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单词 awesome
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Definition of awesome in English:

awesome

adjective ˈɔːs(ə)mˈɔsəm
  • 1Extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring awe.

    the awesome power of the atomic bomb
    Example sentencesExamples
    • More than 100,000 spectators were wowed by awesome aerobatics at Clacton Air Show.
    • One wonders what treasures may still remain buried and undiscovered, such is the awesome scale of the place.
    • The birds' mother is also an awesome sight, as she flies onto the nest with a fish in her mouth to feed her young.
    • This is ballet on tarmac and the high speeds involved make this an awesome spectacle.
    • Nor was there as yet any sign that the arguments had undermined men's belief in the awesome powers of an anointed king.
    • To see a hammerhead eat a surface bait is spectacular, but to see two fight over it is awesome!
    • The best way I can describe it is wanting to work with nature, of acknowledging its awesome power.
    • In the end political and military judgments have to be made and those who hold power have the awesome task of making them.
    • One feels so helpless, so small in the face of such awesome power being so recklessly cast about.
    • It wants to crush any alternatives, and to intimidate the world with its awesome military power.
    • Our family has thus been confronted with the awesome effects of a single gene.
    • However, critics claim that the awesome size and alien appearance of the plants will spoil the landscape.
    • Last week again Afghanistan was subjected to the awesome destructive power of the zilzila.
    • York Minster, 250 years in the building, is an awesome display of the creative genius of man.
    • To take one's own life or to terminate the life of another out of mercy is to exercise the most awesome power imaginable.
    • The awesome majesty and power of these mountains is breathtaking and I look at them every day.
    • Being able to stand so close really enables you to get a feel of the real power in the waterfall, it really is an awesome spectacle.
    • This is the most amazing, awesome and deadly frightening image of fire that it's been my privilege to see.
    • We ask you also to join us in praying for great wisdom for our world leaders upon whom rest such awesome responsibilities.
    • What will always stand out, though, is the awesome and incredibly magnificent make-up.
    Synonyms
    breathtaking, amazing, stunning, astounding, astonishing, awe-inspiring, stupendous, staggering, extraordinary, incredible, unbelievable
    magnificent, wonderful, spectacular, remarkable, phenomenal, prodigious, miraculous, sublime
    formidable, imposing, impressive
    informal mind-boggling, mind-blowing, out of this world, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, amazeballs
    North American informal badass
    literary wondrous
    archaic awful
    1. 1.1informal Extremely good; excellent.
      the band is truly awesome!
      Example sentencesExamples
      • What an awesome little idea, that I'm sure will soon get taken up by others.
      • I've heard whispered tales of how ridiculous and awesome this movie is, but haven't seen it yet.
      • Aside from that function being fun on its own, I found on it some awesome channels.
      • Back to back they sound awesome, as does most of the rest of the album.
      • This girl can sing - and she did an awesome take on the song with only a few little issues with the notes.
      • The super-long socks that Frank bought me in England are the most awesome socks ever!
      • We went shopping together yesterday, and he spent way too much money on me, and it was awesome.
      • The Herbie Mash Trio were playing an awesome gig in W2 tonight before a capacity crowd.
      • After that we went to the Brown Sugar Cafe and I had an awesome peanut butter and choc chip cookie.
      • Jacob was an awesome help to me too, setting up my floor lamp and my bed, and moving furniture around.
      • In Perth, Australia are in the other pool, along with the awesome Dutch, England and Spain.
      • If Agathe's delivery matched his pace he would truly be an awesome player.
      • Heavy, heavy, sung in German, and laden with the most awesome riffs available in heavy metal today.
      • I feel honored to be able to help out these excellent people with such an awesome event.
      • The feeling you get from helping someone else is awesome and is returned to you ten-fold.
      • Some first impressions - Spotlight is pretty awesome and a positive move in desktop search.
      • I've been looking at it for a couple weeks and it's awesome, both design wise and linguistically.
      • Having said that, he is a thunderously awesome singer and had the engineers at Battery in absolute thrall.
      • Last night I had an awesome chat on the phone with Mel, my friend back in Canberra.
      • For the purposes of this review, we will use Paddy's as the archetypal awesome bar.
      Synonyms
      fine, of high quality, of a high standard, quality, superior

Derivatives

  • awesomely

  • adverbˈɔːs(ə)mliˈɔsəmli
    • 1In an extremely impressive or daunting way.

      an ash cloud from the volcano towered awesomely over the bleak, windswept landscape
      1. 1.1informal Extremely well; excellently.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There are heaps of awesomely funny/sweet/lovely/wonderful/moving picture books that I know adults enjoy and I'd like to share them.
      • This is a pivotal moment when we should reconsider our posture toward the world and examine the true burdens and obligations of acting like an empire awesomely more powerful than any others and answerable to no one.
      • However, if future generations are seeking a film that captures the ugly realities of armed conflict then they need look no further than Ridley Scott's awesomely accomplished Black Hawk Down.
      • they've played awesomely this season
      • as submodifier it was just an awesomely well-written show
  • awesomeness

  • nounˈɔːs(ə)mnəsˈɔsəmnəs
    mass noun
    • 1The quality of being extremely impressive or daunting.

      the Hubble telescope presents the mind-blowing awesomeness of the universe
      1. 1.1informal The quality of being extremely good; excellence.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I can't imagine its awesomeness at sunset
      • But it never quite explodes into total awesomeness.
      • A person who can feel neither the solemnity nor the awesomeness of nature lacks in our eyes the necessary sense of his own limitations.
      • Yet his work reflects the artistic canons of Islam in its repetition of line and use of geometric patterns and shapes in varied forms to suggest the awesomeness of the Creator.
      • it's nice to have such an abundance of sci-fi awesomeness available at once

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'filled with awe'): from awe + -some1.

 
 

Definition of awesome in US English:

awesome

adjectiveˈôsəmˈɔsəm
  • 1Extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear.

    the awesome power of the atomic bomb
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The awesome majesty and power of these mountains is breathtaking and I look at them every day.
    • One wonders what treasures may still remain buried and undiscovered, such is the awesome scale of the place.
    • To see a hammerhead eat a surface bait is spectacular, but to see two fight over it is awesome!
    • Nor was there as yet any sign that the arguments had undermined men's belief in the awesome powers of an anointed king.
    • Last week again Afghanistan was subjected to the awesome destructive power of the zilzila.
    • Our family has thus been confronted with the awesome effects of a single gene.
    • The birds' mother is also an awesome sight, as she flies onto the nest with a fish in her mouth to feed her young.
    • In the end political and military judgments have to be made and those who hold power have the awesome task of making them.
    • What will always stand out, though, is the awesome and incredibly magnificent make-up.
    • It wants to crush any alternatives, and to intimidate the world with its awesome military power.
    • York Minster, 250 years in the building, is an awesome display of the creative genius of man.
    • More than 100,000 spectators were wowed by awesome aerobatics at Clacton Air Show.
    • The best way I can describe it is wanting to work with nature, of acknowledging its awesome power.
    • We ask you also to join us in praying for great wisdom for our world leaders upon whom rest such awesome responsibilities.
    • However, critics claim that the awesome size and alien appearance of the plants will spoil the landscape.
    • This is the most amazing, awesome and deadly frightening image of fire that it's been my privilege to see.
    • Being able to stand so close really enables you to get a feel of the real power in the waterfall, it really is an awesome spectacle.
    • One feels so helpless, so small in the face of such awesome power being so recklessly cast about.
    • This is ballet on tarmac and the high speeds involved make this an awesome spectacle.
    • To take one's own life or to terminate the life of another out of mercy is to exercise the most awesome power imaginable.
    Synonyms
    breathtaking, amazing, stunning, astounding, astonishing, awe-inspiring, stupendous, staggering, extraordinary, incredible, unbelievable
    1. 1.1informal Extremely good; excellent.
      the band is truly awesome!
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I've been looking at it for a couple weeks and it's awesome, both design wise and linguistically.
      • We went shopping together yesterday, and he spent way too much money on me, and it was awesome.
      • Back to back they sound awesome, as does most of the rest of the album.
      • Last night I had an awesome chat on the phone with Mel, my friend back in Canberra.
      • I've heard whispered tales of how ridiculous and awesome this movie is, but haven't seen it yet.
      • If Agathe's delivery matched his pace he would truly be an awesome player.
      • What an awesome little idea, that I'm sure will soon get taken up by others.
      • Some first impressions - Spotlight is pretty awesome and a positive move in desktop search.
      • Heavy, heavy, sung in German, and laden with the most awesome riffs available in heavy metal today.
      • For the purposes of this review, we will use Paddy's as the archetypal awesome bar.
      • The super-long socks that Frank bought me in England are the most awesome socks ever!
      • This girl can sing - and she did an awesome take on the song with only a few little issues with the notes.
      • The feeling you get from helping someone else is awesome and is returned to you ten-fold.
      • After that we went to the Brown Sugar Cafe and I had an awesome peanut butter and choc chip cookie.
      • Jacob was an awesome help to me too, setting up my floor lamp and my bed, and moving furniture around.
      • The Herbie Mash Trio were playing an awesome gig in W2 tonight before a capacity crowd.
      • In Perth, Australia are in the other pool, along with the awesome Dutch, England and Spain.
      • I feel honored to be able to help out these excellent people with such an awesome event.
      • Aside from that function being fun on its own, I found on it some awesome channels.
      • Having said that, he is a thunderously awesome singer and had the engineers at Battery in absolute thrall.
      Synonyms
      fine, of high quality, of a high standard, quality, superior

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘filled with awe’): from awe + -some.

 
 
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