单词 | colossus |
释义 | colossus From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcolossusco‧los‧sus /kəˈlɒsəs $ kəˈlɑː-/ noun [countable]BIGIMPORTANTsomeone or something that is extremely big or extremely important an intellectual colossus like LeonardoExamples from the Corpuscolossus• The merged bank will be a colossus.• They managed to destroy a colossus in a year.• This flawed titan bestrides the history of his age like a colossus.• Entertainment colossus MCA Inc. was purchased for $6.6 billion.Origin colossus (1300-1400) Latin “very large statue”, from Greek kolossos |
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