goliath

英 [ɡəˈlaɪəθ]

美 [ɡəˈlaɪəθ]

n.  （圣）（非利士勇士）歌利亚；（比喻）巨人；移动式大型起重机

BNC.23943 / COCA.41146

牛津词典

noun

• 巨人；强大的人（或物）
  a person or thing that is very large or powerful
  1. a Goliath of a man
     巨人一般高大的男子
  2. a Goliath of the computer industry
     计算机行业的巨头

英英释义

noun

• someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  Synonym:giantbehemothmonstercolossus

双语例句

• What do you expecct from goliath's boy today?
  你对格拉斯男孩的期望是什么？
• To fight church and state is to fight goliath.
  对抗教堂和州府等于对抗葛莱斯巨人。
• Goliath said that if any man of Israel could beat him, then the Philistines would surrender.
  歌利亚说如果任何以色列人能击败他，那麽腓力斯人就会投降。
• Goliath was acting in this role when David killed him.
  当大卫杀死歌利亚，他们就是扮演这个角色。
• "I will go forth against him as David went against Goliath!" said our grandfather's grandfather wildly.
  我要象大卫奋战歌利亚那样去跟他较量较量。我们的爷爷的爷爷忘情地说。
• The proverbial story of "David defeats Goliath" played out in the high tech industry.
  “大卫打败了歌利亚”（DaviddefeatsGoliath，《圣经》典故，以弱胜强的典型&译注）这个众所周知的故事看来在高科技产业里又重演了。
• The goliath frog is able to jump three meters or so.
  巨人青蛙会跳三米远左右。
• David beat goliath, in the book I read.
  大卫打败了葛莱斯，我在书上读过。
• When the curator of the Louvre mocked him he sued him for defamation, David against Goliath.
  卢浮宫馆长嘲笑他，他就控告他诽谤，好似大卫对决哥利亚。
• Saul was impressed by David's courage and eventually agreed to let him fight Goliath.
  扫罗对大卫的勇气留下了印象，最终同意让他去跟歌利亚打仗。