vast
gb/vˈæst/ us/vˈæst/
B1
Anh
~ 2000
hatalmas, óriási
B1
1
Mẫu sử dụng:
[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.
Ví dụ cho người học
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.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'vast' with 'fast' due to similar sounds, but 'vast' refers to size, not speed.
Nghĩa
Extremely large in size or extent
Cụm từ đi kèm
vast majority
|vast area
|vast amount
|vast difference
|vast knowledge
Từ đồng nghĩa
immense (Slightly more formal; often used for impressive scale.)
|
enormous (Common in everyday English; emphasizes size.)
Từ trái nghĩa
tiny (Emphasizes being extremely small in size.)
|
minute (Formal or precise term for very small.)
Chủ đề
descriptions
|geography
|measurement
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
Very, very big in size or amount.
Extremely large in size, amount, or degree.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
vast
IPA
GB/vˈæst/
US/vˈæst/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
vast (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (vast)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: vast
- Comparative: vaster
- Superlative: vastest
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
vast expanse
1/vˈæst ɪkspˈæns/
fixed phrase
A very large open area
A very big and wide space.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- The vast majority of students passed the exam.
- The vast majority of the population lives in cities.