Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3790
giant
巨人
核心释义
a mythical creature that looks like a very large human
- 1.
神话中体型巨大的人或类人生物
A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
- 2.
旧金山巨人队的球员。
A player for the San Francisco Giants.
- 3.
体型异常庞大的生物
any creature of exceptional size
- 4.
具体而言:
Specifically:
- 5.
纽约巨人队的球员。
A player for the New York Giants.
- 6.
具有非凡重要性和声望的人
a person of exceptional importance and reputation
- 7.
身材高大的人
A very tall and large person.
- 8.
异常庞大的企业
an unusually large enterprise
- 9.
某种动物或植物中的高大物种
A tall species of a particular animal or plant.
- 10.
比同温度主序星亮得多的恒星
A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature.
- 11.
超过介质最大数据包大小(1518字节)的以太网数据包
An Ethernet packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size of 1,518 bytes.
- 12.
庞大的组织
A very large organization.
- 13.
体力或智力超群的人
A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.
- 14.
身体完全伸展绕轴旋转一周的动作
A maneuver involving a full rotation around an axis while fully extended.
大高个；大块头；伟人；巨擘；巨头；大型企业；巨型生物；庞然大物；巨人队球员
用法In use
The fairy tale tells of a brave knight who fought a giant.
用法提示：giant 作名词，指异常巨大的生物
Marie Curie was a giant in the field of science.
用法提示：giant 作名词，指非常重要和有声望的人
The retail giant opened hundreds of new stores this year.
用法提示：giant 作名词，指超大型企业
Walton built a retail giant
a giant of a + noun
这个结构强调某人或某物格外高大、庞大，语气较强。
Their new goalkeeper is a giant of a man.
他们的新守门员是个巨人般的大汉。
a giant in + a field/industry
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a giant of industry
- 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。
- a sleeping giant
- 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。
- a gentle giant
- 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。
- a giant among men
- 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。
- an economic giant
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为giants。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 giant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ 押韵且尾音为 /aɪənt/ 的词包括 client、defiant、pliant、compliant；其中后三个还共享拼写结尾 iant。注意 gigantic 虽以 gi- 开头，但发音是 /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/，与 giant 不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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