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- an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size巨人。
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- (in Greek mythology) any of the beings of this kind who rebelled unsuccessfully against the gods of Olympus（希腊神话）反抗奥林匹斯山诸神未获成功的巨人。
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- an abnormally tall or large person, animal, or plant异常高大的人（或动植物）。
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- a very large company or organization大公司; 大型机构。
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- a person of exceptional talent or qualities（智力、品质）超常的人：
a giant among sportsmen.
运动员中的佼佼者。
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- Astronomy a star of relatively great size and luminosity compared to ordinary stars of the main sequence, and 10-100 times the diameter of the sun【天文】巨星。
attrib.
1- of very great size or force; gigantic（体积、力量）巨大的; 巨人似的：
giant multinational corporations
大型跨国公司
a giant transport plane
巨型运输机
a giant meteorite.
巨大的陨星
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- used in names of very large animals and plants, e.g. giant hogweed, giant tortoise［用于体型巨大的动植物名称中, 如： giant hogweed, giant tortoise］。
派生词
giantlike
adjective词源
Middle English geant （with the first syllable later influenced by Latin gigant-）, from Old French, via Latin from Greek gigas, gigant-.