vast
gb/vˈæst/ us/vˈæst/
B1
英語
~ 2000
hatalmas, óriási
B1
1
用法パターン：
[something] is vast
The desert stretched out into a vast expanse of sand.
She has a vast knowledge of world history.
A vast majority of voters supported the new policy.
The ocean is vast and mysterious.
They own vast amounts of farmland.
学習者向け例文
The ocean is vast.
He has a vast garden.
They live on a vast farm.
We saw a vast desert.
She read a vast number of books.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'vast' with 'fast' due to similar sounds, but 'vast' refers to size, not speed.
意味
Extremely large in size or extent
コロケーション
vast majority
|vast area
|vast amount
|vast difference
|vast knowledge
類義語
immense (Slightly more formal; often used for impressive scale.)
|
enormous (Common in everyday English; emphasizes size.)
対義語
tiny (Emphasizes being extremely small in size.)
|
minute (Formal or precise term for very small.)
テーマ
descriptions
|geography
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
定義
Very, very big in size or amount.
Extremely large in size, amount, or degree.
文法
辞書形
vast
IPA
GB/vˈæst/
US/vˈæst/
音節・強勢
vast （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (vast)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: vast
- Comparative: vaster
- Superlative: vastest
関連語
表現
vast expanse
1/vˈæst ɪkspˈæns/
fixed phrase
A very large open area
A very big and wide space.
例文
- We looked out over the vast expanse of the sea.
- The hikers crossed a vast expanse of grassland.
vast majority
1/vˈæst məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
fixed phrase
The much larger part of a group
Most of the people or things in a group.
例文
- The vast majority of students passed the exam.
- The vast majority of the population lives in cities.