gigantic
gb/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk/ us/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk/
B1
Inggeris
~ 4900
Makna
0 makna
adjective
B1
property
1
Extremely large in size
Very, very big in size or amount.
Corak penggunaan:
[something] is gigantic
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse 'gigantic' with 'giant' used as a noun; 'gigantic' is only used as an adjective.
Sinonim
huge (Very common synonym, slightly less formal and often used in everyday speech.)
|
enormous (Close in meaning, often interchangeable; slightly more formal.)
Antonim
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.)
Kolokasi
gigantic building
|gigantic problem
|gigantic wave
|gigantic statue
|gigantic success
Tema
description
|measurement
|comparison
|core_vocabulary
Contoh
- The new shopping mall is absolutely gigantic.
- A gigantic wave crashed against the shore.
- 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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- The dog is gigantic.
- That house is gigantic.
- She bought a gigantic bag.
- We saw a gigantic tree in the park.
- The cake was gigantic.
Tatabahasa
Bentuk kamus
gigantic
IPA
GB/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk/
US/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk/
Suku kata dan tekanan
gi - gant - ic (3 suku kata)
Stress on 2nd syllable (gant)
Bentuk kata
Adjective
- Base: gigantic
Keluarga kata
Ungkapan
gigantic leap forward
1/d͡ʒaɪɡˈæntɪk lˈip fˈɔɹwɚd/
fixed phrase
Very big improvement or progress
A very big and important improvement.
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh
- 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.