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giant noun [ C ] VERY TALL PERSON

B1 an imaginary creature like a man but extremely tall, strong, and usually very cruel, appearing especially in children's stories(尤指儿童故事中凶残的)巨人

See also

someone who is taller or larger than usual身材异常高大的人,巨人

Examples

Dad terrified us with stories of a big, bad giant who ate little children.

In the pantomime of 'Jack and the Beanstalk', we just saw the giant's huge hand.

Tales are told about an island inhabited by a race of giants, as tall as houses.

To a small child, Mr Preston must seem like a giant - he's about 6' 5".

The Gog Magog hills in Cambridgeshire were named after two mythical giants, Gog and Magog.

giant noun [ C ] LARGE BUSINESS

C2 a very successful and powerful person or organization(成功且有影响的)伟人,巨头,大公司

He was one of the intellectual/political giants of this century.他是本世纪的知识界巨擘/政界巨头之一。
The takeover battle is between two of America's industrial/retail giants (= large companies).这场收购战是在两个美国工业/零售业巨头之间展开的。

extremely large巨大的,特大的

a giant earth-moving machine大型掘土机
to take giant steps大步流星

More examples

The most popular exhibit in the museum was a giant animatronic dinosaur.

The volcano spewed a giant cloud of ash, dust, and gases into the air.

The centrepiece of the shopping centre is a giant fountain.

They planned a giant party to celebrate the team's victory.

The gas leak caused a giant explosion to rip through the building.


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