prodigious

英 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]

美 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]

adj.  巨大的; 伟大的

TOEFLIELTSGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14631 / COCA.14195

牛津词典

adj.

• 巨大的；伟大的
  very large or powerful and causing surprise or admiration
  1. a prodigious achievement/memory/talent
     惊人的成就 / 记忆力 / 才华
  2. Laser discs can store prodigious amounts of information.
     激光磁盘能够贮存大量信息。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 巨大的；庞大的；大得惊人的
  Something that isprodigiousis very large or impressive.
  1. This business generates cash in prodigious amounts...
     这种业务收益丰厚。
  2. He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.
     他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

双语例句

• Someone said that Bush's political base was built on twin platforms: his Rangers celebrity and the prodigious campaigning he had done for his father throughout Texas in1980,1984,1988 and1992.
  有人说，小布什的政治基础是建立在两个跳板上的：他的“骑警队”的名气和他于1980年、1984年、1988年和1992年在得州为他父亲所做的大量竞选工作。
• We have all come across students with a prodigious analytical ability but who lack the emotional intelligence to be leaders.
  我们都遇到过具备惊人分析能力但缺乏情商的学生变成领导者。
• I was impressed by his prodigious talent.
  他那过人的才干给我留下了深刻的印象。
• Laser discs can store prodigious amounts of information.
  激光磁盘能够贮存大量信息。
• He had a prodigious appetite for both women and drink.
  他对女人和酒有种强烈的欲望。
• A continuous flow of energy is supplied to the photosphere to make good the prodigious losses by radiation.
  有一种连续不断的能流供给光球，以弥补辐射造成的巨大损耗。
• She was a prodigious musician.
  她是一个不同凡响的音乐家。
• It found us in a prodigious valley, strewn with rocks and where ran a foaming river.
  我们发现是处身在一个大得可怕的山谷中了，东一堆西一堆的岩石，还有一条汹涌的河流。
• Did you know that fruit flies reproduce at a prodigious rate?
  你知道果蝇有很强的繁殖率吗？
• He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.
  他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。