giant

adjective

/ˈdʒaɪənt/

[only before noun]

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very large; much larger or more important than similar things usually are
- The match was shown on a giant screen outside the town hall.
- That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
- a giant step towards achieving independence
- a giant squid
- a giant-size box of tissues
Extra Examples
- Giant clams may grow to be a metre long.
- The market is controlled by giant corporations which function as monopolies.

giant

noun

/ˈdʒaɪənt/

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(in stories) a very large strong person who is often cruel and stupid
- tales of giants and ogres
see also giantess
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
phrases
- a gentle giant
- a giant of a man
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a person or thing that is unusually large
- He's a giant of a man.
- He is described as a gentle giant.
Extra Examples
- Some people are intimidated by his size, but in fact he's a gentle giant.
- The Amazon is a giant among rivers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
phrases
- a gentle giant
- a giant of a man
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a very large and powerful organization
- These are boom times for the software giant.
- the multinational oil giants
- The company is now one of the giants of the computer industry.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- corporate
- multinational
- industrial
- …
preposition
- giant among
- giant of
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a person who is very good at something
- Camus is considered to be one of the twentieth century's literary giants.

单词	giant
释义	giant adjective /ˈdʒaɪənt/ /ˈdʒaɪənt/ [only before noun] jump to other results very large; much larger or more important than similar things usually are The match was shown on a giant screen outside the town hall. That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. a giant step towards achieving independence a giant squid a giant-size box of tissues Extra Examples Giant clams may grow to be a metre long. The market is controlled by giant corporations which function as monopolies. giant noun /ˈdʒaɪənt/ /ˈdʒaɪənt/ jump to other results (in stories) a very large strong person who is often cruel and stupid tales of giants and ogres see also giantess Oxford Collocations Dictionaryphrases a gentle giant a giant of a man See full entry a person or thing that is unusually large He's a giant of a man. He is described as a gentle giant. Extra Examples Some people are intimidated by his size, but in fact he's a gentle giant. The Amazon is a giant among rivers. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryphrases a gentle giant a giant of a man See full entry a very large and powerful organization These are boom times for the software giant. the multinational oil giants The company is now one of the giants of the computer industry. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective corporate multinational industrial … preposition giant among giant of See full entry a person who is very good at something Camus is considered to be one of the twentieth century's literary giants. see also gas giant, red giant Word OriginMiddle English geant (with the first syllable later influenced by Latin gigant-), from Old French, via Latin from Greek gigas, gigant-.
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