| 单词 | life-sized |
| 释义 | life-sized (once / 24936 pages) adj Life-sized things are the original or actual size of to the thing (or person) they represent. A life-sized baby doll is exactly the same size as a real human baby. Life-sized wax statues of your favorite boy band are just as tall as the singers are in real life — and just as disconcertingly smiley, though their wax skin might be a little shiny. A life-sized giraffe stuffed animal would be too big to fit through your front door, though you could bring home a dozen life-sized chipmunk stuffed animals with no problem. Life-sized, or life-size, dates from the nineteenth century. WORD FAMILYlife-sized USAGE EXAMPLESThe life-sized figures of Mary and Joseph were to be expected. Los Angeles Times(Dec 25, 2016) There are life-sized nutcracker statues, some holding trumpets. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) The collection features life-sized figures of the presidents and one-third-scale figures of the first ladies in reproduction inaugural gowns. Seattle Times(Dec 03, 2016) adj being of the same size as an original Syn full-size, life-size, lifesize big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
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