adj. 1.广大的,辽阔的,(海、平原等)茫茫的,浩瀚的。 2.许许多多的,(数、量等)巨大的。 3.〔口语〕非常的,很大的。 短语和例子 a vast expanse of desert [ocean] 茫茫沙漠[大海]。 a vast scheme = a scheme of vast scope 庞大的计划。 a vast calamity 大灾祸。 a vast difference 〔口语〕天渊之别。 a vast sum of money 一笔巨款。 a vast multitude 一大群人。 of vast importance 非常重要的。 n. 〔诗〕广大无边的空间;大海。 the [a] vast of ocean [water] 汪洋大海。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.,-y adj. 〔诗〕= vast.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge 同义词:huge, immense, Brobdingnagian,
VAST is an American industrial rock band based in Austin, Texas. The acronym VAST stands for Visual Audio Sensory Theater and is the main creation of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jon Crosby.
例句与用法
1.
A vast crowd turned out to watch the match . 大群的观众到场观看比赛。
2.
Kazeh is only a group of six vast excavations . 卡结赫只是六个大凹地。
3.
All is quiet on the vast expanse of open ground . 四野茫茫,寂静无声。
4.
She once ruled over a vast empire . 她曾统治过一个版图辽阔的帝国。
5.
North america has vast deposits of shale . 北美有大量油页岩沉积。
6.
A vast distance of water surrounded the ship . 船的四周都是辽阔的水面。
7.
He imbibes vast quantities of strong coffee . 他喝大量的浓咖啡。
8.
There is a vast number and variety of tribunals . 设立了许多种类的法庭。
9.
The vast arch of cloud above was strangely low . 彤云密布的天穹低得出奇。
10.
The world had vast uncultivated land areas . 世界上还有广阔的未开垦的陆地。