Immense

(a.) Immeasurable; unlimited. In commonest use: Very great; vast; huge.

手打:雷克斯

• The weight of old Sabor was immense, and when she braced her huge paws nothing less than Tantor, the elephant, himself, could have budged her. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• At immense personal sacrifice I followed the dictates of my own ingenuity, my own humanity, my own caution, and took her identity instead. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• You have saved my life: I have a pleasure in owing you so immense a debt. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• It was while I was in the carriage, just as we reached the trainer's house, that the immense significance of the curried mutton occurred to me. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Next day, boy calls: “Very sorry--his mistake-- immense business--great many parcels to deliver--Mr. Sawyer's compliments--late Nockemorf. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I heard of the division of property, of immense wealth and squalid poverty; of rank, descent, and noble blood. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• At last Clayton saw the immense muscles of Tarzan's shoulders and biceps leap into corded knots beneath the silver moonlight. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• This Atticus had an immense fortune, and he amused himself by huge architectural benefactions to various cities. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Then, amid cheers of encouragement from the immense throng that was watching, he turned sharply past the starting-tower and flew between the flags that marked the starting-line. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• When he leaves go of his hat to use his telescope, his hat flies off, with immense applause. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• It is this same shock-absorbing device which is used to catch the recoil on the immense siege guns used in modern warfare. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• It is an immense distance, said she; I see _that_ with a glance. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• I sold all out, and made what to me then was an immense sum of money. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It seemed to take an immense amount of mathematics. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Secondly, Mr. Snagsby has to lay upon the table half a crown, his usual panacea for an immense variety of afflictions. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• They have immense, flat, forked cushions of feet, that make a track in the dust like a pie with a slice cut out of it. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• He had an immense collection of second-hand books. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• These positions were of immense importance to the enemy; and of course correspondingly important for us to possess ourselves of. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Its immense dome is said to be more wonderful than St. Peter's, but its dirt is much more wonderful than its dome, though they never mention it. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The brig was blown up in the presence of an immense throng, and Fulton finally sold his invention to the British government for $75,000. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• It will be an immense care for Jo, said Meg, stroking the head of her one all-absorbing son. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• In addition to the immense amount of money involved, this specialized industry required an enormous amount of experiment, as it called for the development of an entirely new art. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It created an immense sensation. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Mr Merdle's undertakings are immense. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• This passage is printed on the examination paper, and it would naturally be an immense advantage if the candidate could prepare it in advance. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• This secession was an immense loss to her, she alleged. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• They must be at an immense distance! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Miss Crawley, the rich aunt from whom he expected his immense inheritance, was dying; the Colonel must haste to her bedside. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I don't regret that I have not a strong will and an immense power of business detail to throw myself into objects with surprising ardour. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Fledgeby must have conducted it on his side with immense art, for no appearance of uttering one syllable had escaped him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

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