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formidable

/fawr-mi-duh-buhl, fawr-mid-uh-buhl/US // ˈfɔr mɪ də bəl, ˌfɔrˈmɪd ə bəl //UK // (ˈfɔːmɪdəbəl) //

厉害的,艰巨的,强大的,可怕的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
    • : of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem.
    • : arousing feelings of awe or admiration because of grandeur, strength, etc.
    • : of great strength; forceful; powerful: formidable opposition to the proposal.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.horrible, terrifying
adj.difficult, overwhelming
Synonyms
arduous艰巨的,艰辛的,艰巨,艰辛awesome令人敬畏的,真棒,令人敬畏,可怕的challenging具有挑战性的,具有挑战性,有挑战性的,挑战great巨大的,巨大,优秀,厉害impressive令人印象深刻,印象深刻,令人印象深刻的是,让人印象深刻的是intimidating令人生畏的,吓人的,令人生畏,令人畏惧的onerous繁重的,沉重的,繁重,严苛的powerful强大的,强大,有力的,强有力的tough艰难的,艰难,坚韧,坚韧的tremendous巨大的,极大的,巨大,庞大的all-powerful万能的,全能的,叱咤风云,叱咤风云的ballbuster球霸,球星,球状物,球化剂colossal巨大的,巨型的,巨型,巨无霸dismaying令人不安的,令人担忧的,令人沮丧的,令人震惊的effortful努力的,费力的,努力,费力hard艰苦,艰难的,艰难,艰苦的indomitable不屈不挠,百折不挠,不屈不挠的,不折不扣的labored辛勤工作,劳动,勤劳的,勤奋laborious辛苦,辛苦的,费力的,费力mammoth猛犸象,长毛象,猛犸犸象,猛犸mighty伟大的,强大的,巨大的,强大murder谋杀,谋杀案,谋杀罪,杀人overpowering高昂的,高超的,高昂,高昂的价格puissant聪明的,聪明,聪明的人,聪明人rough粗略,粗略的,粗略的说,粗暴rough go粗略地走,粗略地走了,粗略地走了一下,粗略的说staggering令人震惊的,令人吃惊的,令人惊讶的,令人震惊的的strenuous费力的,费力,吃力,艰苦tall order大订单,高难度订单,大单,高难度的订单toilsome费力的,辛苦,劳累的,劳累tough proposition难题,艰难的命题,艰难的提议,艰难的建议uphill上坡,上坡路,上山,上坡时

Examples

  • Amazon’s data-driven DSP solution would be a formidable adversary for Google and other advertising platforms at the best of times.

  • A shuttered, starving root microbiome is the great undoing of the botanical worlds’ strategy for coupling a just-right rate of growth with a formidable built-in arsenal and pharmacy.

  • Kohl’s strip mall neighbors, notably Ulta and Target, are formidable rivals with popular offerings.

  • The analysis aimed to uncover the evolutionary history of SARS-CoV-2 and see if the virus had exchanged bits of genetic material with other coronaviruses, a process called recombination, to become the formidable pathogen it is now.

  • Social media is a formidable channel for building brand loyalty.

  • But while the obstacles to evidence-based governance are formidable, they are not insurmountable.

  • At Michigan, he would be a formidable recruiter, able to evoke the tradition of his former iconic coach, Bo Schembechler.

  • She has been formidable from start to finish, and is one of the hardest workers in the company.

  • Mired in ideological warfare, America faces her most formidable opponent yet— herself.

  • Any institution striving to examine such an iconic figure would find formidable challenges.

  • The Texians laughed at the fanfarronades of the dons, and did not attach sufficient importance to these formidable preparations.

  • Janet's silence impressed Hilda: it was not merely strange--it was formidable: it affected the whole day.

  • In fact, his appearance was so formidable that Davy did not pause for a second look, but started off at the top of his speed.

  • I found the formidable looking volume more readable than I had imagined and less difficult to understand than I had expected.

  • The critical moralist pauses before the formidable array of the entire social world, civilized and savage.