单词 | fabulous |
释义 | fabulous From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfabulousfab‧u‧lous /ˈfæbjələs/ ●●○ adjective1 GOOD/EXCELLENTextremely good or impressive SYN wonderful You look fabulous! a fabulous meal The room has fabulous views across the lake.2 [only before noun]LOT/VERY MUCH very large in amount or size SYN hugefabulous wealth the Duke’s 3 [only before noun]IMAGINE fabulous creatures, places etc are mentioned in traditional stories, but do not really exist → fableExamples from the Corpusfabulous• Their Chicken Kiev is delicious, and as for their garlic bread ... fabulous!• I think this is pretty fabulous.• Oh, man, those are fabulous.• She was distinctly a bit funny about her diamonds, always reputed to be fabulous.• For $ 239, you and your Valentine are treated to the same fabulous dinner, and overnight accommodations.• Be bold with strong shades - that's the key to this fabulous face!• Against this background the rosy-tipped lamp standards seemed like fabulous lantern plants in a land of faerie.• That was really a fabulous meal.• Close by is a fabulous network of caves, filled with deep lakes of clear blue water.• The painting was sold for a fabulous sum.fabulous wealth• Both he and Dempster had depended on Lord Aviemore's fabulous wealth if for some reason the project failed.• Libel Despite her fabulous wealth, Sam's only property is a humble £60,000 two-bedroom flat in North London.Origin fabulous (1400-1500) Latin fabulosus, from fabula; → FABLE |
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