giants

英 [ˈdʒaɪənts] 美 [ˈdʒaɪənts]

n.  (故事中常为残酷而愚蠢的)巨人; 巨人; 巨兽; 巨型植物; 大公司; 强大的组织
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柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ 巨大的；特大的；极其重要的
    Something that is described as giant is much larger or more important than most others of its kind.
    1. ...Italy's giant car maker, Fiat.
      意大利汽车生产巨头菲亚特公司
    2. ...a giant oak table.
      巨大的橡木桌
    3. ...a giant step towards unification with the introduction of monetary union.
      实行货币联盟，向一体化迈出的一大步
  2. N-COUNT 大公司；大企业；大国
    Giant is often used to refer to any large, successful business organization or country.
    1. ...Japanese electronics giant Sony.
      日本电子业巨头索尼公司
    2. ...one of Germany's industrial giants, Daimler-Benz.
      德国工业巨头之一，戴姆勒—奔驰公司
  3. N-COUNT （尤指古代传说中虚构的）巨人
    A giant is an imaginary person who is very big and strong, especially one mentioned in old stories.
    1. ...a Nordic saga of giants.
      北欧的巨人传奇
  4. N-COUNT 伟人；巨子；高大健壮的人
    You can refer to someone, especially a man, as a giant, if they seem important or powerful or if they are big and strong.
    1. He has enormous charisma. He is a giant of a man...
      他有超凡的个人魅力，是个伟人。
    2. The biggest man in the patrol, a giant of a man, lifted Mattie on to his shoulders.
      巡逻队中块头最大的那个彪形大汉将玛蒂举起来放到自己的肩上。
  5. N-COUNT 卓越人物；大师；才华超群的人
    You can refer to someone such as a famous musician or writer as a giant, if they are regarded as one of the most important or successful people in their field.
    1. ...the giant of opera, Luciano Pavarotti...
      歌剧界巨擘卢恰诺·帕瓦罗蒂
    2. He was without question one of the giants of Japanese literature.
      毋庸置疑，他是日本的文学巨匠之一。
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双语例句

  1. Personally, I could care less whether the Giants come or not.
    就我个人来说，我根本就不在乎巨人队来还是不来。
  2. Mr Sutherland may have the clout needed to push the two trading giants into a deal
    萨瑟兰先生也许有能力促使两大贸易巨头达成协议。
  3. He was without question one of the giants of Japanese literature.
    毋庸置疑，他是日本的文学巨匠之一。
  4. Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants
    本田在20世纪80年代作为一家轻易挫败行业巨头的小汽车公司而声名鹊起。
  5. They beat the Giants by a score of 7 to 3
    他们以7比3的比分击败了巨人队。
  6. The latest straw in the wind is a pick-up in sales among the nation's retail giants.
    最新的迹象是该国几家零售巨头的销售额有所上升。
  7. He was traded from the Giants to the Yankees
    他从巨人队转会到扬基队。
  8. When two industrial giants clash, small companies can get caught in the crossfire.
    两大工业企业争斗之下，小公司遭受池鱼之殃。
  9. The corporate giants try to drive down wages in order to make superprofits.
    公司巨头们企图压低工资以获得超额利润。
  10. At the moment, the two auto giants are fighting a pitched battle over market share.
    眼下，这两个汽车巨人为争夺市场份额正在展开一场激战。
  11. Today, tech giants succeeded because of what was new yesterday.
    今天的科技巨头们之所以获得了成功，就是因为他们创造了昨天的新事物。
  12. They profited by wagering against global financial giants and British banks, according to investors and public filings.
    据投资者和公开报告称，做空跨国金融巨头和英国的银行让他们获利了。
  13. The Asian giants offer Africa more than markets, though.
    不过，这两个亚洲巨头为非洲提供的不仅仅是市场。
  14. Other corporate partners include the Internet giants Tencent and Youku.
    其他合作公司还包括网络巨头腾讯和优酷。
  15. He decided to launch a new brand of sportswear, competing with global giants like Nike and Adidas.
    他决定推出一款新品牌的运动服，和像耐克、阿迪达斯这样的全球大公司竞争。
  16. I am standing on the shoulders of giants!
    我正站在巨人的肩膀上！
  17. Stories of cruel giants and wicked witches.
    关于残暴的巨人和邪恶的巫婆的故事。
  18. This is the two giants of modern physics: Einstein and Bohr.
    这是近代物理学的两个巨头：，爱因斯坦和波尔。
  19. Internet giants like Facebook and Amazon are using social-centric and retail-centric strategies to profit from mobile.
    像Facebook和Amazon这样的互联网巨头采取社交中心和零售中心的战略从移动行业中获利。
  20. Including corporate giants such as Credit Lyonnais, Coca-Cola, and the Japanese electronics company NEC.
    投资商包括像里昂信贷银行、可口可乐和日本电气公司NEC这样的超级大公司。
  21. If we beat the giants, we're in the championship.
    如果我们赢了巨人队，我们就是冠军了。
  22. If I have seen farther than Descartes, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants.
    如果我所见的比笛卡儿远一点，那是因为我站在巨人的肩上的缘故。
  23. Competing with global giants like Nike and Adidas.
    和全球大公司耐克、阿迪达斯等竞争。
  24. The Earth had interesting species at that time which included giants and elves.
    地球在那时已经有了有趣的族类，包括巨人族和侏儒族。
  25. Recent developments in the United States with government investment in General Motors and banking giants have been extraordinary.
    最近美国政府投资通用汽车公司和大银行等事态发展情况特殊。
  26. This is now transforming the world's two giants, China and India.
    这正在改变着世界两大巨人：中国和印度。
  27. And the women have borne giants, and the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness.
    这些女人生下了巨人，于是整个地上充满了鲜血和邪恶。
  28. These giants of broadcasting have actually shaped not only television but our perception of it as well.
    这些广播业的巨头实际上不仅塑造了电视，而且也塑造了我们对电视的理解。
  29. The collapse of Detroit's giants is a tragedy, affecting tens of thousands of current and former workers.
    底特律巨头的轰然倒塌是场悲剧，波及到了成千上万现在和过去的员工。
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