giants

英 [ˈdʒaɪənts]

美 [ˈdʒaɪənts]

n.  (故事中常为残酷而愚蠢的)巨人; 巨人; 巨兽; 巨型植物; 大公司; 强大的组织
giant的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 巨大的；特大的；极其重要的
  Something that is described asgiantis much larger or more important than most others of its kind.
  1. ...Italy's giant car maker, Fiat.
     意大利汽车生产巨头菲亚特公司
  2. ...a giant oak table.
     巨大的橡木桌
  3. ...a giant step towards unification with the introduction of monetary union.
     实行货币联盟，向一体化迈出的一大步
• N-COUNT 大公司；大企业；大国
  Giantis often used to refer to any large, successful business organization or country.
  1. ...Japanese electronics giant Sony.
     日本电子业巨头索尼公司
  2. ...one of Germany's industrial giants, Daimler-Benz.
     德国工业巨头之一，戴姆勒—奔驰公司
• N-COUNT （尤指古代传说中虚构的）巨人
  Agiantis an imaginary person who is very big and strong, especially one mentioned in old stories.
  1. ...a Nordic saga of giants.
     北欧的巨人传奇
• N-COUNT 伟人；巨子；高大健壮的人
  You can refer to someone, especially a man, as agiant, if they seem important or powerful or if they are big and strong.
  1. He has enormous charisma. He is a giant of a man...
     他有超凡的个人魅力，是个伟人。
  2. The biggest man in the patrol, a giant of a man, lifted Mattie on to his shoulders.
     巡逻队中块头最大的那个彪形大汉将玛蒂举起来放到自己的肩上。
• N-COUNT 卓越人物；大师；才华超群的人
  You can refer to someone such as a famous musician or writer as agiant, if they are regarded as one of the most important or successful people in their field.
  1. ...the giant of opera, Luciano Pavarotti...
     歌剧界巨擘卢恰诺·帕瓦罗蒂
  2. He was without question one of the giants of Japanese literature.
     毋庸置疑，他是日本的文学巨匠之一。

双语例句

• If I have seen farther than Descartes, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants.
  如果我所见的比笛卡儿远一点，那是因为我站在巨人的肩上的缘故。
• The Earth had interesting species at that time which included giants and elves.
  地球在那时已经有了有趣的族类，包括巨人族和侏儒族。
• Today, tech giants succeeded because of what was new yesterday.
  今天的科技巨头们之所以获得了成功，就是因为他们创造了昨天的新事物。
• And the women have borne giants, and the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness.
  这些女人生下了巨人，于是整个地上充满了鲜血和邪恶。
• Stories of cruel giants and wicked witches.
  关于残暴的巨人和邪恶的巫婆的故事。
• The latest straw in the wind is a pick-up in sales among the nation's retail giants.
  最新的迹象是该国几家零售巨头的销售额有所上升。
• They beat the Giants by a score of 7 to 3
  他们以7比3的比分击败了巨人队。
• He was traded from the Giants to the Yankees
  他从巨人队转会到扬基队。
• Competing with global giants like Nike and Adidas.
  和全球大公司耐克、阿迪达斯等竞争。
• Mr Sutherland may have the clout needed to push the two trading giants into a deal
  萨瑟兰先生也许有能力促使两大贸易巨头达成协议。