| 单词 | mighty |
| 释义 | mighty (once / 79 pages) 1adj 2adv Something that's mighty is large and powerful. Mighty Mouse is no ordinary mouse; he's a superhero. It's best not to mess with anyone with mighty in their name. A mighty beast in a fairy tale is ferocious and intimidating, and a mighty power in the business world exerts great influence. Colloquially, you can also use mighty to emphasize something, or to mean "extremely." This informal use is especially common in the U.S. South, where a host might say, "We're mighty glad to have you!" Mighty comes from the Old English root mæht, "strength or power." WORD FAMILYmighty: mightier, mightiest, mightily, mightiness+/might: mights, mighty/mightiness: mightinesses USAGE EXAMPLESSome Springdale residents, meanwhile, are calling on the state to tone down its “Mighty Five” tourism campaign focused on the state’s national parks. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) But the mighty humpbacks are one of the great conservation successes in human history. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Ms. Kikta — tall, cool, mighty — cleaves space apart with the lines and force of her dancing. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 adj having or showing great strength or force or intensity 2struck a mighty blow the mighty logger Paul Bunyan "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton Syn powerful having great power or force or potency or effect adv (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree the baby is mighty cute he's mighty tired Syn mightily, powerful, right |
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