immense
英 [ɪˈmens] 美 [ɪˈmɛns]

adj.

极大的，巨大的；浩瀚的，无边际的；〈口〉非常好的；弘道

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 极大的,巨大的 extremely large in size or degree

英英释义

immense[ i'mens ]

• adj.unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

  "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"

  同义词：hugevastBrobdingnagian

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• immense improvement巨大的进步
• immense square巨大的广场

同近义词辨析

tremendous, colossal, huge, gigantic, massive, vast, enormous, immense, giant

这组词都有“巨大的，庞大的”的意思，其区别是：

tremendous指某物很大，大得惊人；也可用作引申意义。

colossal侧重尺寸、规模和体积的无比巨大。

huge含义广，强调体积或容积的庞大。也可用于引申意义。

gigantic指面积或体积的巨大，但多用于引申意义。

massive指大的体积、数量和重量，侧重庞大而笨重。

vast多指空间、面积、范围的巨大，不涉及重量。

enormous指体积、数量或程度远远超过一般标准。

immense正式用词，侧重空间的广阔，也指面积或分量的巨大。

giant非正式用词，多为褒义。指如巨人般的庞大体积。

enormous, immense

enormous异常大，超出了正常的限度和比例

immense大得无法测算的；

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. They plunged into their work with immense zeal.
   他们以极大的热情投入工作。
2. Her contributions to the state have been immense.
   她对国家的贡献极大。
3. It's almost impossible to find him in the immense ocean.
   在无边无际的海洋中要找到他几乎是不可能的。
4. It were the new comers who had cultivated the immense wilderness.
   初来此地的人开辟了这片广袤的荒野。

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