vast

adjective
🔊/vɑːst/
🔊/væst/
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  1. extremely large in area, size, amount, etc.辽阔的;巨大的;庞大的;大量的 synonym huge
    • a vast area of forest莽莽苍苍的森林
    • a vast crowd一大群人
    • In the vast majority of cases, this should not be a problem.在绝大多数情况下,这应该不成问题。🔊🔊
    • They sell a vast array of products.他们出售各种各样的产品。
    • a vast amount of information大量信息
    • At dusk bats appear in vast numbers.蝙蝠于傍晚时分大批出现。🔊🔊
    • vast quantities of food大量的食物
    • His business empire was vast.他的企业规模庞大。🔊🔊
    • vast sums of money巨额资金
    • The special effects were a vast improvement over the original film.特殊效果是对原始电影的巨大改进。
    • She writes on a vast range of subjects.她撰写了大量主题。
    • It is a very rich country with vast resources.这是一个非常富裕的国家,资源丰富。
    • Your help made a vast difference.您的帮助产生了很大的变化。
    • We’ve hired a marquee at vast expense.我们已经花了大钱雇了一个大帐篷。
    Extra Examples
    • To the south lay a vast area of wilderness.南面是一望无际的旷野。
    • Vast crowds lined the route of the marathon.马拉松赛道上人山人海。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryVast is used with these nouns:
    • amount
    • archive
    • area
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin vastus ‘void, immense’.