awe·some
adjective/ˈɔːsəm/
/ˈɔːsəm/
- very impressive or very difficult and perhaps rather frightening
令人惊叹的;使人惊惧的;很困难的;难得吓人的 - an awesome sight
惊人的奇观 - awesome beauty/power
天仙之美;惊人能量 - They had an awesome task ahead.
他们面前有十分艰巨的任务。
Extra Examples- As night fell, the volcano presented an awesome sight.
夜幕降临,火山呈现出令人惊叹的景象。 - There are scenes of awesome beauty in the film.
影片中有一些令人惊叹的美丽场景。 - It is a region of awesome gorges and spectacular peaks.
这个地区有令人惊叹的峡谷和壮观的峰峦。 - The stillness of the evening was shattered by the most awesome sound.
夜晚的宁静被最可怕的声音打破了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- really
- simply
- totally
- …
- an awesome sight
- (especially North American English, informal) very good, great fun, etc.
很好的(或极好玩的等) - I just bought this awesome new game!
我刚买了这个超好玩的新游戏! - Wow! That's totally awesome!
哇!真是棒极了!
Synonyms greatgreatcool ▪ fantastic ▪ fabulous ▪ terrific ▪ brilliant ▪ awesome ▪ epicThese are all informal words that describe somebody/something that is very good, impressive, great fun, etc.great (informal) very good; giving a lot of pleasure:- We had a great time in Madrid.
我们在马德里玩得很开心。
- I think their new song’s really cool.
我认为他们的新歌棒极了。
- ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’
“你假期过得好吗?”“棒极了!”
- Jane’s a fabulous cook.
简的烹饪技巧堪称一绝。
- She’s doing a terrific job.
她活儿干得真棒。
- ‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’
“演出怎么样?”“棒极了!”
- The show was just awesome.
演出实在棒极了。
- The adventure and action are truly epic in scope.
惊险刺激的动作场面的确壮观。
- to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time
- to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/epic
Extra Examples- Hey, come look at this! It's awesome!
嗨,来看看这个!可好玩了! - The show was just awesome.
演出实在棒极了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- really
- simply
- totally
- …
- I just bought this awesome new game!
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘filled with awe’): from awe + -some.