prodigious

英 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]

美 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]

adj.  巨大的; 伟大的

TOEFLIELTSGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14631 / COCA.14195

牛津词典

adj.

• 巨大的；伟大的
  very large or powerful and causing surprise or admiration
  1. a prodigious achievement/memory/talent
     惊人的成就 / 记忆力 / 才华
  2. Laser discs can store prodigious amounts of information.
     激光磁盘能够贮存大量信息。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 巨大的；庞大的；大得惊人的
  Something that isprodigiousis very large or impressive.
  1. This business generates cash in prodigious amounts...
     这种业务收益丰厚。
  2. He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.
     他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

双语例句

• He had a prodigious appetite for both women and drink.
  他对女人和酒有种强烈的欲望。
• We are all overwhelmed by his prodigious memory.
  我们都被他那惊人的记忆力折服了。
• Prodigious squandering ( usually by a government).
  巨大的浪费（通常是指政府）。
• Isaac Asimov, the prodigious popularizer of science, reacts hotly to the Jastrow book.
  多产的科普作家艾撒克·阿西莫夫对贾斯特罗的书提出了强烈的批评。
• So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.
  所以，让自由的回声响彻新罕布什尔州连绵不绝的山头吧！
• Someone said that Bush's political base was built on twin platforms: his Rangers celebrity and the prodigious campaigning he had done for his father throughout Texas in1980,1984,1988 and1992.
  有人说，小布什的政治基础是建立在两个跳板上的：他的“骑警队”的名气和他于1980年、1984年、1988年和1992年在得州为他父亲所做的大量竞选工作。
• These last words produced a prodigious effect on the seamen.
  这最后的几个字在海员们身上发生了一种不可思议的影响。
• Deciduous broadleaf trees and shrubs occupy prodigious proportion;
  落叶阔叶乔木与落叶阔叶灌木在群落中占很大的比例；
• A continuous flow of energy is supplied to the photosphere to make good the prodigious losses by radiation.
  有一种连续不断的能流供给光球，以弥补辐射造成的巨大损耗。
• Did you know that fruit flies reproduce at a prodigious rate?
  你知道果蝇有很强的繁殖率吗？