monster
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A monster is a large imaginary creature that looks very ugly and frightening. 怪物
Both movies are about a monster in the bedroom cupboard. 两部电影都是关于卧室橱柜里的一个怪物。
2. N-COUNT A monster is something which is extremely large, especially something that is difficult to manage or which is unpleasant. 庞然大物 (尤指棘手的事物)
...the monster which is now the Boston marathon. …波士顿马拉松赛现在成了棘手的事。
3. ADJ Monster means extremely and surprisingly large. 庞大的[非正式] [ADJ n]
...a monster weapon. …一个巨型武器。
4. N-COUNT If you describe someone as a monster, you mean that they are cruel, frightening, or evil. 恶魔
Galbraith said that her husband was a depraved monster who threatened and humiliated her. 加尔布雷思说她丈夫是个没有人性的恶魔,威胁她并羞辱她。
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monster /ˈmɒnstə/ (monsters)
剑桥词典
- The monster roared and gnashed its teeth .
- The Incredible Hulk is a character in a comic who turns from a scientist into a two-metre tall monster.
- The movie was about a huge green monster.
- He thinks there are monsters under his bed .
monster noun [C] (CREATURE)
any imaginary frightening creature , especially one that is large and strange(虚构的)怪物,怪兽
a sea monster 海怪
prehistoric monsters 史前怪兽
the Loch Ness monster 尼斯湖水怪
例句
monster noun [C] (PERSON)
a cruel person丧失人性的人;残忍的人,恶人
You'd have to be a monster to hit a child like that. 你一定是丧失人性了,那样打一个孩子。
monster noun [C] (LARGE)
informalsomething that is very big , or too big
庞然大物
You should have seen the onions he grew for the competition - they were monsters! 你应该看看他为参加这次比赛种的洋葱,它们都大得离奇! 返回 monster