| 单词 | gigantic |
| 释义 | gigantic (once / 431 pages) adj Gigantic is an adjective used to describe something that's really big, as though it were made for a giant. You might call a skyscraper a gigantic building, especially if it towers over other buildings nearby. As you might imagine, gigantic is derived from the noun giant. Giants were mythical beings that were said to be of immense size and strength. Literally, gigantic means “of or relating to a giant,” but in practice gigantic is widely used to describe almost anything as especially big. If an article of clothing is way too big for you, you could call it gigantic. You might also complain of having a gigantic headache because someone is being a gigantic pain. WORD FAMILYgigantic: gigantically USAGE EXAMPLESIt would build the vertical-farm systems but not sell them, grow baby greens commercially, and scale the operation up gigantically. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) “He was just big. He wore these gigantic shoulder pads,” said USC cornerback Adoree’ Jackson, who played against Farmer in high school. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) That best friend, Okja, is a gigantic animal, the species of which is still under wraps. Time(Dec 27, 2016) adj so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth a gigantic redwood gigantic disappointment Syn mammoth big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
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