awesome

adjective

/ˈɔːsəm/

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very impressive or very difficult and perhaps rather frightening令人驚歎的；使人驚懼的；很困難的；難得嚇人的
- an awesome sight驚人的奇觀
- awesome beauty/power天仙之美；驚人能量
- They had an awesome task ahead.他們面前有十分艱巨的任務。
Extra Examples
- As night fell, the volcano presented an awesome sight.夜幕降臨時，火山呈現出一派可怕的景象。
- There are scenes of awesome beauty in the film.電影中有令人敬畏的美麗場景。
- It is a region of awesome gorges and spectacular peaks.這個地區有令人驚歎的峽谷和壯觀的峰巒。
- The stillness of the evening was shattered by the most awesome sound.夜晚的寂靜被最可怕的聲音打破了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
adverb
- really
- simply
- totally
- …
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(especially North American English, informal) very good, great fun, etc.很好的（或極好玩的等）
- I just bought this awesome new game!我剛買了這個超贊的新遊戲！
- Wow! That's totally awesome!哇！真是棒極了！
Synonyms great
great
- cool
- fantastic
- fabulous
- terrific
- brilliant
- awesome
- epic
These are all informal words that describe somebody/something that is very good, impressive, great fun, etc.
- great (informal) very good; giving a lot of pleasure:指美妙的、好極的、使人快樂的：
  We had a great time in Madrid.我們在馬德裏玩得很開心。
- cool (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of something, often because it is fashionable, attractive or different:指因時髦、漂亮或與衆不同而令人欽佩的、絕妙的、頂呱呱的：
  I think their new song’s really cool.我認爲他們的新歌棒極了。
- fantastic (informal) extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure:指極好的、了不起的、非常愉快的：
  ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’“你假期過得好嗎？”“棒極了！”
- fabulous (informal) extremely good:指極好的、絕妙的：
  Jane’s a fabulous cook.簡的烹飪技巧堪稱一絕。
  (Fabulous is slightly more old-fashioned than the other words in this set.)
- terrific (informal) extremely good; wonderful:指極好的、絕妙的、了不起的：
  She’s doing a terrific job.她活兒幹得真棒。
- brilliant (British English, informal), extremely good; wonderful:指極好的、絕妙的、了不起的：
  ‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’“演出怎麽樣？”“棒極了！”
- awesome (informal, especially North American English) very good, impressive or great fun:
  The show was just awesome.演出實在棒極了。
- epic (informal) very good, impressive or great fun:
  The adventure and action are truly epic in scope.驚險刺激的動作場面的確壯觀。
Patterns
- to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time
- to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/epic
Extra Examples
- Hey, come look at this! It's awesome!嗨，來看看這個！可好玩了！
- The show was just awesome.演出實在棒極了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
adverb
- really
- simply
- totally
- …
See full entry