stupendous

英 [stjuːˈpendəs]

美 [stuːˈpendəs]

adj.  极大的; 令人惊叹的; 了不起的

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BNC.18908 / COCA.21856

牛津词典

adj.

• 极大的；令人惊叹的；了不起的
  extremely large or impressive, especially greater or better than you expect
  1. stupendous achievements
     极大的成就
  2. stupendous costs
     惊人的花销

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 极大的;令人惊叹的;了不起的
  Something that isstupendousis surprisingly impressive or large.
  1. He was a man of stupendous stamina and energy...
     他是个有着超强耐力、精力充沛的人。
  2. This stupendous novel keeps you gripped to the end.
     这部精彩的小说会让你想一口气读完。
  3. ...a stupendous amount of money.
     数额惊人的一大笔钱

英英释义

adj

• so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  1. colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple
  2. has a colossal nerve
  3. a prodigious storm
  4. a stupendous field of grass
  5. stupendous demand
  Synonym:colossalprodigious

双语例句

• God undertook the stupendous work of making a creature, who is not God, to be a perfect likeness of Him in His Divine glory.
  神从事一件极伟大的工作，要在他神圣的荣耀里把一个不是神的受造之物，作成完全象他一样。
• You two want to kill each other? Great, stupendous.
  你们俩想打架，太好了，太赞了。
• The dam is a stupendous engineering feat.
  这水坝乃是一项惊人的工程上的壮举。
• He was a man of stupendous stamina and energy
  他是个有着超强耐力、精力充沛的人。
• Colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple; has a colossal nerve; a prodigious storm; a stupendous field of grass; stupendous demand.
  巨大的爆炸毁灭了一座古庙；具有惊人的胆量；巨大的暴风雪；巨大的草原；巨大的需求。
• The Grand Canyon is a stupendous sight.
  大峡谷是一大奇观。
• He was one of the world's greatest dramatists; he was a great thinker; he was one of the most stupendous musical geniuses that, up to now, the would has ever seen.
  他是这个世界上最伟大的戏剧家之一，他是一位伟大的思想家，他是最突出的音乐天才之一，迄今为止，还从未见过。
• Stupendous changes have since taken place in the world, in China and in the UN.
  三十年来，世界、国和联合国都发生了巨大的变化。
• Kotto gives a stupendous performance
  科托的表演令人惊叹。
• Of course Leo was intensely interested in this stupendous and unequalled sight.
  利奥自然对这种惊人的不平等现象极为关注。