2something on steroidsAmerican EnglishAmE informal used to say that something is much bigger, stronger, more impressive etc than something else that is similar to it – used humorously 某物大[强壮,出色等]得多〔幽默用法〕
They sell cinnamon rolls on steroids.
他们出售超大的肉桂面包。
Examples from the Corpus
something on steroids• Nineteen were also on steroids with or without azathioprine.• The flavor is akin to anchovieson steroids.• I felt like a Pop Warner athleteon steroids.• Near the pull-down machines I get a lecture on body parts from a guy who looks like Mel Gibson on steroids.• And the Alnico pickup sounds huge, almost like a Stratocaster neck pickup on steroids and three steaks a day.• Finding no road, we leave the terrariumon steroids to enact Plan B, which begins in Oracle.
on steroids• Nineteen were also on steroids with or without azathioprine.• The flavor is akin to anchovieson steroids.• I felt like a Pop Warner athleteon steroids.• Near the pull-down machines I get a lecture on body parts from a guy who looks like Mel Gibson on steroids.• And the Alnico pickup sounds huge, almost like a Stratocaster neck pickup on steroids and three steaks a day.• Finding no road, we leave the terrariumon steroids to enact Plan B, which begins in Oracle.
Originsteroid
(1900-2000)sterol type of alcohol ((20-21 centuries)) (from cholesterol) + -oid