colossal

美 [k??lɑs(?)l] 　英 [k??l?s(?)l]

• adj.巨大的；龐大的
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)異常的；巨像；巨型

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It was as if Mr Brown thought the ailing economy would yield to an act of governmental will, if only it were colossal enough.

布朗先生似乎認(rèn)為出了問(wèn)題的經(jīng)濟(jì)可以催生出一個(gè)符合政府心愿的法案，只要政府的心愿夠大。

He took it for a hill looming above a wooded island, or some colossal rock overgrown with moss and ferns and hidden by the fog.

他當(dāng)它是一座隱于長(zhǎng)滿樹(shù)木的島嶼上的小山，或者一塊被霧隱藏的長(zhǎng)滿了青苔和蕨類的巨石。

And far from being ready to take on the globe, most emerging-market bankers are consumed by their colossal and growing businesses at home.

大多數(shù)新興市場(chǎng)銀行專注于本國(guó)不斷增長(zhǎng)的巨大業(yè)務(wù)，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)沒(méi)有準(zhǔn)備好進(jìn)軍全球。

It would be a colossal mistake if misguided assumptions, rhetoric and actions led to a dangerous and conflicted relationship.

如果陷入誤區(qū)，有關(guān)的假設(shè)、言辭與行動(dòng)就會(huì)導(dǎo)致兩國(guó)關(guān)系走到危險(xiǎn)和發(fā)生沖突的地步，必然鑄成大錯(cuò)。

He does not know his letters, ' he said to his cousin. 'Could you believe in the existence of such a colossal dunce?

“他不認(rèn)識(shí)字，”他對(duì)他的表姐說(shuō)。“你能相信會(huì)有這樣的大笨蛋存在嗎？”

This colossal sculpture was one of a pair that guarded the entrance to the throne room of King Sargon II.

這個(gè)龐大的雕塑是國(guó)王薩爾貢二世的寶座前的一對(duì)守護(hù)神之一。

Alan Blinder, the former Federal Reserve vice-chairman, has called the decision to let the bank fail "a colossal error" .

美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)（Fed）前副主席艾倫?布林德（AlanBlinder）將放任雷曼倒閉的決定稱為“一個(gè)巨大的錯(cuò)誤”。

The insurrection had made of the centre of Paris a sort of inextricable , tortuous, colossal citadel.

那次的起義把巴黎的中心地帶變成了一種曲折錯(cuò)亂、叫人摸不清道路的巨大寨子。

It turned out that Ponzi had never actually got around to buying many postal coupons and that it was all a colossal hoax.

事后證明，龐茨事實(shí)上并未四處購(gòu)買郵政息券，而這完全是一個(gè)巨大的騙局。

Thompson: If you think it's a colossal waste of time, and here's why, in a ROWE it's up to you to put that out there to the meeting manager.

湯普森：如果你覺(jué)得那是對(duì)時(shí)間的極大浪費(fèi)的話了。這也就是為什么，在實(shí)行“顛覆”的公司，要由員工來(lái)決定是否要把經(jīng)理晾在那兒的原因了。

Round and round here went the enormous revolutions of the dark colossal water- wheel , grim with its one immutable purpose .

那只黑黑的大水車輪轉(zhuǎn)來(lái)轉(zhuǎn)去轉(zhuǎn)個(gè)不停，象是它有一種不可改變的可怕的意圖。

Of course, in the event of a disaster big enough to wipe out all humans, such as a colossal asteroid strike, it would not really matter.

當(dāng)然，萬(wàn)一遭到一次足以毀滅全人類的災(zāi)難，例如行星撞地球，這個(gè)問(wèn)題將會(huì)無(wú)關(guān)緊要。

This was a colossal fight, needing huge amounts of money, and engaging the enemy through overwhelming force.

這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)是巨大的，需要大量的金錢，而且要以絕對(duì)優(yōu)勢(shì)來(lái)戰(zhàn)勝敵人。

The massive undertaking marked the beginning of an era of colossal sporting constructions across the globe.

這座龐大的建筑標(biāo)志著全球大型體育場(chǎng)館時(shí)代的來(lái)臨。

This colossal blast created everything. All the matter we see in the universe today. And it did all this, without even making a sound.

劇烈的爆炸創(chuàng)造了一切，今天宇宙之中我們所能看到的。它無(wú)聲無(wú)息的創(chuàng)造了這一切。

The idea of your being in London, and a vast millionaire, and a colossal celebrity! Why, it's the Arabian Nights come again.

哪兒想得到你居然會(huì)到倫敦來(lái)，成了這么大的百萬(wàn)富翁，而且是個(gè)鼎鼎大名的人物！嗨，這真是《天方夜譚》的奇跡又出現(xiàn)了。

somewhere down its course the land had twisted beneath that colossal hammer-blow and the way to the sea was no longer open.

沿著河道，在下流的某個(gè)地方，土地在那如同龐大的鐵錘般的打擊下扭曲著，而且通向大海的航道不再暢通。

Brazil also risks patting itself on the back so much that it fails to see the colossal work that remains to be done.

巴西還有過(guò)于自滿的危險(xiǎn)，有可能會(huì)看不到仍有大量工作要做。

To secure the homeland, America did not just wage foreign wars. It also created a colossal security and intelligence bureaucracy at home.

為了保衛(wèi)本土，美國(guó)并不僅僅發(fā)動(dòng)國(guó)外戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，同時(shí)也在國(guó)內(nèi)創(chuàng)立了一個(gè)龐大的安全情報(bào)部門。

He spoke with solemnity and his colossal misshapen nose made what he said very quaint.

他一本正經(jīng)地說(shuō)清，他那丑陋的大鼻子使他說(shuō)的話顯得非常古怪。

In the parlour a colossal shade of Mrs. Melbury's head fell on the wall and ceiling.

在客廳里，麥爾布禮太太的頭的巨大影子投射在墻壁和天花板上。

Russia's foreign minister warned of a "colossal danger" , and said those behind the attack carried a huge responsibility.

俄國(guó)外教部長(zhǎng)警告可能出現(xiàn)巨大的危險(xiǎn)，并稱這些偷襲會(huì)引發(fā)巨大的反應(yīng)。

Growing at a rate of 20% a year will impose colossal pressures on everything from staffing levels to risk control.

一年20%的增長(zhǎng)率將會(huì)對(duì)員工數(shù)量到風(fēng)險(xiǎn)控制的每個(gè)方面產(chǎn)生巨大的壓力。

Whether the elder brother Ye son is many to is colossal in the outside or not, the not filial mother would is head a fault.

不論燁哥兒在外頭多風(fēng)光，不孝母親便是頭一條罪過(guò)的。

Has it been a "colossal failure" , as the shadow chancellor, Ed Balls, attests?

它像影子財(cái)政部長(zhǎng)艾德·鮑爾斯（EdBalls）所說(shuō)的是一個(gè)“巨大的失敗”嗎？

The bush administration is going to embark upon a colossal risky military operation against Saddam.

布什政府將要開(kāi)始一次針對(duì)薩達(dá)姆的大規(guī)模、高風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的軍事行動(dòng)。

Much of Japan's colossal household wealth, one of the world's biggest pools of savings, is in cash or deposits earning little interest.

日本巨大家庭財(cái)富，是世界上最大儲(chǔ)蓄池之一，只是賺取一點(diǎn)利息的存款或者是現(xiàn)金形式。

Urban ecology is a colossal system, and urban Greenbelt system is playing an important role as a main part of the system.

城市生態(tài)環(huán)境是一個(gè)龐大的系統(tǒng)，城市綠地系統(tǒng)作為該系統(tǒng)的重要組成部分正日趨發(fā)揮其不可替代的作用。

The colossal statue was the central feature of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, the Greek sanctuary where the Olympic Games were held.

在巨大的雕像是在奧林匹亞宙斯神廟的核心特點(diǎn)，希臘圣殿在奧運(yùn)會(huì)舉行。

An honest man , strong , fearless, was struck down by a colossal power, perverted by an evil influence .

一個(gè)身強(qiáng)力壯，勇敢大膽，心地忠厚的老實(shí)人，給一股巨大無(wú)比的力量打垮了，給一股邪氣帶壞了。

Egypt's colossal state, with its 8m employees and army of security agents, is in no danger at all of losing physical control.

擁有八百萬(wàn)雇員和一隊(duì)特工人員，埃及政府十分龐大，而現(xiàn)在卻因?yàn)?/c>失去實(shí)際控制權(quán)而處于危險(xiǎn)之中。

Urbanization on such a colossal scale is reshaping Chinese culture, politics, and institutions.

如此龐大的城市化進(jìn)程正在重新塑造中國(guó)的文化、政治和習(xí)俗。

Cave 13 has another colossal Buddha, his arm supported by another figure and an enormous halo around his head.

13號(hào)洞有另外一尊大佛，他的胳膊由另一尊佛像支撐，頭上籠罩巨大佛光。

For the message needs to be broadcast that alternative medicine is a colossal waste of money.

因?yàn)?/c>必須要廣而告之的是，替代醫(yī)學(xué)是一種巨大的金錢浪費(fèi)。

She dismisses worries about the colossal cost of protectionism or of debt-servicing with a devalued currency as scaremongering.

她散布謠言，蠱惑那些擔(dān)心貿(mào)易保護(hù)或以貶值的貨幣償還債務(wù)會(huì)造成巨大開(kāi)銷的人們。

When he returned to power in 1977, Deng embarked on a colossal rush to hold national entrance examinations and reopen universities.

當(dāng)他在1977年返回權(quán)利中央時(shí)，鄧著手一項(xiàng)龐大的緊迫工作以掌握國(guó)家的許可檢查和重新開(kāi)始大學(xué)招生。

But this colossal ice formation is actually a portion of the wall terraces of a huge crater on Mars.

但是這個(gè)巨型冰結(jié)確為火星表面龐大隕石坑的墻階的一部分。

The head-stock and pit-bank of the mine itself were meaningless among the colossal new installations.

在這種龐大的新設(shè)備中間，連礦場(chǎng)礦坑本身都不算什么了。

It seems as if human agency could affect this colossal power.

真好象人力能夠左右這龐大無(wú)比的力量似的。

But this kind of pressure fuels motivation, which is exactly what you'll need to accomplish such a colossal undertaking.

但這種壓力給你的熱情添柴，正是激發(fā)你完成如此浩大事業(yè)的必須。

The result has been a colossal and also lucrative carry trade, with both welcome and unwanted consequences.

結(jié)果是，出現(xiàn)了大量有利可圖的套利交易，其后果既有受人歡迎的，也有人們不愿看到的。