giants
n. <希神>一個巨人種族(常與天上諸神作戰並取勝,後來雅典娜和宙斯在海格立斯幫助下才將他們戰敗); (故事中常為殘酷而愚蠢的)巨人( giant的名詞複數 ); 偉人; 巨獸
Something that is described as giant is much larger or more important than most others of its kind.
...Italy's giant car maker, Fiat.
義大利汽車生產巨頭菲亞特公司
...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.
日本電子業巨頭索尼公司
...one of Germany's industrial giants, Daimler-Benz.
德國工業巨頭之一,戴姆勒—賓士公司
A giant is an imaginary person who is very big and strong, especially one mentioned in old stories.
...a Nordic saga of giants.
北歐的巨人傳奇
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...
他有超凡的個人魅力,是個偉人。
The biggest man in the patrol, a giant of a man, lifted Mattie on to his shoulders.
巡邏隊中塊頭最大的那個彪形大漢將瑪蒂舉起來放到自己的肩上。
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...
歌劇界巨擘盧恰諾·帕瓦羅蒂
He was without question one of the giants of Japanese literature.
毋庸置疑,他是日本的文學巨匠之一。
Personally, I could care less whether the Giants come or not.
就我個人來說,我根本就不在乎巨人隊來還是不來。
He was traded from the Giants to the Yankees.
他從巨人隊轉會到揚基隊。
They beat the Giants by a score of 7 to 3.
他們以7比3的比分擊敗了巨人隊。
These endangered gentle giants are highly social animals.
這些瀕臨滅絕的、性情溫順的大型動物屬於高度群居的動物。
Camus is considered to be one of the twentieth century's literary giants.
加繆被視為20世紀的文學巨匠之一.