awesome
adjective /ˈɔːsəm/
/ˈɔːsəm/
- very impressive or very difficult and perhaps rather frightening
令人惊叹的；使人惊惧的；很困难的；难得吓人的 - an awesome sight
惊人的奇观 - awesome beauty/power
天仙之美；惊人能量 - They had an awesome task ahead.
他们面前有十分艰巨的任务。
- As night fell, the volcano presented an awesome sight.
夜幕降临时，火山呈现出一派可怕的景象。 - There are scenes of awesome beauty in the film.
电影中有令人敬畏的美丽场景。 - It is a region of awesome gorges and spectacular peaks.
这个地区有令人惊叹的峡谷和壮观的峰峦。 - The stillness of the evening was shattered by the most awesome sound.
夜晚的寂静被最可怕的声音打破了。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- really
- simply
- totally
- …
- an awesome sight
- (especially North American English, informal) very good, great fun, etc.
很好的（或极好玩的等） - I just bought this awesome new game!
我刚买了这个超赞的新游戏！ - Wow! That's totally awesome!
哇！真是棒极了！
Synonyms greatgreat- cool
- fantastic
- fabulous
- terrific
- brilliant
- awesome
- epic
- great (informal) very good; giving a lot of pleasure:
指美妙的、好极的、使人快乐的： - We had a great time in Madrid.
我们在马德里玩得很开心。
- We had a great time in Madrid.
- cool (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of something, often because it is fashionable, attractive or different:
指因时髦、漂亮或与众不同而令人钦佩的、绝妙的、顶呱呱的： - I think their new song’s really cool.
我认为他们的新歌棒极了。
- I think their new song’s really cool.
- fantastic (informal) extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure:
指极好的、了不起的、非常愉快的： - ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’
“你假期过得好吗？”“棒极了！”
- ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’
- fabulous (informal) extremely good:
指极好的、绝妙的： - Jane’s a fabulous cook.
简的烹饪技巧堪称一绝。
- Jane’s a fabulous cook.
- terrific (informal) extremely good; wonderful:
指极好的、绝妙的、了不起的： - She’s doing a terrific job.
她活儿干得真棒。
- She’s doing a terrific job.
- brilliant (British English, informal), extremely good; wonderful:
指极好的、绝妙的、了不起的： - ‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’
“演出怎么样？”“棒极了！”
- ‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’
- awesome (informal, especially North American English) very good, impressive or great fun:
- The show was just awesome.
演出实在棒极了。
- The show was just awesome.
- epic (informal) very good, impressive or great fun:
- The adventure and action are truly epic in scope.
惊险刺激的动作场面的确壮观。
- The adventure and action are truly epic in scope.
- to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time
- to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/epic
- Hey, come look at this! It's awesome!
嗨，来看看这个！可好玩了！ - The show was just awesome.
演出实在棒极了。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- really
- simply
- totally
- …
- I just bought this awesome new game!
词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘filled with awe’): from awe + -some.