英语词汇“elephantine”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(adjective) in the sense of massive

Definition

like an elephant, esp. in being huge, clumsy, or ponderous

His legs were elephantine.

Synonyms

massive

a massive steam boat

great

a great hall as long and high as a church

huge

Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas.

heavy

He was carrying a very heavy load.

giant

a giant oak table

a giant step towards unification

enormous

an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun

immense

an immense cloud of smoke

lumbering

He overtook a lumbering lorry.

gigantic

The road is bordered by gigantic rocks.

monstrous

They were erecting a monstrous edifice.

mammoth

The mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.

bulky

a bulky man with balding hair

colossal

A colossal statue stands in the square.

The task they face is colossal.

weighty

Simon lifted a weighty volume from the shelf.

hulking

When I woke up there was a hulking figure staring down at me.

laborious

ponderous

a huge, ponderous vehicle

gargantuan

a marketing event of gargantuan proportions

humongous or humungous (informal)

单词	elephantine
释义	Trends of elephantine View usage for: elephantine (elɪfæntaɪn) adjective If you describe something as elephantine, you mean that you think it is large and clumsy. [disapproval] ...elephantine clumsiness. His legs were elephantine. Synonyms: massive, great, huge, heavy More Synonyms of elephantine elephantine in British English (ˌɛlɪˈfæntaɪn) adjective 1. denoting, relating to, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants 2. huge, clumsy, or ponderous Elephantine in American English (ˌɛləfænˈtaɪni; ˌɛləfænˈtini) small island in the Nile, opposite Aswan: site of ancient ruins elephantine in American English (ˌɛləˈfænˌtin; ˈɛləfənˌtin; ˌɛləˈfænˌtaɪn; ˈɛləfənˌtaɪn) adjective 1. of an elephant or elephants 2. like an elephant in size or gait; huge, heavy, slow, clumsy, ungainly, etc. Word origin L elephantinus < Gr elephantinos Examples of 'elephantine' in a sentence elephantine A domed elephantine building loomed pale against the sooty night. Appiganesi, Lisa DREAMS OF INNOCENCE (2001) `They saw Major Karnes return to the back room, followed by the elephantine Hubert in his grey uniform. Arden, William THE MYSTERY OF THE PURPLE PIRATE (2001) He was coming along the landing; she heard his elephantine tread. Clive Barker THE HELLBOUND HEART (2001) He was coming along the landing; she heard his elephantine tread. Clive Barker THE HELLBOUND HEART (2001) (adjective) in the sense of massive Definition like an elephant, esp. in being huge, clumsy, or ponderous His legs were elephantine. Synonyms massive a massive steam boat great a great hall as long and high as a church huge Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas. heavy He was carrying a very heavy load. giant a giant oak table a giant step towards unification enormous an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun immense an immense cloud of smoke lumbering He overtook a lumbering lorry. gigantic The road is bordered by gigantic rocks. monstrous They were erecting a monstrous edifice. mammoth The mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months. bulky a bulky man with balding hair colossal A colossal statue stands in the square. The task they face is colossal. weighty Simon lifted a weighty volume from the shelf. hulking When I woke up there was a hulking figure staring down at me. laborious ponderous a huge, ponderous vehicle gargantuan a marketing event of gargantuan proportions humongous or humungous (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of bulky Definition very large and massive, esp. so as to be unwieldy a bulky man with balding hair Synonyms large, big, huge, heavy, massive, enormous, substantial, immense, mega (slang), very large, mammoth, colossal, cumbersome, weighty, hulking, unwieldy, ponderous, voluminous, unmanageable, elephantine, massy, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (informal) in the sense of colossal Definition very large in size A colossal statue stands in the square.The task they face is colossal. Synonyms huge, massive, vast, enormous, immense, titanic, gigantic, monumental (informal), monstrous, mammoth, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, gargantuan, herculean, elephantine, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous (informal), supersize in the sense of enormous Definition unusually large in size, extent, or degree an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun Synonyms huge, massive, vast, extensive, tremendous, gross, excessive, immense, titanic, jumbo (informal), gigantic, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, gargantuan, elephantine, astronomic, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous (informal), supersize Nearby words of elephantine elemental elementary elephant elephantine elevate elevated elevation Synonyms of 'elephantine' elephantine Explore 'elephantine' in the dictionary
随便看	to hitch a ride or lift to hitchhike to new york to hitch sth (on) to sth to hit home to strike home to hit it off (with sb) to hit out at sb to-hit-someone-for-six to hit someone for six knocked for six to hit the bookstands to hit the bottle to hit the headlines to hit the headlines grab the headlines to hit the jackpot to hit the nail on the head to hit the road to hit the roof go through the roof to hit the roof or to go through the roof toho to hoist o.s. onto a table to hoist o.s. up to hold an election to hold an inquiry into sth to hold court to hold fast to hold fast to sth

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