vastness

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美

n.  浩瀚；幅员辽阔

复数：vastnesses　

TOEFL

BNC.21144 / COCA.18290

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 巨大的;广大的;广阔的
  Something that isvastis extremely large.
  1. ...Afrikaner farmers who own vast stretches of land...
     拥有广袤土地的南非白人农场主
  2. The vast majority of the eggs would be cracked.
     绝大部分鸡蛋都会被打碎。

英英释义

noun

• unusual largeness in size or extent or number
  Synonym:enormousnessgrandnessgreatnessimmensenessimmensitysizeablenesswideness

双语例句

• We look around at the vastness of this world and our universe and it tells us there must be something higher than just our little human lives.
  我们放眼观望这广阔的世界和宇宙，这一切都在向我们表明着，一定有某样东西，是在我们人类自身渺小的生命之上的。
• Peter's in Rome makes it difficult to perceive its vastness.
  罗马的圣彼得大教堂由于缺少小构件，因而其宏大很难被觉察到。
• The city is a site of desire, and a space in which the vastness of its scope offers an anonymous stage upon which people can remake their identities.
  城市是一个充满欲望的场域，是一个其范围之大提供了无名舞台的空间，人们在这里可以重新改造其身份。
• There are multitudes of cultures and societies that exist throughout the vastness of space, and these societies and cultures have been on and off this planet from the very beginning.
  广袤的空间里有许多文化和社会存在，并且这些社会和文化是断断续续的从这个行星完全开始。
• Moreover, the enemy is also exploiting the vastness of our territory to bypass our fortified positions.
  再则敌人又利用中国土地广大一点，回避我们的阵地设施。
• He likes grassland folk songs which can best demonstrate the vastness of the land.
  草原风谣最能体现草原的辽阔，他非常喜欢。
• From the vivid images of tiger created under his pen we can feel the vastness of the universe which is widely open and immeasurable.
  从他笔下的那些呼啸、奔跃、厚道、高趣、雅情、磅礴的形象里，感受到了凝聚在崇山峻岭宇宙万物之间的昂扬开阔的无量精神。
• It also brought an understanding of the vastness of the universe and humanity's insignificant place in it.
  它使我们了解到了宇宙的广袤以及人类在其中微不足道的地位。
• Compared with the vastness of the universe it is only a tiny spot one occupies on earth.
  浩翰的大千世界，一个人只能占据其中微小的一隅。
• Although I am only now becoming familiar with your work, I must commend the vastness of your approach to fulfilling the needs of those around you.
  尽管我刚刚熟悉你的工作，但我还是要赞美你，因为你满足了你周围人那么多的需求。