| 单词 | massive |
| 释义 | massive (once / 294 pages) 1adj 2adj Massive means enormous. Obviously, Mt. Everest is massive, but a massive budget cut isn't necessarily big in physical mass; it's something that is imposing in scale or power. A massive budget cut can do a lot of damage. Unless someone is referring to your intellect, massive is not a word you want used in a description of your attributes. Massive is a nice one to trot out when huge, gigantic, and enormous sound too over-the-top. Politicians use it often. Massive could also be the best way to describe the wave you surfed on your Hawaiian vacation or the size of the fish you nearly caught on that trip with your friends. WORD FAMILYmassive: massively, massiveness+/massiveness: massivenesses USAGE EXAMPLESA massive $6 billion redevelopment project includes apartments, hotels and a ferry terminal. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) But the blast touched off a massive fireball and caused extensive damage, including the loss of a commercial satellite. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Over the past two decades, China transformed itself into an economic superpower through massive industrialization. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets Syn heavy of comparatively great physical weight or density 2adj imposing in size or bulk or solidity massive oak doors Moore's massive sculptures Syn monolithic, monumental big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 3adj imposing in scale or scope or degree or power 2massive retaliatory power a massive increase in oil prices massive changes Syn big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent adj being the same substance throughout massive silver Syn solid entirely of one substance with no holes inside |
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