| [/ˈdʒaɪənt; ˋdʒaɪənt/] n 用法:
1 (in fairy-tales and myths) person of human shape but enormous size and strength (often cruel and stupid) （童话和神话故事中的）巨人（常为残酷和愚蠢的）. 用法:
2 unusually large person, animal, plant, business organization, etc 巨人, 巨物（异常大的动植物、 商业组织等）:
His son is a giant of 6 feet already. 他的儿子已是6英尺高的大个子了. *
He's the giant of (ie the tallest person) the family. 他是家中个子最高的. *
What a giant of a tree! 多高大的树哇! *
the multinational oil giants 跨国大石油公司 *
[attrib 作定语] a giant cabbage 大洋白菜 *
a cabbage of giant size 巨大的洋白菜. 用法:
3 (fig 比喻) person of unusually great ability or genius 能力或才智超群的伟人:
Shakespeare is a giant among poets/the giant of poets. 莎士比亚是诗人中的大文豪. |