gigantic
gb/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk/ us/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk/
B1
אנגלית
~ 4900
hatalmas, gigantikus, óriási
B1
1
תבנית שימוש:
[something] is gigantic
The new shopping mall is absolutely gigantic.
Az új bevásárlóközpont egyszerűen hatalmas.
A gigantic wave crashed against the shore.
Egy hatalmas hullám csapódott a parthoz.
They made a gigantic mistake in the calculations.
The museum houses a gigantic collection of ancient artifacts.
We could see a gigantic statue from miles away.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The dog is gigantic.
A kutya hatalmas.
That house is gigantic.
Az a ház hatalmas.
She bought a gigantic bag.
We saw a gigantic tree in the park.
The cake was gigantic.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'gigantic' with 'giant' used as a noun; 'gigantic' is only used as an adjective.
משמעות
Extremely large in size
צירופים
gigantic building
|gigantic problem
|gigantic wave
|gigantic statue
|gigantic success
מילים נרדפות
huge (Very common synonym, slightly less formal and often used in everyday speech.)
|
enormous (Close in meaning, often interchangeable; slightly more formal.)
הפכים
tiny (Describes something extremely small, the opposite of gigantic.)
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small (General opposite in scale; can refer to size, amount, or extent.)
נושאים
description
|measurement
|comparison
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Very, very big in size or amount.
Extremely large in size, extent, or amount.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
gigantic
IPA
GB/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk/
US/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk/
הברות והטעמה
gi - gant - ic (3 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (gant)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: gigantic
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
gigantic leap forward
1/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk lˈip fˈɔɹwɚd/
fixed phrase
Very big improvement or progress
A very big and important improvement.
דוגמאות
- The new technology represents a gigantic leap forward in medical research.
- Winning the contract was a gigantic leap forward for the small company.
gigantic waste of time
1/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk wˈeɪst əv tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Very big waste of time
Something that takes a lot of time but is not useful.
דוגמאות
- Filling out all those unnecessary forms was a gigantic waste of time.
- The meeting turned out to be a gigantic waste of time since no decisions were made.