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单词 immense
释义 im·mense
I. \ə̇ˈmen(t)s\ adjective
(sometimes \-er/-est\)
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin immensus immeasurable, boundless, vast, from in- in- (I) + mensus, past participle of metiri to measure — more at measure
1. : marked by greatness in size, amount, number, degree, force, significance; often : transcending usual procedures of measuring and estimating
 < the Los Angeles Aqueduct … like an immense snake along the base of the mountains — American Guide Series: California >
 < thousands of lakes and ponds afford congenial haunts for immense numbers of water birds — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
 < the immense relief of the armistice — Mary Austin >
2. : supremely good : excellent, fine
 < the reading has been immense … started on the Odyssey and read six books with uncritical joy — H.J.Laski >
Synonyms: see huge
II. noun
(-s)
: immense space, extent, or number : immensity
 < the dark immense of air — Alfred Tennyson >
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