1very large man大個子PHRASES➤a gentle giant和藹的大塊頭◇Some people are intimidated by his size, but in fact he's a gentle giant.有些人被他的大塊頭嚇住了,實際上他很和善。➤a giant of a man身材高大的人◇He was a giant of a man, standing nearly seven feet tall.他是一個巨人,身高差不多有 7 英尺。giant
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2sth that is very large/important大或重要的事物ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤corporate, multinational大型企業;大型跨國公司▸➤industrial, oil, pharmaceutical, retail, software, telecom, etc.工業、石油、製藥、零售、軟件、電信等巨頭◇The oil giant Esso is planning to set up a new refinery in the port.石油業巨頭埃索打算在這個港口建一座新煉油廠。➤literary文學巨匠◇Camus is considered to be one of the twentieth century's literary giants.加繆被視為 20 世紀的文學巨匠之一。PREPOSITION➤giant among⋯中的巨人◇The Amazon is a giant among rivers.亞馬孫河是一條巨大的河流。➤giant of⋯方面的巨頭◇The company is now one of the giants of the computer industry.這家公司現在是計算機行業的巨頭之一。