when WWF was founded...

5. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...It's a giant waste of resources that will continue as long as the subsidies continue...

【同、近义词】

1. n.巨人；伟人；[植][动]巨大的动物

   Titan/jotun/

2. adj.[动]巨大的；巨人般的

   huge/tremendous/enormous/massive/macro/

【同根词】

1. n

   giantess : 女巨人

   giantism : 巨大；[医] 巨大畸形