a giant of industry
collocation工业巨头
He became a giant of industry after founding his own company.
他在创立自己的公司后成为了工业巨头。
巨人
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巨人
a mythical creature that looks like a very large human
The fairy tale tells of a brave knight who fought a giant.
童话故事讲述了一位勇敢的骑士与巨人搏斗的故事。
神话中体型巨大的人或类人生物
A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
旧金山巨人队的球员。
A player for the San Francisco Giants.
体型异常庞大的生物
any creature of exceptional size
具体而言:
Specifically:
Marie Curie was a giant in the field of science.
居里夫人是科学界的巨人。
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The retail giant opened hundreds of new stores this year.
这家零售巨头今年新开了数百家门店。
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Walton built a retail giant
沃尔顿打造了一个零售巨头
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工业巨头
He became a giant of industry after founding his own company.
他在创立自己的公司后成为了工业巨头。
沉睡的巨人（指潜力巨大但尚未发挥的人或事物）
The country is often called a sleeping giant in the global economy.
这个国家常被称为全球经济中沉睡的巨人。
温和的巨人（形容高大而和善的人）
Everyone in the village loved the gentle giant who helped with the harvest.
村里每个人都喜欢那个帮忙收割的温和巨人。
人中豪杰
In his field, he was regarded as a giant among men.
在他的领域里，他被视为人中豪杰。
经济巨头
China has become an economic giant in recent decades.
近几十年来，中国已成为经济巨头。
沉睡的巨人；指潜力巨大但尚未发挥作用的人或组织
The company is a sleeping giant in the tech industry.
这家公司是科技行业中沉睡的巨人。
巨大的一步；重大进展
This discovery is a giant step forward in cancer research.
这一发现是癌症研究向前迈出的一大步。
巨人杀手；击败强大对手的人或队伍
The underdog team proved to be a giant killer in the tournament.
这支不被看好的队伍在锦标赛中证明了自己是巨人杀手。
那时候地上有巨人。
The 'giants' in this famous line are the mythical Nephilim from the Book of Genesis.
这句名言中的'giants'指的是《创世记》里神话中的拿非利人（Nephilim）。
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记忆：giant 结尾是 ant（蚂蚁），想象一只大如巨人的蚂蚁，就记住 giant 是巨人。
语域：mixed 常见场景：fairy tales and mythology、business and news reports、everyday conversation 该词在不同场合语域不同：指神话或童话中的巨人时为中性；指特别高或大的人时多用于口语；指企业或杰出人物时常见于新闻和较正式的表达。日常指人时比较常见于非正式交流。
可数名词，复数形式为giants。
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