vastness

英

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

• Stars drawn low by the vastness of the plain,| the moon rushing forward in the river's flow.
  星垂平野阔，月涌大江流。（杜甫《旅夜书怀》）
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I recognize the limitations of my fate but most importantly I recognize the vastness of the possibilities we control with our free will.
  我意识到自己命运的局限性，但最重要的是，我意识到我以自由意志掌控人生还是有着无限的可能。
• 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。
• 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。
• I like the vastness and the beautiful scenery.
  我喜欢辽阔无垠的幅员和美丽的风景。
• 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。
• For some it is the ocean, with its smells, sounds, rhythm, and vastness.
  也许那是带有味道，声音和旋律的广阔大海。