giant的读法

1. 巨人
2. 庞然大物，巨物，巨大的怪物
3. 伟人，卓越人物
4. 巨大的动物，巨兽
5. 巨型植物，巨树
6. 大公司，巨头
7. 强大的组织
8. 大力士，大汉
9. 巨擘
10. 巨星

1. 巨大的，特大的，庞大的
2. 巨人般的，巨人似的
3. 伟大的
4. 重型的
5. 非凡的

1. any creature of exceptional size
2. a person of exceptional importance and reputation
3. an unusually large enterprise;

   "Walton built a retail giant"
   

4. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
5. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
6. an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales
7. a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)

1. of great mass; huge and bulky;

   "a jumbo jet"
   "jumbo shrimp"
   

1.巨大的；特大的；极其重要的
Something that is described asgiant is much larger or more important than most others of its kind.

e.g. ...Italy'sgiant car maker, Fiat.
意大利汽车生产巨头菲亚特公司
e.g. ...agiant oak table.
巨大的橡木桌

2.大公司；大企业；大国
Giant is often used to refer to any large, successful business organization or country.

e.g. ...Japanese electronicsgiant Sony.
日本电子业巨头索尼公司
e.g. ...one of Germany's industrial giants, Daimler-Benz.
德国工业巨头之一，戴姆勒—奔驰公司

3.（尤指古代传说中虚构的）巨人
Agiant is an imaginary person who is very big and strong, especially one mentioned in old stories.

e.g. ...a Nordic saga of giants.
北欧的巨人传奇

4.伟人；巨子；高大健壮的人
You can refer to someone, especially a man, as agiant, if they seem important or powerful or if they are big and strong.

giant的近义词

e.g. He has enormous charisma. He is agiant of a man...
他有超凡的个人魅力，是个伟人。
e.g. The biggest man in the patrol, agiant 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.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 agiant, if they are regarded as one of the most important or successful people in their field.

e.g. ...thegiant of opera, Luciano Pavarotti...
歌剧界巨擘卢恰诺·帕瓦罗蒂
e.g. 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。

• literary giants文豪

• giants in the business world实业界巨头
• giant of letters文豪

• giant panda大熊猫
• giant star巨星

• The Gyaunte Atlas beareth the worlde on hys shoulders.

  出自：R. Eden

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的geant；最初源自古希腊语的gigas，意为野蛮人的一支，后终被众神消灭。