massive

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a. 大而重的, 宽大的, 宏伟的 [医] 大块的, 整块的, 大量的

发音

UK /ˈmæs.ɪv/
US /ˈmæs.ɪv/
IN /ˈmasɪv/
IN /ˈmɑsɪv/

词形变化

massives 复数 massives more massive 比较级 most massive 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

大量的；巨大的，厚重的；魁伟的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.

    化学 地质

    karst massives in western Georgia

  2. 2.

    A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.

    多元文化伦敦英语 俚语

    Big up to the Croydon massive!

adj. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Very large in size or extent.

    Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.

    The Enlightenment involved massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.

  2. 2.

    Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.

    A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.

  3. 3.

    To a very great extent; total, utter.

    非正式
  4. 4.

    Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.

    非正式

    Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!

  5. 5.

    Outstanding, beautiful.

    爱尔兰 非正式

    Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?

  6. 6.

    Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.

    医学

    a massive heart attack

  7. 7.

    Having any mass.

    物理

    Some bosons are massive while others are massless.

  8. 8.

    Homogeneous, unstructured.

    地质
  9. 9.

    Homogeneous, unstructured.

    Not having an obvious crystalline structure.

    化学 地质

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

monumental monolithic

近义相关 4

big heavy large solid

相关短语

massive retaliation massive palindrome massive astrophysical compact halo object massive astrophysical compact halo objects massive compact halo objects massive compact halo object 晕族大质量致密天体 massive astronomical compact halo object massive and compact halo object massive astronomical compact halo objects massive and compact halo objects massive palindromes massive parallelism massive parallelisms massive resistance

词源

From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).

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