| 单词 | immense |
| 释义 | immense (ɪmens ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe something as immense, you mean that it is extremely large or great. ...an immense cloud of smoke. With immense relief I stopped running. Synonyms: huge, great, massive, vast immensity (ɪmensɪti ) uncountable noun The immensity of the universe is difficult to grasp. [+ of] Synonyms: size, extent, magnitude, sweep Collocations: immense benefit Yet, overall, the new digital age and the way business responds to it are of immense benefit to modern consumers and standards of living. Times, Sunday Times The knock-on effects would be of immense benefit to other fighters, raising their profiles and bank balances. The Sun The image stuck — to her immense benefit. Times, Sunday Times There are underperforming institutions that could be made to work to the immense benefit of patients and staff, just by running things in a more effective way. Times, Sunday Times Their role in gathering intelligence was of immense benefit in protecting the safety of the units to which they were attached. Times, Sunday Times But this public air of nonchalance concealed a steely ambition to succeed, an immense capacity for hard work and a relentless attention to detail. Times, Sunday Times Men have an immense capacity for selfsacrifice. Times, Sunday Times But luck, judgment and an immense capacity for hard work propelled him past his more famous colleagues. Times, Sunday Times He was free to employ his skills and knowledge without hindrance from anyone and quickly demonstrated an immense capacity for hard work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although he lacks education and lives all of his life in poverty, he always has positive outlook in life and immense capacity to love. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was important to recognise the immense contribution they had made to broadcasting, it added. Times, Sunday Times This, he said, constituted an 'immense contribution to the dumbing-down of the nation'. Times, Sunday Times They also weren't glib commentaries on his immense contribution to the arts. ST His immense contribution to the law speaks for itself. Times, Sunday Times The manager was thanked for his 'immense contribution' since he returned for a second spell in the summer of 2013 — six years after his first reign ended. The Sun We are enduring a necessary economic slowdown due to the immense damage that cheap, unlimited credit has wrought. Times, Sunday Times I find it equally paradoxical that such banks continue to exist even though they do our society immense damage. The Times Literary Supplement The coronavirus crisis has inflicted immense damage on the economy. Times,Sunday Times The pandemic has inflicted immense damage on the economy as well as public health. Times,Sunday Times A solar storm as powerful as this could inflict immense damage and disruption to modern technology. Times,Sunday Times There were complaints too from the musicians about the immense difficulty in playing the instrument’s complex rig of keyboards, despite their supposed labor-saving properties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But now he has reached a time of immense difficulty. Times, Sunday Times I refer to the immense difficulty of running against him. Times, Sunday Times But the immense difficulty almost anyone who has to live or work in the capital now has getting around the city has become more than just another metropolitan grumble. Times, Sunday Times And the immense difficulty of encompassing with precise words the meanings of others shows in the noted example of 'network': where to begin? The Times Literary Supplement In recent years, he has become too weak to control this machine effectively, and his communication, to his immense frustration, has become even slower. Times, Sunday Times In his later years, he became too weak to control this machine effectively, even via facial muscles or eye movements, and his communication—to his immense frustration—became even slower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To avoid problems, operators increasingly need to introduce speed limits, to the immense frustration of travellers. Times, Sunday Times The immense frustration and sadness at such unavoidable waste was plain. The Times Literary Supplement As yet, to his immense frustration, none has been forthcoming. Times, Sunday Times His immense impact on many people in this organisation leads one to believe he was a man ahead of his time. ST He has bravely spoken out in the past about loss and grief, and the immense impact it has had on him. Times,Sunday Times Contagion comes to a close to the sound of church bells and the dancers' dignified, stately withdrawal, leaving behind an immense impact. Times, Sunday Times In an environmental fact sheet, researchers demonstrate the immense impact this new toxic trade sector has on workers and the environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The immense impact of this incident on her made it imperative to construct a hospital. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He exerted an immense influence on the acting world. Times, Sunday Times Living in that house had an immense influence on my career. Times, Sunday Times He was known as a great spiritual saint with immense influence in the surrounding villages. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The decomposition of organic matter by soil organisms has an immense influence on soil fertility, plant growth, soil structure, and carbon storage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She has immense influence in certain sections of local society. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A knighthood would be fitting recognition of both his career and the immense joy he has given. Times, Sunday Times We have been full of nerves and now it has turned to immense joy. Times, Sunday Times She fills me with immense joy and laughter as she talks about her passion. The Sun A highly focussed musician with immense joy in her playing she provided the audience with an unforgettable concert experience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The avariel make their homes in open areas, and take immense joy in flying. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was clear that he had the most immense knowledge of music and film, but he didn't say very much in the early days. Times, Sunday Times Silversmith, armourer, firefighter and much-loved friend, with his warm and gentle nature, and immense knowledge, he will be greatly missed. Times,Sunday Times By setting out a purse competition, committees encourage collaboration among people who each hold, in their immense knowledge, one piece of the proposed puzzle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But alone among television presenters, he has the moral authority of an elder statesman - based on modesty, kindness and immense knowledge. Times, Sunday Times To see her in full flow at committee meetings, already then in her eighties, with her astonishing energy, commitment and immense knowledge over a wide range of subjects, was phenomenal. Times, Sunday Times They seem to take immense pleasure in their roles. The Times Literary Supplement The families say it has brought immense pleasure but it's now time to sell. Times, Sunday Times We just have to tap into our inner being and find it and when we do, we will derive immense pleasure from it. ST And think of the immense pleasure to be had when you are finally able to sit down to a meal made from your own home-grown vegetables. Times, Sunday Times I get immense pleasure from crafting something over the years. Times, Sunday Times That was undoubtedly part of his immense popularity. Times, Sunday Times We are only just coming to terms with the immense popularity of the series. The Sun Despite their immense popularity, they were turned down by every record company they turned to. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His supposedly very delicious baozi soon gained immense popularity in a short period of time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her immense popularity even as a debut singer made her the talk of the town for quite a while. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Still, the team’s technique has immense potential—and not just for the clinic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thus began an argument with immense potential repercussions. Times, Sunday Times Technologies for modifying crops are of immense potential benefit to humanity. Times, Sunday Times This double has immense potential for the grotesque. Times, Sunday Times Tomboyish with her cropped hair and spectacles, the singer-guitarist has genuine stage presence and immense potential. Times, Sunday Times Each teacher has the capacity for immense power, but only for a small number of people. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But his low centre of gravity, immense power and deceptive turn of pace meant that as a defender, he was a formidable beast. Times, Sunday Times (2016) At heart he was a poet, but it is the strange melodies and dark voice that give his work immense power. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This is a mysterious alien structure which brings immense power and wealth. The Sun (2009) As a result they exert a subtle yet immense power. Christianity Today (2000) The discharges of artillery sounded with rapidity, and announced a continued fire of an immense quantity of artillery. Times, Sunday Times These rivers all have deep, dramatic canyons giving testimony to the immense quantity of water which once surged through them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Stored mostly in broad, shallow layers on continental margins, methane hydrate exists in immense quantities. Times, Sunday Times Several hundred head of horses and mules were recaptured, as were also immense quantities of dry goods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In their houses immense quantities of grain were found. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The immense relief of finding this a false alarm! A Christmas Carol (1843) Hearing our daughter was alive was an immense relief. The Sun (2015) You will both find it an immense relief to talk to others who have coped with similar dilemmas. The Sun (2013) One was generous and gave to charity and did many great benevolent works, but this person's life seemed consumed by the guilt of owning and managing such immense resources. The Times Literary Supplement We cannot know why these places were built, but immense resources of manpower were needed to erect them. Times, Sunday Times However, immense resources are spent merely to restore pre-war conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Immense resources were poured into the undertaking, including the creation of a huge fleet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In spite of the immense resources spent on battleships, there were few pitched battleship clashes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I have immense respect for how she maintained it. Times, Sunday Times He knows a statement that comes from him will be treated with immense respect, so getting it right matters. Times, Sunday Times He fears no one on the football field, commands immense respect from fellow team members and opposition alike and would thrive if given the armband. The Sun There was the hug at the final whistle of two players with immense respect for each other. Times, Sunday Times Though his output in terms of number of films had thinned out, the quality of his writing commanded immense respect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was an immense sadness in and around me. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She also emanates an immense sadness. Times, Sunday Times I have watched our star pupil with pride, joy and immense sadness as she moved towards her tragic death. Times, Sunday Times Here, the poet speaks up about the joy and immense sadness that his people have been through. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To my immense satisfaction, the coffee maker chooses that precise moment to expire. Times, Sunday Times Concluding the final, haunting chords, it pressed 'stop', registered immense satisfaction and went back to sleep. Times, Sunday Times When, finally, you hear everything whirr into life and watch your screen flicker on, you will be filled with an immense satisfaction. Times, Sunday Times The opportunity to work with an innovative director or collaborate with another brilliant acting talent gave him immense satisfaction. Times, Sunday Times Go now, if only for the immense satisfaction of having been there first. Times, Sunday Times It's only when you are on the bridge that you begin to get a sense of its immense scale. Times, Sunday Times Whatever your viewpoint, you cannot fail to be wowed by the immense scale of this leviathan. Times, Sunday Times Its immense scale was also symptomatic of the growing commodification and opening up of mass markets for goods that had previously only been available to the very rich. The Times Literary Supplement The initial plans devised a scheme for the construction of premises on an immense scale: the main warehouses was 160 feet long and 50 feet wide. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The immense scale and rugged terrain has drawn many visitors from all over the world to experience what hiking or trail running the canyon can offer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hand in hand with this increased ease of transmission, goes a development of immense significance. Times, Sunday Times You'll realise several plans aren't actually that important — but others are of immense significance. Times, Sunday Times The article, though heavy-handed and wide open to dispute, was of immense significance. Times, Sunday Times Nonstop football, every match of immense significance. The Sun Such a change on the face of the tennis calendar would be of immense significance and the most dramatic upheaval for years. Times, Sunday Times Because of its immense size, the star exhausted its nuclear fuel in only a few hundred thousand years. The Sun His immense size and strength, the circumstances of the hunting, the great waters in which he disports himself, all contribute. The Times Literary Supplement He combined his immense size and brutal power with lightning pace — he could run 100 metres in less than 11 seconds. Times, Sunday Times To give you an idea of its immense size, the kitchen island was bigger than our new kitchen extension. The Sun The temple was built on land filled with sand, and due to its immense size the site was unstable throughout its history. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Real heroes didn't have super powers as such, just immense strength, courage, hair with devastating bounce and a willingness to inflict destruction on savages. Times, Sunday Times Showed glimpses of his immense strength, even from a standing start, before limping off. The Sun There he discovers that he has new powers: immense strength and the ability to jump great heights and distances. Times, Sunday Times I was conscious of his immense strength, aware that he could flatten me in seconds. Times, Sunday Times We've shown - you've shown - immense strength. Times, Sunday Times Technology may be better than ever, but it's still used by humans under immense stress. The Sun All of this, however, was taking place at a time of immense stress in his life. Times, Sunday Times Few civilians can ever fully appreciate the immense stress and pressure that soldiers experience in war zones. Times, Sunday Times The complete operation of the engine had to be simple for a pilot who was already under immense stress, so it was designed to be controlled by a single lever. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A strongly worded statement accused the military of causing immense suffering. Times, Sunday Times Without their money, food and petrol, some governments would have fallen sooner and some rebel insurgencies would have fizzled out, but not soon enough to avert immense suffering. Times, Sunday Times Buying or selling a monkey as a pet could be banned under a government plan to clamp down on a trade that it said was causing 'immense suffering'. Times, Sunday Times It accuses the trust of causing 'immense suffering' by trying to make a 'quick buck'. Times, Sunday Times The devastating flood of 1943 caused immense suffering and lead to a mass movement for restoration/ repair of the embankments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's his immense talent that helps me to sleep at night. Christianity Today He has immense talent, then, but he also has a talent to concentrate on his talent. Times, Sunday Times The novelist had immense talent and what a legacy she leaves behind. The Sun It can evolve, and still holds immense talent and loyalty in frontline production. Times,Sunday Times They have immense talent, though, sadly, for this occasion, they have left a lot of it out of their side. Times, Sunday Times It's an immense task, but we are equal to it. ST The bargain guide price for the house and 11 acres of land reflects the immense task ahead. Times, Sunday Times Such efforts to explore and possess the country fell short of the immense task. Times, Sunday Times It was impossible to take on the immense task, which to be done properly required prison visits, retrieval of trial papers, fresh research and analysis, tracing witnesses — all without funding. Times, Sunday Times It's an immense task of transformation, and no one knows whether they can achieve it. Times, Sunday Times To pay him back for snubbing her, and at the same time to remind him of her immense value. Times, Sunday Times That doesn't mean that regular screening isn't of immense value. The Sun But she had no idea of its immense value. The Sun Perhaps we will see an appropriate range of tertiary education establishments, offering immense value to their particular constituencies, and without the unwarranted stigma that so many attached to the name. Times, Sunday Times They have immense value as historical testaments. Times, Sunday Times The immense variety of the universes explains how the observed force strengths and particle masses manage to be fine-tuned to life's stringent requirements. The Times Literary Supplement Two major tensions organize the immense variety of psy-ences that evolved in the twentieth century. The Times Literary Supplement The immense variety of creatures on land emerged since that time - punctuated by major extinctions, such as the event 65 million years ago that wiped out the dinosaurs. Times, Sunday Times At these two theatres he played an immense variety of comedic characters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This allows carbon-based (organic) molecules to form an immense variety of chemical arrangements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 巨大的 Japanese: 巨大な |
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