单词 | voluminous |
释义 | voluminousWord family adjectivevolumedvolumetricvoluminalvoluminousnounvolumenometervolumetervoluminosityvoluminousnessvolumistvolumizervolumeadverbvolumetricallyvoluminouslyverbvolumize Clothesvo·lu·mi·nous /vəˈluːmənəs, vəˈljuː- $ vəˈluː-/ adjectiveadj formal 1 DCCBIGa voluminous piece of clothing is very large and loose – often used humorously 〔衣服〕宽大的,宽松的〔常为幽默用法〕 a voluminous cloak 宽大的斗篷 2 WRITELONGvoluminous books, documents etc are very long and contain a lot of detail 〔书籍、文件等〕篇幅长的,大部头的 He took voluminous notes during the lecture. 他在听课时作了大量笔记。 3 CONTAIN/HOLDBIGa voluminous container is very large and can hold a lot of things 〔容器〕大的,容量大的 a voluminous suitcase 一个能装很多东西的手提箱 Examples from the Corpus voluminous• Information brokers, for example, are rapidly becoming necessary in dealing with the voluminous amounts of information on the networks.• Democritus' writings were voluminous, and several of the recorded titles sound medical in nature.• All heads of department carried on a voluminous correspondence with this official.• a voluminous fiesta skirt• Try to avoid forcing your reviewer to read through voluminous material of questionable value to him.• The voluminous report has been sent to Congress. (1600-1700) Late Latin voluminosus, from Latin volumen; → VOLUME |
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