| 单词 | tremendous |
| 释义 | tremendous (once / 218 pages) adj Tremendous means extraordinarily large in size, extent, amount, power, or degree. It can also mean really marvelous and fantastic — or really awful and terrible. We often use tremendous if something is super wonderful. If someone comes into your office and tells you you just won a big contract and are getting a huge bonus, you might exclaim, “Tremendous!” Tremendous comes from the Latin for "trembling," and is connected with fear. Something tremendous can be big in a terrifying way, like the tremendous noise of an approaching hurricane, or a tremendous tidal wave about to crash on the shore. WORD FAMILYtremendous: tremendousest, tremendously USAGE EXAMPLES“China became quite aware that even in their ‘legal market’ there was tremendous laundering through an illegal system,” Ms. Lieberman said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “There’s a tremendous amount of nervousness in the meteorology and climatology community,” Mass said. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) She said they are grateful for the tremendous community support, from people who donated change to those who helped with substantial contributions. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree tremendous sweeping plains a tremendous fact in human experience a plane took off with a tremendous noise Syn enormous big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 2adj extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact Syn awful, frightful, terrible extraordinary beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable 3adj extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers a tremendous achievement Syn fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, terrific, wonderful, wondrous extraordinary beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable |
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