giant

[US]/ˈdʒaɪənt/
[UK]/ˈdʒaɪənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 巨人, 大力士
adj. 特大的, 巨大的
Word Forms
複數giants

Phrases & Collocations

giant size

巨大尺寸

giant leap

巨大飛躍

giant panda

[動]大熊貓;大貓熊

giant cell

鉅細胞;巨胞

giant star

巨星

giant cell tumor

骨鉅細胞瘤

giant buddha

巨佛;天壇大佛

giant salamander

鯢;娃娃魚

giant slalom

大回轉(高山滑雪項目)

red giant

n. [天]紅巨星

giant planet

巨行星

giant squid

[生]巨型烏賊;大王烏賊

giant molecule

巨分子

sleeping giant

沉睡的巨人(潛力還未充分發揮的大公司或組織)

Example Sentences

a giant wave; a giant impact.

巨大的波浪;巨大的衝擊力

a giant among sportsmen.

運動員中的超人。

a giant transport plane.

巨型運輸機 。

a giant car plant.

大型汽車廠。

a giant nebulous glow.

龐大的濛濛光輝。

Shakespeare is a giant among writers.

莎士比亞是一位文壇巨匠。

one of the giants of British cinema.

英國電影製片業的巨頭之一。

a giant bramble had overspread the path.

小路上長滿了巨大的荊棘。

Giant pandas are indigenous to China.

大熊貓產於中國。

Once upon a time there was a giant with two heads.

從前有個兩頭巨人。

a giant in the field of physics; an intellectual giant.

物理學界的巨人;智慧出衆人物

though he wasn't an intellectual giant, he was no dope either.

雖然他不是個天才,但也不是傻瓜。

orange trees clipped into giant globes.

被修剪成一個巨大圓球的橘子樹。

the giant balloon slipped its moorings.

大氣球脫離了繫泊處。

he was a bit squeamish at the sight of the giant needles.

看到那些巨大的針頭,他有點想吐。

Oh that tart... floozy... giant...

噢,那個尖酸刻薄的……大……蕩婦……

Razer Tergum is a giant scorpion with strong chela deadly sting.

剃背是隻擁有強壯大螯與致命毒刺的巨蠍。

Real-world Examples

Ernest Hemingway is a giant of modern literature.

海明威是現代文學巨匠。

Source: Stories of World Celebrities: Literary Figures and Poets

We're here at the giant volcano, with the giant snake!

我們就在大火山這裏,這裏有巨蛇!

Source: Hi! Dog Teacher (Video Version)

The most fearsome predator here is a giant.

這裏有可怕的大型掠食動物。

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

Oh, that's a giant piece of jewelry.

好大一珠寶耶。

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Let me guess -- and killed a giant.

讓我猜猜 然後殺死了一個巨人。

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

To fans the creature is a gentle giant.

對於粉絲來說,大型惡霸犬是一個溫和的巨人。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Indianapolis, Indiana, Ben Davis High School, go Giants.

印第安納波利斯,本·戴維斯高中的孩子們繼續前進吧。

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

I am a gas giant all astronomers claim.

所有的天文學家都說我是一個巨大的氣體。

Source: Children's Encyclopedia Song

It was revelation that rocked the social media giant.

震驚於社交媒體巨頭的是《啓示錄》。

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2018 Compilation

David killed the nine-foot-tall giant by himself.

大衛單槍匹馬殺了那個9尺高的巨人。

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

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