giant

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gi·ant1 /ˈdʒaɪənt/ S3 W2 adjectiveadj [only before noun]

BIGextremely big, and much bigger than other things of the same type 巨大的，特大的

a giant electronics company

一家电子产品巨头

a giant tortoise

巨龟

Examples from the Corpus

giant• It was as if they had landed on an alien planet, his fear that of awakening the denizens, giant and menacing.• The giant bivalves jammed the cracks between the black tufts of lava that covered the ocean floor.• Giant cabbages grew in the garden.• It would be like knitting in the middle of a giant car park.• The giant daughter of the house then rushed to comfort Thor.• ...and then this giant green monster appeared from the cave.• Even one small step on the path of your plan can be a giant leap!• Geologically, this area is an alluvial fan of a giant rock slide of granitic gneisses.• Be careful. The forest is full of giant snakes and spiders.• If he was to be the father of a nation, he wanted giant sons.• a giant TV screen

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giant2 W3 noun [countableC]

1. RFan extremely tall strong man, who is often bad and cruel, in children’s stories 〔儿童故事中的〕巨人

2 BBCa very large successful company 巨头，大公司

the German chemicals giant, BASF

德国化工巨头巴斯夫公司

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3. TALL PERSONa very big man, animal, or plant 巨人；巨兽；巨型植物

4 GOOD ATsomeone who is very good at doing something 伟人，卓越人物

giant of

Miles Davis, truly one of the giants of jazz

迈尔斯·戴维斯，一位真正的爵士乐大师

Examples from the Corpus

giant• I have been amazed at much of the cautiousness displayed in much of the current analysis of the dying giant.• Pickleson, fairground giant with whom Doctor Marigold becomes friendly and who draws his attention to the deaf-mute whom Sophy eventually marries.• The furrows look like a herd of giants have been plowing hither and yon through the snow.• Or, as the old tag had it, pygmies standing on the shoulders of giants.• But it is clear that the publicly held Wall Street giants are doing very well.• Clapton is one of the giants of the music industry.• He found her, with the giants, and urged her to return with him to the depths.

From Longman Business Dictionary

giantgi·ant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ noun [countableC]ORGANIZATIONS

a very large, successful company

The world’s soft drinks market is dominated by the US giants, Pepsi and Coke.

ICI, the chemicals giant, paid $193 million to buy an American explosives manufacturer.

giant organisations like IBM and Shell

Origin giant2

(1200-1300) Old French geant, from Greek gigas

gi·ant1 adjectiveadjgiant2 noun

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