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Goliath + verb
Goliath是专有名词，首字母大写。
Goliath was a giant Philistine warrior.
哥利亚是一位非利士巨人战士。
巨人；庞然大物
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巨人；庞然大物
A person or thing that is very large or powerful; a giant.
Goliath was a giant Philistine warrior.
哥利亚是一位非利士巨人战士。
任何巨大的人或物；异常巨大或强大的某人或某物
Any large person or thing; someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful.
(《旧约》中)被大卫用弹弓杀死的非利士巨人战士
(Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
一种非常大的香槟瓶,容量约为27升,相当于36个标准瓶。
A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 27 liters, equivalent to 36 standard bottles.
异常巨大而强大的人或物
someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
The startup faced a Goliath of a competitor in the tech industry.
这家初创公司在科技行业面对一个巨人般的竞争对手。
Though a Goliath, the company was brought down by a simple software bug.
尽管是巨头，这家公司却被一个简单的软件漏洞击垮。
In the debate, she was a Goliath of rhetoric, overpowering all opponents.
在辩论中，她是修辞巨人，压倒所有对手。
Goliath是专有名词，首字母大写。
Goliath was a giant Philistine warrior.
哥利亚是一位非利士巨人战士。
David slew Goliath with a slingshot.
大卫用投石器杀死了哥利亚。
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大卫与歌利亚；比喻弱者与强者的较量
The small company's legal battle against the multinational is a David and Goliath story.
这家小公司对抗跨国公司的法律战是一个以弱胜强的故事。
行业巨头；某领域中的巨人
In the 1990s, the company was a Goliath of the industry, but it failed to adapt.
在20世纪90年代，这家公司是行业巨头，但未能适应变化。
巨蛙（世界上最大的蛙类）
The Goliath frog can grow to be over 30 centimeters long.
巨蛙可以长到30多厘米长。
巨瓶装香槟（容量约27升，相当于36个标准瓶）
They celebrated the new year by opening a Goliath champagne bottle.
他们开了一瓶巨瓶装香槟来庆祝新年。
大卫与歌利亚；以弱对强，以小博大
Their fight against the big corporation is a classic David and Goliath story.
他们与大公司的斗争是一个经典的以小博大的故事。
一场以弱对强的较量；悬殊之战
The final was a David and Goliath battle between the amateur team and the champions.
这场决赛是业余队与冠军队之间的一场悬殊较量。
挑战强大的对手；对抗巨头
The start-up is ready to take on a Goliath in the tech industry.
这家初创公司准备挑战科技行业的巨头。
从非利士营中出来一个讨战的人，名叫歌利亚，是迦特人，身高六肘零一虎口。
In the biblical story, David, a young shepherd, defeats Goliath, a giant Philistine warrior, with a single stone from his sling.
在圣经故事中，年轻的牧羊人大卫用一块石头从投石索射出，击败了非利士巨人战士歌利亚。
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Goliath音近“高力呀”，联想一个又高又有力的人，所以指巨人或庞然大物。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reporting、business competition、sports commentary 作为普通名词使用时，通常用于比喻，指在规模、力量或影响力上远超一般的人或事物；多出现在新闻报道、商业或体育语境中，语气偏中性，略带修辞色彩。
专有名词，通常不与冠词连用
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