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co·los·sus /kəˈlɒsəs $ kəˈlɑː-/ noun [countable] BIGIMPORTANTsomeone or something that is extremely big or extremely important 巨人;巨物;伟人;极重要的人[物] an intellectual colossus like Leonardo 像列奥纳多这样的智慧巨人Examples from the Corpuscolossus• The merged bank will be a colossus.• They managed to destroy a colossus in a year.• This flawed titan bestrides the history of his age like a colossus.• Entertainment colossus MCA Inc. was purchased for $6.6 billion.Origin colossus (1300-1400) Latin “very large statue”, from Greek kolossosco·los·sus nounChineseSyllable big is extremely or something Corpus or that extremely someone important |