formidable

英 [fəˈmɪdəbl]

美 [ˈfɔːrmɪdəbl]

adj.  可怕的; 令人敬畏的; 难对付的

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5358 / COCA.6229

牛津词典

adj.

• 可怕的；令人敬畏的；难对付的
  if people, things or situations are formidable , you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult
  1. In debate he was a formidable opponent.
     在辩论中他是位难应付的对手。
  2. She has a formidable list of qualifications.
     她有一长串令人敬畏的资历。
  3. The two players together make a formidable combination.
     这两个队员配对儿，难以对付。
  4. The task was a formidable one.
     这任务非常艰巨。
  5. They had to overcome formidable obstacles.
     他们得克服重重障碍。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 可怕的;令人惊叹的;艰巨的
  If you describe something or someone asformidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive.
  1. We have a formidable task ahead of us...
     我们面临着一项艰巨的任务。
  2. Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music...
     马萨利斯在爵士乐和古典音乐领域都有极高的声望。
  3. She looked every bit as formidable as her mother.
     她看上去和她母亲一样，令人望而生畏。

双语例句

• He was confident of the unyielding strength and formidable superiority of his troops.
  他觉得他的队伍实力坚强，声势浩大。
• A society's stability and advancement must have one kind of formidable mainstream ideology to take its spiritual prop.
  一个社会的稳定和发展，必须要有一种强大的主流意识形态作为其精神支柱。
• After a while I found out: The action was truly formidable, demonstrating the power of'mother nature '.
  过了一会儿，我了：这项行动是真正的强大，显示了权力大自然'。
• He remained a formidable opponent
  他依然是一个令人敬畏的对手。
• She looked every bit as formidable as her mother.
  她看上去和她母亲一样，令人望而生畏。
• He is very formidable; How could anybody be so brave as to offend him?
  他可厉害了，谁惹得起他呀！
• They possess a formidable arsenal of rifles, machine guns, landmines and teargas.
  他们持有的步枪、机枪、地雷和催泪弹数量惊人。
• You have been a formidable opponent.
  你已经是一个强大的对手了。
• His formidable look frightened her.
  他可怕的神色吓坏了她。
• Perhaps the builders had heard of a new, formidable enemy that they had not.
  可能建造者听说了一个他们没有听说过的新的、强大的敌人。