| 单词 | formidable |
| 释义 | formidable (fɔːʳmɪdəbəl , fəʳmɪd- ) adjective If you describe something or someone as formidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive. We have a formidable task ahead of us. Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music. She looked every bit as formidable as her mother. Synonyms: impressive, great [informal], powerful, tremendous formidably adverb [ADVERB adjective] Sofia was attractive and formidably intelligent. Collocations: formidable combination Paired in the 20-over game, which permits two overseas players, they will be a formidable combination. Times, Sunday Times As a team, they would make a formidable combination of brain and guile. The Sun The results and the unsavoury backdrop make a formidable combination, and a successful one. Times, Sunday Times He has put on a good deal of weight, all muscle, and presents a formidable combination of power and sound technique. Times, Sunday Times Once the preserve of the upper class, now they are open to the wealthy and clever too; a formidable combination. Times, Sunday Times She positions herself as a formidable intellect, a woman who has passed the point where she worries about whether or not to tie her hair back. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He combined a formidable intellect with good humour and he had a keen ability to defuse difficult situations. Times, Sunday Times (2006) One reason for this is undoubtedly his formidable intellect. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This likely will be fueled by formidable opposition from all sectors of the nonprofit community, since every public charity will be adversely affected by the proposed regulation. Christianity Today Normally, an incumbent president faces little formidable opposition within his own party. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dispensing with niceties, the staff get to work and, as lessons begin in earnest, it soon becomes clear that the ladettes are up against formidable opposition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And that requires us to harness the formidable power of the markets. Times, Sunday Times I say all this just to demonstrate the formidable power of the brain's simulation software. Times, Sunday Times No need when, in the ring, you can show the true mettle of a champion, proving you have the chin and the courage to go with the formidable power. Times, Sunday Times Teer viewed artistic expression and ownership as a formidable power source for generating social and political change. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Warner's decision to sell came at a time when he was losing the formidable power that he once took for granted. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Why did such a formidable predator suddenly die out, more than 2.5 million years ago? Times, Sunday Times Given their fearsome size, the giant turtles might have been formidable predators themselves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The protohumans living in the forests had to adapt to living on hostile open plains, where they would have been easy prey for formidable predators such as big cats. Times, Sunday Times This group became known as the terror birds, and were formidable predators. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These huge animals were clearly formidable predators. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No more than five feet tall, she had a formidable presence, a husky voice and a fiery temper when roused. Times, Sunday Times Short of stature, powerful of voice and with a distinctive charm, he could be a formidable presence. Times, Sunday Times Her formidable presence, combined with the strength of her convictions and her astute professional judgment, meant that she could sometimes come across as fierce. Times, Sunday Times He was a formidable presence. The Times Literary Supplement The then-national serviceman was a formidable presence in goal that year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Radio 1 will have a formidable rival. Times, Sunday Times This makes you a formidable rival but a wonderful friend. The Sun Job-wise, someone you see as a formidable rival suggests sharing ideas so you could both win a place on a project that would lead to a glittering career. The Sun More may be gained by crushing a formidable rival than by conquering a province. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We know them well and they are formidable rivals. The Sun He had enough material elsewhere to show his own formidable skill in this repertoire. Times, Sunday Times His formidable skills as a linguist ensured that this brave strategy was largely successful. Times, Sunday Times She shows herself to have acquired extremely formidable skills as a hand-to-hand combatant and a swordswoman. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As track succeeds track, his formidable talent for the fortissimo blaze begins to lose its glory. Times, Sunday Times Only by working together will we be able to unlock the formidable talent of the next generation. Times, Sunday Times These actors are winning awards and being justly admired because of their formidable talent. Times, Sunday Times All that poise, and ego, and formidable talent? Times, Sunday Times Not so fast, however, as to blunt his formidable talent. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 可怕的 Japanese: 恐るべき |
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