giant
n. 巨人; 巨兽; 大公司; 伟人
adj. 巨大的; 伟大的
Something that is described as giant is much larger or more important than most others of its kind.
...Italy's giant car maker, Fiat.
意大利汽车生产巨头菲亚特公司
...a giant oak table.
巨大的橡木桌
Giant is often used to refer to any large, successful business organization or country.
...Japanese electronics giant Sony.
日本电子业巨头索尼公司
...one of Germany's industrial giants, Daimler-Benz.
德国工业巨头之一,戴姆勒—奔驰公司
A giant is an imaginary person who is very big and strong, especially one mentioned in old stories.
...a Nordic saga of giants.
北欧的巨人传奇
You can refer to someone, especially a man, as a giant, if they seem important or powerful or if they are big and strong.
He has enormous charisma. He is a giant of a man...
他有超凡的个人魅力,是个伟人。
The biggest man in the patrol, a giant of a man, lifted Mattie on to his shoulders.
巡逻队中块头最大的那个彪形大汉将玛蒂举起来放到自己的肩上。
You can refer to someone such as a famous musician or writer as a giant, if they are regarded as one of the most important or successful people in their field.
...the giant of opera, Luciano Pavarotti...
歌剧界巨擘卢恰诺·帕瓦罗蒂
He was without question one of the giants of Japanese literature.
毋庸置疑,他是日本的文学巨匠之一。
1. any creature of exceptional size
2. a person of exceptional importance and reputation
3. an unusually large enterprise;
4. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
5. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
6. an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fair tales
7. a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)
1. of great mass; huge and bulky;
huge, enormous, immense, giant, gigantic, colossal, vast, massive, tremendous
这些形容词均有"巨大的,庞大的"之意。
Shakespeare is a giant among writers.
莎士比亚是作家中的巨擘.
The lofty pagoda stands like a giant at the top of the mountain.
巍巍宝塔屹立在山巅.
He doesn't want his firm to be swallowed up by a transnational giant.
他不想自己的公司被一家大型的跨国公司吞并.
Once upon a time there was a giant with two heads.
从前有个两头巨人.
The giant packet gives you more for less money!
特大的包装使你用便宜的价钱买到超值的分量!