【colossal】 - A-level备考词汇

colossal

UK:  [kə'lɒs(ə)l]

US:  [kə'lɑs(ə)l]

adj.

1.巨大的,粗大的,庞大的,庞大无比的

2.巨像(似)的;巨大的,庞大的

3.极猛烈的,艰巨无比的

4.〔口语〕异常的,非常的

5.异常的,异乎寻常的

1 . The massive undertaking marked the beginning of an era of colossal sporting constructions across the globe.
这座庞大的建筑标志着全球大型体育场馆时代的来临。

2 . Of course, in the event of a disaster big enough to wipe out all humans, such as a colossal asteroid strike, it would not really matter.
当然，万一遭到一次足以毁灭全人类的灾难，例如行星撞地球，这个问题将会无关紧要。

3 . Thompson: If you think it's a colossal waste of time, and here's why, in a ROWE it's up to you to put that out there to the meeting manager.
汤普森：如果你觉得那是对时间的极大浪费的话了。这也就是为什么，在实行“颠覆”的公司，要由员工来决定是否要把经理晾在那儿的原因了。

4 . This colossal blast created everything. All the matter we see in the universe today. And it did all this, without even making a sound.
剧烈的爆炸创造了一切，今天宇宙之中我们所能看到的。它无声无息的创造了这一切。

5 . It turned out that Ponzi had never actually got around to buying many postal coupons and that it was all a colossal hoax.
事后证明，庞茨事实上并未四处购买邮政息券，而这完全是一个巨大的骗局。