prodigious 详细解释

prodigious

[prə'didʒəs]

adj. 巨大的, 惊人的, 奇异的

a.

1. 巨大的; 庞大的

The cost has been prodigious.

耗资巨大。

2. 异常的; 惊人的; 奇妙的

3. 【古】预兆的; 不祥的

词形变化

副词: prodigiously | 名词: prodi-giousness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.巨大的; 非凡的; 惊人的

great  huge  vast  immense  stupendous  enormous  colossal  mammoth  gigantic  wonderful  marvelous  miraculous  extraordinary  remarkable  exceptional  

同义参见:

bulky  desperation  amazing  

英英释义

形容词 prodigious:

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

同义词：colossal, stupendous

of momentous or ominous significance

同义词：portentous

far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

同义词：exceeding, exceptional, olympian, surpassing

补充

prodigiousprodigious英:[prəˈdidʒəs] 美:[prəˈdɪdʒəs]adj.1.异常的, 惊人的, 奇异的; 巨大的

例句

1. prodigious amounts of work庞大的工作量 2. prodigious sums of money几笔数额巨大的钱 3. He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。 4. He had a prodigious appetite for reading.他渴求阅读。 5. This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。 6. the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.这种炉子消耗大量燃料。 7. rumours of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births.诸如生怪胎等不正常事件的谣言。 8. He seemed to have a prodigious amount of energy.他好像有过人的精力。 9. a prodigious achievement/effort/talent惊人的成就/努力/才华 10. a prodigious amount巨大的数量 11. He is prodigiously talented/wealthy.他相当有才华/富有。

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