extremely large synonym huge, immense巨大的;庞大的;极大的 an enormous house/dog 巨大的房子;大狗 an enormous amount of time 大量的时间 Current processors can perform an enormous number of operations per second. 当前的处理器每秒钟可以执行大量的操作。 Universities are under enormous pressure financially. 大学面临巨大的财政压力。 young dancers who show enormous potential 展现巨大潜力的年轻舞者 Their house is absolutely enormous! 他们的房子绝对是巨大的!
Extra ExamplesThe problems facing the President are enormous. 总统面临的问题是巨大的。 An enormous number of people were killed that night. 那天晚上有大量的人被杀。 The cost of the work was enormous. 这项工作的费用是巨大的。 The council has spent an enormous amount of money on this project. 地方议会在这个项目上已经投入了巨资。 The implications of such a proposal are enormous. 这个提议影响巨大。 They've bought an enormous house in the country. 他们在乡下买了一所大房子。 enormous fun/pleasure/importance/significance/flexibility/scope 极大的乐趣/快乐/重要性/意义/灵活度/范围
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEnormous is used with these nouns:- advance
- advantage
- amount
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin enormis ‘unusual, huge’ (from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + norma ‘pattern, standard’) + -ous.