juggernaut

Related topics: Motor vehicles

jug·ger·naut /ˈdʒʌɡənɔːt $ -ərnɒːt/ noun [countableC]

1. British EnglishBrETTC a very large vehicle that carries goods over long distances 〔长途运输用的〕重型货车 SYN American English semi

2 Ta very powerful force, organization etc whose effect or influence cannot be stopped 不可抗拒的强大力量；无法控制的强大机构

the juggernaut of industrialization

不可抗拒的工业化趋势

Examples from the Corpus

juggernaut• And his electrically-powered Sungift 400 buggy was nearly blown over every time a juggernaut roared by.• His main challenge now is to try to compete with a juggernaut.• To make matters worse, the economy is a merciless juggernaut.• the former East German sports juggernaut• Twenty flaming arrows hit the juggernaut.• Through the shimmer he saw the huge octopus eyes of the juggernaut grow dimmer.• The juggernaut bucked and the poet held on to the side to prevent himself being thrown around.

From Longman Business Dictionary

juggernautjug·ger·naut /ˈdʒʌgənɔːt-ərnɒːt/ noun [countableC]

1a very large company

The software juggernaut Microsoft will continue to lead the industry with its Windows operating system.

2something large and powerful that could be harmful to smaller things

The country has fast become an economic juggernaut.

3British EnglishBrETRANSPORT a very large truck

Origin juggernaut

(1800-1900) Hindi Jagannath, title of the god Vishnu; from the belief that people who worshiped him threw themselves under the wheels of a large carriage with his image on it

词汇	juggernaut
释义	juggernaut Related topics: Motor vehicles jug·ger·naut /ˈdʒʌɡənɔːt $ -ərnɒːt/ noun [countableC] 1. British EnglishBrETTC a very large vehicle that carries goods over long distances 〔长途运输用的〕重型货车 SYN American English semi 2 Ta very powerful force, organization etc whose effect or influence cannot be stopped 不可抗拒的强大力量；无法控制的强大机构 the juggernaut of industrialization 不可抗拒的工业化趋势 Examples from the Corpus juggernaut• And his electrically-powered Sungift 400 buggy was nearly blown over every time a juggernaut roared by.• His main challenge now is to try to compete with a juggernaut.• To make matters worse, the economy is a merciless juggernaut.• the former East German sports juggernaut• Twenty flaming arrows hit the juggernaut.• Through the shimmer he saw the huge octopus eyes of the juggernaut grow dimmer.• The juggernaut bucked and the poet held on to the side to prevent himself being thrown around. From Longman Business Dictionary juggernautjug·ger·naut /ˈdʒʌgənɔːt-ərnɒːt/ noun [countableC] 1a very large company The software juggernaut Microsoft will continue to lead the industry with its Windows operating system. 2something large and powerful that could be harmful to smaller things The country has fast become an economic juggernaut. 3British EnglishBrETRANSPORT a very large truck Origin juggernaut (1800-1900) Hindi Jagannath, title of the god Vishnu; from the belief that people who worshiped him threw themselves under the wheels of a large carriage with his image on it
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