giant

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

giant [giant giants] noun, adjective BrE [ˈdʒaɪənt] NAmE [ˈdʒaɪənt]
noun
1. (in stories) a very large strong person who is often cruel and stupid
see also ↑giantess
2. an unusually large person, animal or plant
• He's a giant of a man.
3. a very large and powerful organization
•the multinational oil giants
4. a person who is very good at sth
•literary giants

Word Origin:
Middle English geant (with the first syllable later influenced by Latin gigant-), from Old French, via Latin from Greek gigas, gigant-.

Example Bank:
•Camus is considered to be one of the twentieth century's literary giants.
•He was a giant of a man, standing nearly seven feet tall.
•Some people are intimidated by his size, but in fact he's a gentle giant.
•The Amazon is a giant among rivers.
•The company is now one of the giants of the computer industry.
•The oil giant Esso is planning to set up a new refinery in the port.

 
adjective only before noun
very large; much larger or more important than similar things usually are
•a giant crab
•a giant-size box of tissues
•a giant step towards achieving independence

Word Origin:
Middle English geant (with the first syllable later influenced by Latin gigant-), from Old French, via Latin from Greek gigas, gigant-.

Example Bank:
•Giant clams may grow to be a metre long.
•The agreement was hailed as a giant step towards an era of peace and reconciliation.
•The market is controlled by giant corporations which function as monopolies.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  elephantine, gargantuan, jumbo, giant star, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus, hulk, heavyweight, whale, titan