1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 巨大的;极大的;大量的 You use tremendous to emphasize how strong a feeling or quality is, or how large an amount is. 巨大的;极大的;大量的 [informal, emphasis]
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I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest.
我感到胸口堵得难受。
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There's tremendous tension between the local population and the refugees…
当地居民与难民之间关系非常紧张。
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That's a tremendous amount of information.
那是海量的信息。
SYN huge, great, towering, vast
2 ADJ-GRADED 精彩的;出色的;极好的 You can describe someone or something as tremendous when you think they are very good or very impressive. 精彩的;出色的;极好的 [informal]
SYN excellent, great [informal] , wonderful, brilliant
| Word Link | trem ≈ shaking : tremble, tremendous, tremor |
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