1
- large and heavy or solid大而重的, 厚重的, 大块的:
a massive rampart of stone.
巨大的石头堡垒。
2
- exceptionally large大量的, 大规模的:
massive crowds are expected.
估计会有大量的人聚集。
2.1
- very intense or severe剧烈的, 严重的:
a massive heart attack.
严重的心脏病发作。
2.2
- informal particularly successful or influential〈非正式〉特别成功的; 非常有影响的:
they're going to be massive.
他们将会大获成功。
3
- Geology (of rocks or beds) having no discernible form or structure【地质】(岩石或地层)均匀构造的, 大块的。
3.1
- (of a mineral) not visibly crystalline(矿物)外观非晶质的。
- Brit. informal a group of young people from a particular area with a common interest in hip-hop or jungle music〈英, 非正式〉(某一地区的年轻人群体)嬉蹦音乐迷(或丛林爵士音乐迷):
the Bristol massive.
布里斯托尔的嬉蹦音乐迷。
派生词
massively
adverb庞大而复杂的网络
massiveness
noun词源
late Middle English: from French massif, -ive, from Old French massis, based on Latin massa (see MASS).