huge

Word family nounhugenesshugeousnessadjectivehugeoushugehugyadverbhugeously

huge /hjuːdʒ/ S1 W2 adjectiveadj

BIGextremely large in size, amount, or degree 巨大的，庞大的；极大量的；程度深的 SYN enormous

a huge dog

一条大狗

huge crowds

大群大群的人

Your room’s huge compared to mine.

你的房间跟我的比很大。

These shoes make my feet look huge.

这双鞋让我的脚看上去大极了。

a huge amount/sum/quantity etc

huge sums of money

大笔大笔的钱

5 the huge scale of the problem

该问题的严重性

n We are only now realizing the huge scale of the problem.

a huge loss/profit/increase etc

a huge increase in cost

成本的大幅提高

a huge range/variety/selection etc

a huge range of issues

大量问题

a huge success/disappointment etc

The play was a huge success.

该剧大获成功。

a huge difference/gap etc

The new system has made a huge difference.

用了新系统以后大不一样了。

► see thesaurus at big

2 informal very popular or famous 很受欢迎的；著名的

David Hasselhoff is huge in Germany.

大卫·哈塞尔霍夫在德国很受欢迎。

5 —hugely adv

hugely successful

极其成功的

—hugeness noun [uncountableU]

n Grammar

Huge is not used with ‘very’. You say:

The house is absolutely huge.

✗Don’t say: The house is very huge.

Examples from the Corpus

huge• He has a huge belly and is always drooling.• It was shiny metal, with a large black leather seat and huge black handlebars.• Thelma baked a huge chocolate cake for me.• The United States is a huge country with a relatively thin population spread over it.• I don't care if it means I miss out on huge deals.• The new system for targeting fraudulent websites has made a huge difference.• Moving the speakers as little as an inch or two forward or backward can make a huge difference.• Terrified, Mildred backed away and crashed into something hard, which seemed to be a huge iron railing towering above her.• Behind the huge mirrors and searchlights were buildings full of food and supplies.• King's new novel will undoubtedly be a huge success.• There is huge unexplored potential in this field.

a huge amount/sum/quantity etc• He claimed that Hunt, with others, laundered a huge amount through Geneva bank accounts.• I have a huge amount of respect for him personally, and undying admiration for Greenpeace.• I hope they realise by being here we will bring in a huge amount of trade.• Mana put a huge amount of money into their boot and binding, but it flopped in the market.• The constituent parts of this promise do not seem to add up to a huge amount.• Each vessel must have cost a huge sum, and carried at least a score of men on board.• It was completed in 1970, at a cost of one billion dollars - a huge sum in those days.

Origin huge

(1100-1200) Old French ahuge

词汇	huge
释义	huge Word family nounhugenesshugeousnessadjectivehugeoushugehugyadverbhugeously huge /hjuːdʒ/ ●●● S1 W2 adjectiveadj 1 BIGextremely large in size, amount, or degree 巨大的，庞大的；极大量的；程度深的 SYN enormous a huge dog 一条大狗 huge crowds 大群大群的人 Your room’s huge compared to mine. 你的房间跟我的比很大。 These shoes make my feet look huge. 这双鞋让我的脚看上去大极了。 a huge amount/sum/quantity etc huge sums of money 大笔大笔的钱 5 the huge scale of the problem 该问题的严重性 n We are only now realizing the huge scale of the problem. a huge loss/profit/increase etc a huge increase in cost 成本的大幅提高 a huge range/variety/selection etc a huge range of issues 大量问题 a huge success/disappointment etc The play was a huge success. 该剧大获成功。 a huge difference/gap etc The new system has made a huge difference. 用了新系统以后大不一样了。 ► see thesaurus at big 2 informal very popular or famous 很受欢迎的；著名的 David Hasselhoff is huge in Germany. 大卫·哈塞尔霍夫在德国很受欢迎。 5 —hugely adv hugely successful 极其成功的 —hugeness noun [uncountableU] n Grammar Huge is not used with ‘very’. You say: The house is absolutely huge. ✗Don’t say: The house is very huge. Examples from the Corpus huge• He has a huge belly and is always drooling.• It was shiny metal, with a large black leather seat and huge black handlebars.• Thelma baked a huge chocolate cake for me.• The United States is a huge country with a relatively thin population spread over it.• I don't care if it means I miss out on huge deals.• The new system for targeting fraudulent websites has made a huge difference.• Moving the speakers as little as an inch or two forward or backward can make a huge difference.• Terrified, Mildred backed away and crashed into something hard, which seemed to be a huge iron railing towering above her.• Behind the huge mirrors and searchlights were buildings full of food and supplies.• King's new novel will undoubtedly be a huge success.• There is huge unexplored potential in this field. a huge amount/sum/quantity etc• He claimed that Hunt, with others, laundered a huge amount through Geneva bank accounts.• I have a huge amount of respect for him personally, and undying admiration for Greenpeace.• I hope they realise by being here we will bring in a huge amount of trade.• Mana put a huge amount of money into their boot and binding, but it flopped in the market.• The constituent parts of this promise do not seem to add up to a huge amount.• Each vessel must have cost a huge sum, and carried at least a score of men on board.• It was completed in 1970, at a cost of one billion dollars - a huge sum in those days. Origin huge (1100-1200) Old French ahuge
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