extremely large巨大的；庞大的；极大的 synonym huge, immense- an enormous house/dog巨大的房子；大狗
- an enormous amount of time大量的时间
- Current processors can perform an enormous number of operations per second.当前的处理器每秒可以执行大量操作。
- Universities are under enormous pressure financially.大学在财政上承受着巨大的压力。
- young dancers who show enormous potential年轻的舞者展现出巨大的潜力
- Their house is absolutely enormous!他们的房子绝对是巨大的！
Extra Examples- The problems facing the President are enormous.总统面临的问题是巨大的。🔊🔊
- An enormous number of people were killed that night.那天晚上有大量人被杀。
- The cost of the work was enormous.这项工作的成本是巨大的。
- The council has spent an enormous amount of money on this project.地方议会在这个项目上已经投入了巨资。
- The implications of such a proposal are enormous.这个提议影响巨大。
- They've bought an enormous house in the country.他们在乡下买了一所大房子。
- enormous fun/pleasure/importance/significance/flexibility/scope极大的乐趣／快乐／重要性／意义／灵活度／范围
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEnormous is used with these nouns: See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin enormis ‘unusual, huge’ (from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + norma ‘pattern, standard’) + -ous.