| 单词 | huge |
| 释义 | huge (hjuːdʒ ) Word forms: huger , hugest 1. adjective B1 Something or someone that is huge is extremely large in size. ...a tiny little woman with huge black glasses. Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas which would serve as the scenery. Our driver strolled up, huge and swarthy. Synonyms: enormous, great, giant, large 2. adjective B1 Something that is huge is extremely large in amount or degree. I have a huge number of ties because I never throw them away. hugely adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] In summer this hotel is a hugely popular venue for wedding receptions. She seemed to be enjoying herself hugely. I think she was hugely embarrassed by the whole scene. Synonyms: immensely, enormously, massively, prodigiously 3. adjective B1+ Something that is huge exists or happens on a very large scale, and involves a lot of different people or things. Another team is looking at the huge problem of debts between companies. The result was human suffering on a huge scale. Collocations: huge impact History shows that such breakthroughs in materials science can have a huge impact on society. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Footballers have a huge impact on young people, which is why his behaviour cannot be condoned. The Sun (2014) Has made a huge impact since converting from playing rugby union to throwing the discus. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The shock of diagnosis can have a huge impact. The Sun (2016) This has had a huge impact on promoting entrepreneurship. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He is tipped to call time on the huge increase in hated green levies. The Sun (2015) The huge increase in the amount of data available on the web is largely the result of the number of people who have internet access. Computing (2010) The huge increase in the badger population coincides perfectly in time and space and detail with the decline in hedgehogs. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Was it the huge increase in public expenditure? Times, Sunday Times (2015) Childcare agencies and nanny services have seen a huge increase in demand, with premium services costing up to 270 a day for an emergency childminder. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Second, our ports need huge investment to become hubs for the infant industry. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The track soon became a long, winding staircase of rough stone that must have required a huge investment of labour in ancient times. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Yet some regions have seen a huge leap in the number of homes on sale over the past year, according to Home. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It would mean a huge leap forward in my career. The Sun (2008) The most notable feature in the report was a huge leap in income and capital gains tax in April compared with the previous year. Times, Sunday Times (2013) When we stepped inside our cupboard-sized cabin for the first time, we wondered if we'd made a huge mistake. Times, Sunday Times It was a one-night stand and, according to him, a huge mistake. The Sun With adventures natural and out-ofthis-world, it may be difficult to find time for a bit of retail therapy but that would be a huge mistake. The Sun But it's a huge mistake to think that just because this country has a troubled history it cannot be put in a better place. Times, Sunday Times With the two disallowed goals, the referee made a huge mistake. The Sun Badgers account for a huge number of ground nesting birds' eggs and chicks. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There are a huge number of gentle and meandering blue runs. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Despite the huge number of people who use the crossing, it has never been an accident blackspot. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A huge number were down to sloppy admin errors by senior officers in charge of inquiries. The Sun (2014) He works simultaneously on a huge number of projects in a bewildering array of forms. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Beside a bank was a huge pile of loose bricks, broken concrete, twisted metal. A KING'S RANSOM (2001) They left behind a huge pile of ripped bin bags overflowing with pizza boxes and cans. The Sun (2013) I have a huge pile to get through. The Sun (2016) All that's left is a huge pile of Cotswold stone. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The phones are constantly ringing, and the fax is whirring plus there's a huge pile of shredding to be done. RESCUING ROSE (2002) You could just use a short dash of the stuff as a flavouring, along with sugar, for a huge portion of warm milk. Times, Sunday Times I even wrote a huge portion of my autobiography there. Times, Sunday Times Tea would be an enormous takeaway curry, or a huge portion of pasta. The Sun That leaves a huge portion of the electorate badly served. Times, Sunday Times And even though the pair enjoy sharing a huge portion of their lives on social media, they decided to go to ground and not post public snaps. The Sun But enabling people to solve their own housing problems'has huge potential. Times, Sunday Times (2016) These have huge potential but will only succeed with proper funding and real engagement by ambitious businesses. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Only then can you control the release of that huge potential energy during a race. FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004) He got to shale gas and its huge potential. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Last week brought news of widespread social housing scams too: at least 50,000 council properties have been illegally sublet by tenants, sometimes at huge profit. Times, Sunday Times And all the while selling their best players at huge profit. The Sun The changes it imposes could crush lenders' huge profit margins. Times, Sunday Times He thought it must be possible to publish such books successfully, perhaps not making a huge profit but certainly not making a loss. Times, Sunday Times But he appeared to try to free up cash as he then attempted to sell it for a huge profit. The Sun It was a huge relief to win gold again. The Sun (2012) It was a huge relief to find that the proprietor of a business at the end of the bridge was prepared to offer his staff lavatory. Times, Sunday Times (2014) That was a huge relief for my family. The Sun (2016) It has huge reserves of dollars and other foreign currencies. Times, Sunday Times It also includes huge reserves of minerals, including some of the largest deposits of rare-earth minerals, which are used in new technologies. Times, Sunday Times We are sitting on huge reserves of shale gas. Times, Sunday Times Companies are looking to deploy the huge reserves built up during the recession. Times, Sunday Times Huge reserves of oil, gas and minerals are said to lie beneath its frozen wastes, and locals are convinced that a bonanza awaits them. Times, Sunday Times Britain is sitting on a huge reservoir of coal. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Between them they have a huge reservoir of military expertise. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It really must be sensible to protect outdoor flocks from this huge reservoir of the lethal avian flu disease around the Baltic. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Appointed, huge salary, miserable failure, massive payoff, six months' holiday, appointed — and so the cycle starts again. Times, Sunday Times Last week he was a star on a huge salary. The Sun Will they resign and leave their huge salary along with the perks? The Sun It allowed a club to pay a huge salary, outside of the cap, and thus attract superstars. Times,Sunday Times He has lived up to high expectations and has a huge salary and a couple of diamond earrings to show for it. Times, Sunday Times When he smiled that huge smile, we smiled with him. The Sun For the money, there was very little else that could put such a huge smile on your face. Times, Sunday Times As he played, a huge smile lit up his face. Times, Sunday Times He raises his arms, says 'wow' and a huge smile lights up the stadium. Times, Sunday Times She replied with a huge smile filled with joy. Times, Sunday Times He fielded the usual criticisms: litigation was ruining the medical profession; trial lawyers had a huge stake in keeping litigation as deregulated as imaginable. Christianity Today The private sector today has both a huge stake in society and an enormous influence over it. Times, Sunday Times And that triggered an immediate windfall for the board who still hold huge stakes in the business — the world's biggest trader of metals and oil. The Sun One year you get a huge sum in equalization payment, and the next it is cut back for no acceptable reason... Globe and Mail (2003) The huge sum has been set aside for payouts to tens of thousands of patients who suffered blunders in hospital. The Sun (2013) It was a huge sum of money for connections more accustomed to competing at the nation's less salubrious tracks, yet they would not be moved. Times, Sunday Times (2006) For a huge sum of money, the splicer procured for Hanuman a vial of viruses made six hundred years previously on Catava. THE BROKEN GOD Riding such a distance with little or no sleep is a huge undertaking. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It was a huge undertaking but they were very determined. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It is a huge undertaking and you realise what a massive responsibility the captain and crew have. The Sun (2012) For a man of his generation that was a huge undertaking. Times, Sunday Times (2011) But such a huge undertaking inevitably left massive footprints. Getting There: The Epic Struggle between Road and Rail in the American Century (1994) The spread of the virus threatens to generate a huge volume of calls from people urgently in need of advice. Times, Sunday Times I was aware there was a huge volume of blood spurting from my face. The Sun It doesn't inspire a huge volume of feedback, but all attest to its excellence and impressive consistency. Times, Sunday Times In autumn, when it's windy, a huge volume of leaves from these trees falls into my garden. Times, Sunday Times Police could not cope with the huge volume of calls from people worried about loved ones caught up in the blasts. Times, Sunday Times The photo prompted a huge wave of social action. Times, Sunday Times On one occasion, the youngster walked out in a fresh outfit - and a huge wave drenched him. The Sun But then a huge wave crashed over the side of the boat, drenching me in cold seawater. Times, Sunday Times This would provide 'a huge wave of work for us' as they were shut down or maintained to keep them going. Times, Sunday Times It has already started a huge wave of interest among car buyers who have been staying away for months. The Sun They are also still living in their three-bed terraced home seven months after their huge win. The Sun This was a huge win and should give us the confidence we need at such a crucial time. Times, Sunday Times Wolves held on for a huge win on the road to move up to sixth, despite their underwhelming start to the season. The Sun Through the experience, your group members might even be inspired to break off and lead a group of their own-which would be a huge win. Christianity Today It was a huge win because quite a big margin would have opened up if they had won. The Sun But this can leave drivers exposed to potentially huge rises in their premiums. Times, Sunday Times So at the car hire desk they sell additional 'excess insurance' to cover this potentially huge fee. Times, Sunday Times Of course, there are some potentially huge downsides. Times, Sunday Times Insurance groups have asked the government to be the backstop against potentially huge losses in the trade credit sector. Times,Sunday Times The implications for the next election are potentially huge. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 巨大的 Japanese: 巨大な |
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