【同义词辨析】 巨大enormous-mammoth

enormous: suggests an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree and often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness: the ~ expense of the program.        (加me是英式写法)


immense: implies size far in excess of ordinary measures or accustomed concepts: the ~ size of the new shopping mall.


huge: commonly suggests an immensity of size, bulk, or capacity: quickly incurred a ~ debt.


vast: suggests extreme largeness or broadness and immensity of extent: the ~ Russian steppes.


gigantic: stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind: a ~ sports stadium.


colossal: applies especially to something of stupendous or incredible dimensions: a ~ statue of Lincoln.     (stupendous让人惊讶的)


mammoth: suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk: a ~ boulder.       (ponderous笨重=clumsy)


enormous: 表示尺寸数量程度超过常规限度,常表示反常怪异immense: 超过平常尺寸和观念,huge: 常表示尺寸体积容积等巨大,vast: 极为巨大宽广,gigantic: 强调和同类对比colossal: 让人惊讶难以相信mammoth: 巨大到显得笨重


记忆方法: 1) 首字母是GIVE给HMC很漫长<==巨大

         2) 巨大的意思是超常的大mean exceedingly and excessively large.首字母是GIVE给HMC很漫长<==巨大