- (informal)
extremely good; excellent 极好的；了不起的 He's done a fantastic job. 他干得非常出色。 This was a fantastic opportunity for students. 这对学生来说是一个极好的机会。 You look fantastic! 你看上去棒极了！ It was a fantastic achievement. 这是一项了不起的成就。 The weather was absolutely fantastic. 天气十分宜人。 You've got the job? Fantastic! 你得到那工作了？太好了！ - it is fantastic to do something
It was fantastic to see so many families enjoying themselves. 看到这么多家庭玩得开心真是太棒了。
Synonyms greatgreat- cool
- fantastic
- fabulous
- terrific
- brilliant
- awesome
- epic
- great (informal)
very good; giving a lot of pleasure: 指美妙的、好极的、使人快乐的： We had a great time in Madrid. 我们在马德里玩得很开心。
- cool (informal)
used to show that you admire or approve of something, often because it is fashionable, attractive or different: 指因时髦、漂亮或与众不同而令人钦佩的、绝妙的、顶呱呱的： I think their new song’s really cool. 我认为他们的新歌棒极了。
- fantastic (informal)
extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure: 指极好的、了不起的、非常愉快的： ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’ “你假期过得好吗？”“棒极了！”
- fabulous (informal)
extremely good: 指极好的、绝妙的： Jane’s a fabulous cook. 简的烹饪技巧堪称一绝。
- terrific (informal)
extremely good; wonderful: 指极好的、绝妙的、了不起的： She’s doing a terrific job. 她活儿干得真棒。
- brilliant (British English, informal)
, extremely good; wonderful: 指极好的、绝妙的、了不起的： ‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’ “演出怎么样？”“棒极了！”
- awesome (informal, especially North American English) very good, impressive or great fun:
The show was just awesome. 演出实在棒极了。
- epic (informal) very good, impressive or great fun:
The adventure and action are truly epic in scope. 惊险刺激的动作场面的确壮观。
- to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time
- to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/epic
Extra ExamplesThe sense of freedom was absolutely fantastic. 自由的感觉真是太妙了。 a fantastic beach in Australia 澳大利亚旖旎的海滩 This cake tastes fantastic. 这块蛋糕味道好极了。 We had a really fantastic holiday. 我们度过了一个美妙的假期。 We had really fantastic weather in Rio. 我们在里约热内卢的时候天气确实棒极了。 ‘How was your trip?’ ‘ Fantastic!’ “你们旅行怎么样？”“好玩极了！”
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- really
- truly
- utterly
- …
- (informal)
very large; larger than you expected 很大的；大得难以置信的 The response to our appeal was fantastic. 我们的呼吁引起十分强烈的反应。 The car costs a fantastic amount of money. 这轿车的价钱贵得吓人。
- (also less frequent fantastical)[usually before noun]
strange and showing a lot of imagination 怪诞的；荒诞不经的；富于想象的 fantastic dreams of forests and jungles 关于森林和热带丛林的怪梦
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- rather
impossible to put into practice; impossible to believe 不切实际的；无法实现的 a fantastic scheme/project 不切实际的计划／方案 It may sound rather fantastic, but it's the truth. 这听起来可能相当离奇，但事实如此。 The plot gets increasingly fantastic as the film goes on. 随着影片播放下去，情节变得越来越离奇。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘unreal’): from Old French fantastique, via medieval Latin from Greek phantastikos, from phantazein ‘make visible’, phantazesthai ‘have visions, imagine’, from phantos ‘visible’ (related to phainein ‘to show’). From the 16th to the 19th cents the Latinized spelling phantastic was also used.