tremendous

Word family

tre·men·dous /trɪˈmendəs/ adjectiveadj

1 BIGvery big, fast, powerful etc 巨大的；极快的；强有力的

Suddenly, there was a tremendous bang, and the whole station shook.

突然一声巨响，整个车站都晃动了。

She was making a tremendous effort to appear calm.

她竭力表现出平静的样子。

She praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her.

她称赞丈夫给了她巨大支持。

Sales have been tremendous so far this year.

今年到目前为止，销售额十分惊人。

This plan could save us a tremendous amount of money.

这个计划能给我们节省一大笔钱。

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2 GOOD/EXCELLENTexcellent 极好的，特棒的

She’s got a tremendous voice, hasn’t she?

她有一副绝好的嗓子，对吧？

—tremendously adverbadv

tremendously wealthy

十分富有

Examples from the Corpus

tremendous• The progress that has been made in microelectronics is tremendous.• Shandon is a tremendous athlete.• My new job will be a tremendous challenge.• Rosewater had a tremendous collection of science-fiction paperbacks under his bed.• That decision created tremendous doubt about whether facilities will be made available to service the regions north of London.• As you can imagine, there was tremendous drama at the time.• I heard a large whoosh and a tremendous explosion right in front of me.• The hedgehogs could hear its tremendous feet crunching through the weeds as it bounded away.• The tremendous force of the tornado wiped out the town.• Your advice has been a tremendous help to us.• You gain access to those 4 million square miles, and you gain access to tremendous natural resources.• Besides, this is a tremendous opportunity.• It was a tremendous thrill, meeting her in person.• The tremendous variety of activities in Dorset ensure that I will continue to visit time after time.

tremendous effort• I would see the tremendous effort it took her to cook this dinner.• With a tremendous effort of will, he straightened up and stood against the wall.• With a tremendous effort Ruth forced her eyes open.• It was a tremendous effort showing some remarkable talent amongst us and contained a powerful presentation of the gospel.• He was making a tremendous effort to appear calm, if possible to be calm.• But Tom made a tremendous effort to behave in the proper way.• It takes a tremendous effort to stop, so: Be determined.• I would like to thank staff at all levels for their tremendous efforts which contributed to this success.

Origin tremendous

(1600-1700) Latin tremendus, from tremere; → TREMBLE

tre·men·dous adjectiveadj

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