【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给和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给和HMC很漫长<==巨大