prodigious

英 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]

美 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]

adj.  巨大的; 伟大的

TOEFLIELTSGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14631 / COCA.14195

牛津词典

adj.

• 巨大的；伟大的
  very large or powerful and causing surprise or admiration
  1. a prodigious achievement/memory/talent
     惊人的成就 / 记忆力 / 才华
  2. Laser discs can store prodigious amounts of information.
     激光磁盘能够贮存大量信息。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 巨大的；庞大的；大得惊人的
  Something that isprodigiousis very large or impressive.
  1. This business generates cash in prodigious amounts...
     这种业务收益丰厚。
  2. He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.
     他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

双语例句

• These last words produced a prodigious effect on the seamen.
  这最后的几个字在海员们身上发生了一种不可思议的影响。
• He was intelligent and precocious and endowed with a prodigious memory.
  他聪明和早慧，记忆力惊人。
• Five hundred pounds would be a prodigious increase to their fortunes!
  绘她们一人五百镑，她们也够发大财的了。
• Windows and Office still produce prodigious cash flow.
  Windows和Office仍在产生巨大的现金流。
• Deciduous broadleaf trees and shrubs occupy prodigious proportion;
  落叶阔叶乔木与落叶阔叶灌木在群落中占很大的比例；
• Instead, his interest in things was prodigious and trumped only by his interest in himself.
  相反，他对事物兴趣巨大，唯一能超越它的，是他对自己的兴趣。
• A prodigious hunger for resources has long moulded Chinese foreign policy.
  长期以来，对能源的巨大需求，一直在影响着中国的外交政策。
• I was impressed by his prodigious talent.
  他那过人的才干给我留下了深刻的印象。
• No one can deny the fact that network has brought us prodigious challenges and opportunities.
  没有人能否认网络给教育带来了很大的挑战和机遇。
• Three years is a long wait to see Taiwan's prodigious son in concert.
  等了三年才在演唱会见到台湾巨子。