vast
adjective uk/vɑːst/ us/væst/
B2 巨大的；广大的
extremely big
A vast audience watched the broadcast. 大量的观众观看了转播。
The amount of detail the book contains is vast. 该书所包含的细节内容非常丰富。
The people who have taken our advice have saved themselves vast amounts/sums of money. 那些听从了我们建议的人省了一大笔钱。
The vast majority of children attend state schools. 绝大部分学生就读于政府学校。
Synonyms: enormoushuge
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- There is still a vast economic chasm between developed and developing countries.
- He consumes vast quantities of chips with every meal.
- A couple of people objected to the proposal, but the vast majority approved of it.
- We can catch the vast majority of people, but hunting down every last tax dodger is virtually impossible.
- He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer.