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单词 Titan
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Definition of Titan in English:

Titan

proper nounˈtʌɪt(ə)nˈtaɪtn
  • 1Greek Mythology
    Any of the older gods who preceded the Olympians and were the children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). Led by Cronus, they overthrew Uranus; Cronus' son, Zeus, then rebelled against his father and eventually defeated the Titans.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The rest of Saturn's moons are named after individual Titans like Enceladus and Mimas.
    • He was one of the Titans, the children of Gaia and Ouranos, Earth and Sky.
    • In Greek mythology, he had been torn apart by Titans but was always regenerated, like the vines in spring.
    • Thrust it down, below the depths of Tartarus, into the lightless prison of the Titans!
    • They survived the war between the Titans and the Olympians and became servants of Zeus.
    1. 1.1as noun a titan A person or thing of very great strength, intellect, or importance.
      a titan of American industry
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Rather, we give you the handful of interesting links that will, in time, make you a titan of convergence.
      • Abrams is a titan - you don't run groundbreaking shows by rolling over and toeing the company line.
      • Dan has returned from his vacation: rested, refreshed and ready to resume his rightful place as a titan of the blogosphere.
      • He is a titan of a man and is the best runner I know apart from Colin Jackson whom I met once.
      • The 1919 winner of the award at the age of 49 was Marcel Proust, a titan in French literature of that age.
      • Where once he was a titan, today he appears to have lost political and personal bearings.
      • The guy is a titan of jazz piano and you couldn't have asked for a greater contrast with this gig.
      • He was a titan on the stage; he was also an outstanding teacher.
      • Covering a titan like Bowie is always dangerous, but Jorge rises to the task and manages to make the songs his own.
      • Elvis was a titan, a heroic everyman, an emblem of America's true greatness.
      • He saw himself as a titan, a giant among his peers, towering above the rest of the pack.
      • The charismatic and determined CEO who set out to build a titan has now assumed a defensive posture and is working to keep her creation in one piece.
      • He was a titan in America's steel, aluminum, and magnesium industries and was even involved in health care.
      • Clarke Carlisle, a titan in the Leeds rearguard, cut it out at the expense of a corner, and the tone for what followed was set.
      • Some say he is ‘a titan of three-chord classic rock’.
      • To get a sense of Powell's post-government marketability, I paid a visit to a titan of that industry, Nels Olson.
      • If this monstrous juggernaut of metal and circuitry wasn't a titan, he didn't know what was.
      • The other is a titan of British acting, whose friends include Neil Tennant and Lily Savage.
      • Once finished, a titan claws its way from the ground and starts off on a tear towards your enemy's town, where it slaughters anything in its path.
      • This show made it clear that before he became a titan of avant-garde theater, Beck was a painter of force and poetic invention.
      Synonyms
      giant, mammoth, colossus, leviathan, behemoth, titan, brobdingnagian, monstrosity
  • 2Astronomy
    The largest satellite of Saturn (diameter 5,150 km), the fifteenth closest to the planet, discovered by C. Huygens in 1655. It is unique in having a hazy atmosphere of nitrogen, methane, and oily hydrocarbons.

 
 

Definition of Titan in US English:

Titan

proper nounˈtītnˈtaɪtn
  • 1Greek Mythology
    Any of the older gods who preceded the Olympians and were the children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). Led by Cronus, they overthrew Uranus; Cronus' son, Zeus, then rebelled against his father and eventually defeated the Titans.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thrust it down, below the depths of Tartarus, into the lightless prison of the Titans!
    • The rest of Saturn's moons are named after individual Titans like Enceladus and Mimas.
    • He was one of the Titans, the children of Gaia and Ouranos, Earth and Sky.
    • In Greek mythology, he had been torn apart by Titans but was always regenerated, like the vines in spring.
    • They survived the war between the Titans and the Olympians and became servants of Zeus.
    1. 1.1as noun a titan A person or thing of very great strength, intellect, or importance.
      a titan of American industry
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He is a titan of a man and is the best runner I know apart from Colin Jackson whom I met once.
      • Rather, we give you the handful of interesting links that will, in time, make you a titan of convergence.
      • Abrams is a titan - you don't run groundbreaking shows by rolling over and toeing the company line.
      • The 1919 winner of the award at the age of 49 was Marcel Proust, a titan in French literature of that age.
      • He saw himself as a titan, a giant among his peers, towering above the rest of the pack.
      • Once finished, a titan claws its way from the ground and starts off on a tear towards your enemy's town, where it slaughters anything in its path.
      • He was a titan on the stage; he was also an outstanding teacher.
      • The guy is a titan of jazz piano and you couldn't have asked for a greater contrast with this gig.
      • Covering a titan like Bowie is always dangerous, but Jorge rises to the task and manages to make the songs his own.
      • Where once he was a titan, today he appears to have lost political and personal bearings.
      • He was a titan in America's steel, aluminum, and magnesium industries and was even involved in health care.
      • Elvis was a titan, a heroic everyman, an emblem of America's true greatness.
      • Some say he is ‘a titan of three-chord classic rock’.
      • Clarke Carlisle, a titan in the Leeds rearguard, cut it out at the expense of a corner, and the tone for what followed was set.
      • To get a sense of Powell's post-government marketability, I paid a visit to a titan of that industry, Nels Olson.
      • This show made it clear that before he became a titan of avant-garde theater, Beck was a painter of force and poetic invention.
      • The charismatic and determined CEO who set out to build a titan has now assumed a defensive posture and is working to keep her creation in one piece.
      • If this monstrous juggernaut of metal and circuitry wasn't a titan, he didn't know what was.
      • Dan has returned from his vacation: rested, refreshed and ready to resume his rightful place as a titan of the blogosphere.
      • The other is a titan of British acting, whose friends include Neil Tennant and Lily Savage.
      Synonyms
      giant, mammoth, colossus, leviathan, behemoth, titan, brobdingnagian, monstrosity
  • 2Astronomy
    The largest satellite of Saturn, the fifteenth closest to the planet, discovered by C. Huygens in 1655, and having a diameter of 3,200 miles (5,150 km). It is unique in having a hazy atmosphere of nitrogen, and methane and other hydrocarbons.

 
 
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