enormity

noun

1. 巨大；深远影响；严重性
   the very great size, effect, etc. of sth; the fact of sth being very serious
   1. the enormity of the task
      任务的艰巨性
   2. People are still coming to terms with the enormity of the disaster.
      人们仍在力图接受这一灾难带来的严重恶果。
   3. The full enormity of the crime has not yet been revealed.
      这一罪行的严重性还没有充分揭示出来。
2. 滔天罪行；罪大恶极
   a very serious crime
   1. the enormities of the Hitler regime
      希特勒政权的滔天罪行

1. N-UNCOUNT 庞大;巨大
   If you refer to the enormity of something that you consider to be a problem or difficulty, you are referring to its very great size, extent, or seriousness.
   1. I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility...
      责任之大让我惊慌失措。
   2. He was anxious about the enormity of the task ahead.
      他为眼前任务的艰巨性而担忧。
2. N-UNCOUNT 严重性
   If you refer to the enormity of an event, you are emphasizing that it is terrible and frightening.
   1. It makes no sense to belittle the enormity of the disaster which has occurred.
      对于已经发生的灾难，其严重性不该小视。
3. N-COUNT 罪恶;滔天大罪
   An enormity is an action that is considered totally unacceptable.
   1. ...the enormities they committed.
      他们犯下的滔天大罪
   2. ...the enormity of what slavery meant.
      奴隶制代表的罪恶

1. I was speechless, still trying to assimilate the enormity of what he'd told me.
   我无话可说，一时还无法接受他对我所说之事的严重性。
2. It makes no sense to belittle the enormity of the disaster.
   没有理由低估这场灾难的严重性。
3. I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility
   责任之大让我惊慌失措。
4. He was anxious about the enormity of the task ahead.
   他为眼前任务的艰巨性而担忧。
5. It was not long before I realised the enormity of my faux pas.
   没过多久，我就意识到自己有多么失态。
6. But none underestimated the enormity of the challenge that lies ahead.
   但所有与会者都没有低估今后挑战的严峻性。
7. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path.
   希望不是忽视未来的艰巨任务或横亘在我们前行道路上的障碍。
8. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead.
   你们这样做，是因为你们清楚未来的任务有多么艰巨。
9. He remained there until daylight, in the same attitude, bent double over that bed, prostrate beneath the enormity of fate, crushed, perchance, alas!
   他用同样的姿势呆到天明，在床上，上身扑在两膝上，被巨大的命运所压服，也许被压垮了，唉！
10. He talked for some time with Bundy, his questions reflected the enormity of his doubts.
    他同邦迪谈了一会，他提出的问题反映出他有很大的怀疑。
11. That morning I did not understand what a brutal thing had happened, but within hours I grasped the enormity and horror of it.
    那天早上我并不知道这一事故的严重性，但后来一个小时里我才了解到其恐怖之极。
12. Interviewer: When you hear something like that, when you see something like that, do you feel very small against the enormity of the problem?
    采访者：当你耳闻目睹这样的事情时，当你面对这样庞大的问题时，你会不会觉得自己很渺小呢？
13. Aren't you scared of just breaking apart a thought of it, the enormity of living in it?
    难道你就不怕在那会发疯，在那会生活得很艰难？
14. Given the enormity of events in Japan and Libya, that is understandable.
    鉴于日本与利比亚事态的严重性，这是可以理解的。
15. Smith did not seemingly grasp the enormity of the danger involved.
    史密斯似乎并不明白所涉及到的危险之大。
16. I don't thimk that even now he realizes the full enormity of his crime.
    我不认为即使是现在他了解到他罪行的所有凶残。
17. In our view, the consensus still fails to grasp the enormity of what is at stake, in essence a threat to the global credit creation mechanism.
    在我们看来，多数人的这种想法仍没有抓住问题的严重性，其本质上是对全球信贷创建机制的一种威胁。
18. But, today is the day they discovered everyone is small compared to the enormity of the ocean.
    今天，他们终于发现在大海面前，每个人都是如此渺小。
19. As "Dilbert" became more successful, I came to appreciate the enormity of Jack's simple act of kindness.
    “迪尔伯特”愈加成功，我愈须感谢杰克。他用简单的鼓励铸就了我极大地成功。
20. Today's leaders have maintained that reputation, but given the enormity of the economic challenges at hand, the only safe bet is that their helmsmanship will be tested to the extreme in2009.
    如今的领导人仍然保住这种声誉，但鉴于经济挑战之巨大，几乎可以肯定他们的领导力将在2009年受到终极考验。
21. The enormity of the crime has shocked even experienced policemen.
    这件罪行极端凶残，连经历丰富的警察都感震惊。
22. She did not seem to understand the enormity of what she had done.
    她似乎不明白自己犯下的罪孽。
23. U.S.health system performance continues to fall far short of what is attainable, especially given the enormity of public and private resources devoted nationally to health.
    美国医疗体系性能持续下降，远远低于可能实现的标准，尤其是考虑到国家致力于健康的公共和私人资源的艰巨性。
24. The breeze hollowed out undulations in the magnificent enormity of the chestnut-trees.
    和风使高大华美的栗树丛此起彼伏，气势雄伟。
25. If Mr Obama intends to remain in campaign mode from now on, the least he could do is to match his arguments to the enormity of the challenge.
    如果奥巴马打算从现在开始就一直保持竞选状态，最起码他应该拿出与那些艰巨挑战相匹配的论点来。
26. We finally had to take our minds off the enormity of it all and just approach this thing like any other project.
    最后我们不得不让自己不再专注于这个工程的艰深，而是把它看成和其他计划一样的性质。
27. He considered the enormity of the task he had been given.
    他考虑过所要承担的任务的艰巨性。
28. The enormity of his offence made it probable that the man was not sane.
    他攻击的凶残使得这男人有可能是神智不正常的。
29. Now, he appeared to be one of the few Wall Street leaders who grasped the enormity of the credit crisis.
    这时候，他似乎是华尔街上抗住了信贷危机巨大破坏力的少数领袖之一。
30. The enormity of this hubris is staggering.
    这种狂妄的程度令人惊愕。

noun

1. an act of extreme wickedness

2. the quality of extreme wickedness

3. the quality of being outrageous

   Synonym:    outrageousness

4. vastness of size or extent
   1. in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size
   2. universities recognized the enormity of their task