这两个形容词都描述超乎寻常大的事物。一般含义是“极大的”意思。
△ huge:Huge especially implies greatness of size or capacity;尤指尺寸或容量的庞大。强调体积方面的“巨大”。
1.a huge wave 巨浪
2.a huge success 巨大的成功
3.Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. 启航四天后,泰坦尼克号在穿过北大西洋多冰的海域时,了望员突然发现了一个巨大的冰山。
△ vast:Vast refers to greatness of extent, size, area, or scope;指范围、大小、地区或跨度的宽广。 强调幅员“辽阔广大”。
1.It is a vast expanse of desert. 那是一片辽阔的沙漠。
2.The city is vast compared to our village. 和我们村相比,这个城市非常大。
3.All the land was shrouded in one vast forest. (Theodore Roosevelt). 所有的土地都隐藏在广阔的森林中。 (西奥多•罗斯福)
4.Of creatures, how few vast as the whale. (Herman Melville) 作为生物,几乎没有比鲸鱼更巨大的。 (赫尔曼•梅尔维尔)
希望帮助到你,若有疑问,可以追问~~~
祝你学习进步,更上一层楼!(*^__^*)
vast 辽阔 指面积
huge 巨大 指体积
不妨多说几个表示大的词吧。
big, large, huge, great, vast, immense, enormous, giant, gigantic, tremendous, titanic
colossal: large in size
A ship Titanic was colossal.
a colossal monument; a colossal statue
big:大的,重要的
You give me a big surprise.
He is a big person.
The box is big.
large:体积大,数量大
an empty large box
a large number of people
great: 伟大
vast:辽阔,广阔 vast desert
immense: immeasurable 不可测量的
an immense stadium, immense iceberg
enormous 重点突出数量、程度、体积;强调程度时,语意强于big
Eg: He made a big success. / He made an enoumous success.
giant: 巨大的,高大的
a giant person 巨人 ; gigantic
tremendous: big, fast, powerful
The plane is traveling at tremendous speed.
titanic 用于修饰人和物,体积大、力量大
The ship is titanic.
huge:强调体积大 a huge stone 数量巨大 a huge sum of money
总之呢,vast 辽阔 指面积
huge 巨大 指体积