汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 龐然大物
龐然大物 (庞然大物)
huge monster / colossus
庞然 Tall look / Refers to something tall and heavy / It is now also used to describe things that are strong on the surface but weak in reality
亦作"龎然大物"。 形容体积大而笨重的东西◇多用来形容表面上很大而实际却很脆弱的东西。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

在彗星里,它可算是个庞然大物

As comets go, it is a whopper.

科技行业正在受到一个占据主导地位的庞然大物的影响,这个庞然大物有可能扼杀创新,打压竞争对手。

The technology industry was coming under the sway of a dominant behemoth, one that had the potential to stifle innovation and squash its competitors.

这座城市像缺失中心的庞然大物向外延伸。

The city is a sprawling behemoth with no heart.

美国是个庞然大物,力量对比起来,中国很弱,特别是装备差得多。

The United States was a big power, and China was comparatively weak, especially in equipment.

“我没想到它是这样一个庞然大物,尤其是棱皮龟,”他说。

"I didn't consider that it's such a huge monster, especially the leatherback," he said.

圣安东尼街垒是个庞然大物,它有四层楼房高,七百尺宽。

The Saint-Antoine barricade was tremendous; it was three stories high, and seven hundred feet wide.

第一个集成电路(由德州仪器的杰克·基尔比发明,见上图)是个庞然大物

The first integrated circuit (invented by Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments, see above) was a clunky affair.

那个没有灵魂的庞然大物仅是象征了唐璜永远否定的那些力量。

That gigantic and soulless stone merely symbolizes the forces that Don Juan negated forever.

但是,这个庞然大物是如何离开极地寒带,来到这个寒温带的地方呢?

How is it possible for the giant bear to leave the polar zone for Kanas, located in cold temperate zone?

中国正在迅速成为全球经济中的庞然大物,其产量已占全球总产量的四分之一。

China is fast becoming the behemoth of the global economy; it already produces one-quarter of global production.