massive

英 [ˈmæsɪv]

美 [ˈmæsɪv]

adj.  巨大的; 大而重的; 结实的; 非常严重的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 巨大的；大而重的；结实的
  very large, heavy and solid
  1. a massive rock
     一块巨大的岩石
  2. the massive walls of the castle
     厚实坚固的城堡围墙
• 巨大的；非常严重的
  extremely large or serious
  1. The explosion made a massive hole in the ground.
     爆炸在地面留下了一个巨大的坑。
  2. a massive increase in spending
     开支的大幅度增加
  3. He suffered a massive heart attack.
     他的心脏病严重发作了。
  4. Their house is massive.
     他们的房子大极了。
  5. They have a massive great house.
     他们有一座非常大的房子。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 巨大的;庞大的;厚重的;强大的
  Something that ismassiveis very large in size, quantity, or extent.
  1. There was evidence of massive fraud.
     有证据表明是巨额欺诈。
  2. ...massive air attacks...
     大规模空袭
  3. The scale of the problem is massive.
     这个问题涉及面广泛。
  4. ...a massive steam boat.
     巨大的蒸汽船
• ADJ (疾病)非常严重的，十分危急的
  If you describe a medical condition asmassive, you mean that it is extremely serious.
  1. He died six weeks later of a massive heart attack.
     六周后他因严重的心脏病发作去世。

英英释义

adj

• consisting of great mass
  1. Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets
• imposing in size or bulk or solidity
  1. massive oak doors
  2. Moore's massive sculptures
  3. the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture
  4. a monumental scale
  Synonym:monolithicmonumental
• imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
  1. massive retaliatory power
  2. a massive increase in oil prices
  3. massive changes
• being the same substance throughout
  1. massive silver

双语例句

• 'The Sun' calls it a massive slap in the face for the United States government
  《太阳报》称之为打在美国政府脸上的一记重重的耳光。
• That election was marred by massive cheating.
  大范围的舞弊破坏了那次选举。
• He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design
  在他的长篇报告中，他用了很大的篇幅来分析美国飞机的设计。
• It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.
  毫无疑问，盟军一次大规模的进攻就会击溃已是强弩之末的敌军。
• We needed to reskill our workforce to cope with massive technological change
  我们得让工人学习新技能，以应对巨大的技术变革。
• There was evidence of massive fraud.
  有证据表明是巨额欺诈。
• The Agency's budget simply did not allow for such a massive increase.
  该机构的预算根本没有将如此大额的超支计算在内。
• She will be signalling massive changes in energy policy
  她将暗示能源政策会有重大变化。
• This could mean a massive furlough of government workers.
  这可能意味着大量的政府工作人员要暂时下岗。
• There was a massive twenty per cent swing away from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats
  出现了一个巨大转变：多达20%的人由支持保守党转而支持自由民主党。