Word · Frequency #11642
monstrous
巨大的；庞大得吓人的
abnormally large
- 1.
Hideous or frightful.
可怕的或吓人的
- 2.
abnormally large
异常巨大
- 3.
Enormously large.
巨大无比的
- 4.
shockingly brutal or cruel
令人震惊的残忍或残酷
- 5.
Freakish or grotesque.
怪异或奇形怪状的
- 6.
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
形状或大小扭曲且不自然；异常丑陋
- 7.
Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.
关于神话怪物的；充满怪物的
可怕的或吓人的；异常巨大；巨大无比的；令人震惊的残忍或残酷；怪异或奇形怪状的
In use
The monstrous wave towered over the small fishing boat.
No one could believe the monstrous size of the pumpkin at the county fair.
The skyscraper cast a monstrous shadow over the park.
no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
twisted into monstrous shapes
monstrous + noun
The monstrous creature terrified the villagers.
这只巨大的怪物吓坏了村民。
be monstrous
The size of the building is monstrous.
Connections
Collocations
- monstrous crime
- 骇人听闻的罪行
- The novel is about a detective hunting the person responsible for a monstrous crime.这部小说讲述一名侦探追捕一桩骇人听闻罪行的元凶的故事。
- monstrous creature
- 可怕的怪物
- Legends tell of a monstrous creature that lives in the deep forest.传说中，有一只可怕的怪物住在森林深处。
- monstrous proportions
- 极其巨大的规模
- The small dispute grew to monstrous proportions online.这场小小的纠纷在网上演变成了巨大的风波。
- monstrous ego
- 极其狂妄的自负
- His monstrous ego made him believe he could never make a mistake.他极其自负，认为自己绝不会犯错。
- monstrous appetite
- 极大的胃口
- The teenagers arrived with monstrous appetites after the game.比赛结束后，这些青少年胃口大开。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 monster（怪物）：monstrous 就像怪物一样，巨大、畸形又吓人。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、news reports、informal conversation monstrous 的语体随义项而变化：表示‘骇人、残忍’时通常多用于书面或正式语体；表示‘大得离谱’时口语中也比较常见，带有夸张语气。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with 'monstrous' /ˈmɑnstrəs/. The '-strous' lookalikes differ in stress or vowel: 'lustrous' has the same stress pattern but a different vowel (/ˈlʌstrəs/); 'disastrous' and 'ambidextrous' stress another syllable. Note also 'monster' /ˈmɑnstər/ differs in its final vowel sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.