e‧nor‧mous S2 W3 AC / ɪnɔməs $ -ɔr- / 形容词
very big in size or in amount 同义词 huge :
an enormous bunch of flowers
an enormous amount of money
The team made an enormous effort .
THESAURUS
very big
huge/massive/enormous extremely big : The table was enormous. | a huge explosion | Their house is huge. | There is a huge amount of work to be done. | There has been a massive increase in oil prices. | The company is massive, operating in 150 countries. | A massive fire destroyed more than thirty homes. | He’s been under an enormous amount of stress recently. | The changes will have an enormous impact.
great [仅用于名词前] very big – used especially to describe the level or number of something : He achieved great success in America. | The college offers a great number of courses. | a great advantage
vast extremely big – used about areas, distances, numbers, or amounts : vast areas of rainforest | A vast number of tourists visit the island every year.
gigantic extremely big and much bigger than other things of the same type : Gigantic waves crashed onto the beach.
colossal extremely big – used about amounts or objects : James ran up a colossal phone bill. | a colossal statue of Napoleon
tremendous having an extremely big effect : There have been some tremendous changes. | My new job will be a tremendous challenge. | The children were making a tremendous amount of noise.