massive

• adj. 大量的；巨大的，厚重的；魁伟的

来自mass,大块，大团。引申词义大量的。

1. imposing in size or bulk or solidity;

"massive oak doors"

"Moore's massive sculptures"

"the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"

"a monumental scale"

2. being the same substance throughout;

"massive silver"

3. imposing in scale or scope or degree or power;

"massive retaliatory power"

"a massive increase in oil prices"

"massive changes"

4. consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter;

"Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"

massive (adj.)

c. 1400, from Middle French massif "bulky, solid," from Old French masse "lump" (see mass (n.1)). Related: Massively; massiveness. U.S. Cold War strategy of massive retaliation was introduced by J.F. Dulles in early 1954.

huge, enormous, immense, giant, gigantic, colossal, vast, massive, tremendous

这些形容词均有"巨大的，庞大的"之意。

huge： 含义广，强调体积或容积的庞大。也可用于引申意义。

enormous： 指体积、数量或程度远远超过一般标准。

immense： 正式用词，侧重空间的广阔，也指面积或分量的巨大。

giant： 非正式用词，多为褒义。指如巨人般的庞大体积。

gigantic： 指面积或体积的巨大，但多用于引申意义。

colossal： 侧重尺寸、规模和体积的无比巨大。

vast： 多指空间、面积、范围的巨大，不涉及重量。

massive： 指大的体积、数量和重量，侧重庞大而笨重。

tremendous： 指某物很大，大得惊人；也可用作引申意义。

On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume -72- highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion ( ' , 转向) of U.S. grain to the production of bio-fuel.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

By picking up patterns from massive data on human behavior.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

How can I help you?The massive decline in sleep happened so slowly and quietly that few seemed to notice the trend.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

When that flow is interrupted, we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices, At the same time, we derive massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

Placed in an insulated (隔绝的) case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can withstand massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

his manuals including The Royal Parisian Baker and the massive five-volume Art of French Cooking Series 18-1847, completed after his deat first systematized many basic principles of cooking, complete with drawings and step-by-step directions.

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

In a 2011 USPS case study, the agency emphasized its massive infrastructure as a "unique federal asset" to be called upon in a disaster or terrorist attack.

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion of U.S. grain to t

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

The aircraft is massive as long as a football field and as tall as 6 double decker buses and capable of flying for up to 5 days.

2018年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

The companies developing self-driving vehicles should be partnering with state and federal authorities to offer retraining for this massive workforce, many of whom will be displaced by the new technology.

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

The idea, as he has put it, is to offer businesses rapid, long-distance connectivity on a massive scale.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

The massive decline in sleep happened so slowly and quietly that few seemed to notice the trend.

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

Their massive wake creates waves at the bottom of the sea, weakening the foundations of the centuries-old buildings themselves.

2018年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

The fear of massive copying.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Massive rubbish dumps and sprawling landfills constitute one of the more uncomfortable impacts that humans have on wildlife.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

And when it comes to the hyper-connected super-smart world that technology firms are painting for us, it seems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed to provide the personalized, customized solutions that companies need to improve their services.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Rising more than 1,000 feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains of Wyoming, the massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

He said "Monsanto should not be able, just because they've got billions of dollars to spend on legal fees, to try to terrify farmers into obeying their agreements by massive force and threats.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

And when it comes to the hyper-connected super-smart world that technology firms are painting for us, it seems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed to provide the personalized, customized so

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

give the right computer a massive database of faces, and it can process what it sees—then recognize a face it's told to find—with remarkable speed and precision.

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

However, this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg as smart buildings and even cities increasingly become the norm as leaders and business owners begin to wake up to the massive savings that technology can deliver through connected sensors and new fo

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

One impetus for the policy is that companies are already starting to build massive constellations, comprising hundreds or thousands of satellites with many moving parts among them.

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

rising more than 1, 000 feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains of Wyoming, the massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place.

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

The extreme isolation of these massive farms leaves them often unattended, and monitored only once or twice a year, which means if the livestock falls ill or requires assistance, it can be a long time for farmers to discover.

2018年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

The sudden decline in foot traffic in recent years, even though it hasn't been accompanied by a massive decline in physical sales, is a critical warning.

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

The trouble is, for many of the researchers who'd like to design systems to address these challenges, massive datasets for experimentation just don't exist—at least, not in formats that are accessible to academic researchers.

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

To begin to figure out how computers are struggling, researchers at the University of Washington created a massive database of faces—they call it MegaFace—and tested a variety of facial-recognition algorithms as they scaled up in complexity.

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

To compound the delays, the unused airport is resulting in massive costs.

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

It's not easy to carry around, especially when boxed inside a massive skull.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 原文

Since 1992 the number of people dying has been bigger than that of those being born by a massive 50%.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300-pius stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage overseas labor, order in volumes that strain natural resources, and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

First two hours , now three hours—this is how far in advance authorities are recommending people show up to catch a domestic flight , at least at some major U.airports with increasingly massive security lines.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

Although electric cars are still a rarity on roads now, this massive investment could change the picture rapidly in coming years.

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

first two hours, now three hours一this is how far in advance authorities are recommending people show up to catch a domestic flight, at least at some major U.S. airports with increasingly massive security lines.

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

For H&M to offer a $5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300 -plus stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage overseas labor, order in volumes that strain natural resources, and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals.

2013年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

When women do break through to the summit of corporate power—as, for example, Sheryl Sandberg recently did at Facebook—they attract massive attention precisely because they remain the exception to the rule.

2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

a massive rock

一块巨大的岩石

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the massive walls of the castle

厚实坚固的城堡围墙

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The explosion made a massive hole in the ground.

爆炸在地面留下了一个巨大的坑。

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a massive increase in spending

开支的大幅度增加

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He suffered a massive heart attack.

他的心脏病严重发作了。

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(British English,informal)Their house is massive.

他们的房子大极了。

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They have a massive great house.

他们有一座非常大的房子。

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There was evidence of massive fraud.

有证据表明是巨额欺诈。

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...massive air attacks...

大规模空袭

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He died six weeks later of a massive heart attack.

六周后他因严重的心脏病发作去世。

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In the economic society, the corporation value is estimated by how much of wealth it produced.

在追求经济发展的社会中, 人们对企业价值的评价,往往是以它创造财富的多少来衡量的.

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There is a massive monument in the square.

广场上有一座巨大的纪念碑.

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He drank a massive amount of alcohol.

他喝了大量的烈酒.

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A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.

经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者.

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By 1931, then, France alone in Europe was a country of massive immigration.

也就是说，到1931年的时候，法国是欧洲唯一一个拥有大量移民的国家。

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It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.

毫无疑问，盟军一次大规模的进攻就会击溃已是强弩之末的敌军。

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On September 5, at the end of the festival, a massive display of fireworks will light up the sky around Broadlands.

9月5日，也就是庆祝活动的最后，会有大型焰火表演照亮布罗德兰附近的夜空。

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He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design.

在他的长篇报告中，他用了很大的篇幅来分析美国飞机的设计。

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European farmers are planning a massive demonstration against farm subsidy cuts.

欧洲农场主正策划一场抗议削减农场补贴的大规模示威游行。

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Shortly after his admission into hospital he had a massive brain haemorrhage and died.

住院后不久，他就死于大面积脑溢血。

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US forces are poised for a massive air, land and sea assault.

美国军队作好了发动大规模海、陆、空攻击的准备。

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That does not require "massive" military intervention, as some have mischievously claimed.

那并不需要像某些不怀好意者所主张的那样进行“大规模的”军事干预。

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Janet Jackson's new album has been heralded by a massive media campaign.

珍妮·杰克逊的新专辑已经在媒体上进行了大规模宣传。

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The United States Congress and the President are still locked in disagreement over proposals to reduce the massive budget deficit.

美国国会和总统就削减巨额预算赤字的提案仍持不同意见，双方僵持不下。

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