giant
['dʒaɪ.ənt] noun countable
VERY TALL PERSON 巨人
ADVANCED
■an imaginary creature like a man but extremely tall, strong and usually very cruel, appearing especially in children's stories （尤指儿童故事中凶残的）巨人
⇒ See also gigantic
■someone who is taller or larger than usual 身材异常高大的人，巨人
['dʒaɪ.ənt] noun countable
LARGE BUSINESS 大企业
■a very successful and powerful person or organization （成功且有影响的）伟人，巨头，大公司•He was one of the intellectual/political giants of this century.他是本世纪知识界的巨擘／政界巨头之一。 •The takeover battle is between two of America's industrial/retail giants (= large companies).这场收购战是在两个美国工业／零售业巨头之间展开的。
['dʒaɪ.ənt] adjective
IMPROVER
■extremely large 巨大的，特大的•a giant earth-moving machine大型掘土机 •to take giant steps大步流星 |