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vast
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英 [vɑːst]

adj.(用于强调);

n.极大的数量;巨量;

双语例句
  • She once ruled over a vast empire.

    她曾统治过一个幅员辽阔的帝国。

    《牛津词典》
  • He stared out at the vast emptiness that was the sea.

    他放眼向辽阔无际的海洋望去。

    《牛津词典》
  • The dictionary is a vast treasure trove of information.

    这本字典是一个信息的巨大宝库。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Development has affected vast swathes of our countryside.

    开发建设影响了乡村广大地区。

    《牛津词典》
  • The vast majority of the population lives in utter misery.

    这里的人绝大多数生活在极度贫困之中。

    《牛津词典》
  • In the vast majority of cases, this should not be a problem.

    在绝大多数情况下,这应该不成问题。

    《牛津词典》
  • In the cities vast crowds have been demonstrating for change.

    在各城市,已经有大量的群众举行示威游行要求变革。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals.

    绝大部分医院都不提供这种治疗。

    《牛津词典》
  • The vast majority of wines produced in this area are reds or rosés.

    本地出产的绝大多数是红色或粉红色葡萄酒。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The vast volcanic slope was eerily reminiscent of a lunar landscape.

    巨大的火山坡很奇怪地让人想起月球上的景观。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • It absorbed vast amounts of capital that could have been used for investment.

    它消耗掉了原本可以用作投资的大量资本。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • A quarter of this vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers.

    这批数量巨大的档案的1/4都已编了索引,可供研究者查阅。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • It is supposed to be washed down the gutter and into the city's vast sewerage system.

    它应该被冲入排水沟,流入城市的巨大排污系统。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • It's so vast, so deep, so mysterious.

    它是如此广阔,如此深邃,如此神秘。

  • The domain is vast.

    领域广大。

    《新英汉大辞典》
  • Essentially it was part of a vast desert.

    本质上它是广阔沙漠的一部分。

  • His business empire was vast.

    他的企业规模庞大。

    《牛津词典》
  • At dusk bats appear in vast numbers.

    蝙蝠于傍晚时分大批出现。

    《牛津词典》
  • The vast majority live further inland.

    大多数人居住在更远的内陆。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk.

    西非那片广袤的森林已经缩小了。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Kangaroos harbour a vast range of parasites.

    袋鼠身上有各种各样的寄生虫。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • A vast tract of land is ready for development.

    一大片土地正待开发。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • A vast crowd turned out to watch the procession.

    有一大群人出来观看游行队伍。

    《牛津词典》
  • Vast crowds had churned the field into a sea of mud.

    大批大批的人把场地踩得一片泥泞。

    《牛津词典》
  • They found themselves in a vast underground chamber.

    他们发现他们进入了一个地下大洞穴。

    《牛津词典》
  • Vast tracts of the country are wild and undeveloped.

    这个国家有大片荒芜未开发的土地。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The pollution has already turned vast areas into a wasteland.

    污染已使大片地区变为荒原。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The chemical companies had amalgamated into a vast conglomerate.

    这些化学公司已经合并成了一个巨型企业集团。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.

    我们乘车穿越了这片有湖泊和森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Prospect Park, with its vast lake, is a magnet for all health freaks.

    拥有大片湖区的展望公园是所有健身迷的向往之地。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
短语搭配
  • vast majority

    绝大多数,大部份

  • vast scale

    大规模;大比例

  • vast sums of money

    巨额金钱

近义词
adj. 广阔的;巨大的;大量的;巨额的
n. 浩瀚;广阔无垠的空间
同义词辨析

huge, enormous, immense, giant, gigantic, colossal, vast, massive, tremendous

这些形容词均有\巨大的,庞大的\之意。

  • huge : 含义广,强调体积或容积的庞大。也可用于引申意义。

  • enormous : 指体积、数量或程度远远超过一般标准。

  • immense : 正式用词,侧重空间的广阔,也指面积或分量的巨大。

  • giant : 非正式用词,多为褒义。指如巨人般的庞大体积。

  • gigantic : 指面积或体积的巨大,但多用于引申意义。

  • colossal : 侧重尺寸、规模和体积的无比巨大。

  • vast : 多指空间、面积、范围的巨大,不涉及重量。

  • massive : 指大的体积、数量和重量,侧重庞大而笨重。

  • tremendous : 指某物很大,大得惊人;也可用作引申意义。

考纲分布

6年出现 4

重要程度
  • 100%

    adj 宽广的; 数量多的

考纲释义
  • adj. 宽广的; 数量多的

    英文释义:

    of very great amount, size, or quantity

    真题例句:

    • Art is a vast subject, including all kinds of pictures and sculptures.

      艺术是一个庞大的主题,包括各种图片和雕塑。

      [2021年 南京市卷 阅读理解]
    • Slow, crowded and uncomfortable trains ran across this vast country, with low average speeds making journeys such as Shanghai-Beijing a test of travel.

      缓慢、拥挤和不舒服的火车横跨这个广阔的国家,平均速度低,使上海-北京这样的旅程成为旅行的考验。

      [2021年 永州市卷 阅读理解]
    • As China is a country with a vast territory(幅员辽阔), there are differences in different areas in ways of making jiaozi or serving it.

      中国幅员辽阔,不同的地区在制作和食用饺子的方法上存在着差异。

      [2020年 长沙卷 阅读理解]
考纲分布

12年出现 4

重要程度
  • 100%

    adj 宽广的; 数量多的

考纲释义
  • adj. 宽广的; 数量多的

    英文释义:

    of very great amount, size, or quantity

    真题例句:

    • The unknown and undiscovered was vast and marvelous.

      未知的东西和未被发现的东西是浩瀚而神奇的。

      [2020年 江苏卷 阅读理解]
    • ITV's Save Money: Good Health gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.

      英国独立电视台的节目《省钱:好健康》为观众提供了如何从市场上大量的健康产品中获取价值的建议。

      [2018年 全国卷 阅读理解]
    • The eight-part series (系列节目) gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.

      这个由八部分组成的系列节目向观众提供了如何从市场上大量的健康产品中获得价值的建议。

      [2018年 全国卷1 阅读理解]
真题例句
  • If humans were truly at home under the light of the moon and stars,we would go in darkness happily,the midnight world as visible to us as it is to the vast number of nocturnal species on this planet.

    2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
  • The eight-part series, save money: good food, follows in the footsteps of itv's save money: good health, which gave viewers advice on how to get value from the vast range of health products on the market.

    2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
  • These are volcanoes so explosive that they burst open in a single big crack, leaving behind a vast hole, the caldera.

    2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
考纲分布

12年出现 9

重要程度
  • 100%

    adj 宽广的; 数量多的

考纲释义
  • adj. 宽广的; 数量多的

    英文释义:

    of very great amount; size; or quantity

    真题例句:

    • Now that sales are taking off, the vast majority of bike dealers are asking Cocalis when he'll make an ebike available.

      现在销量突然开始上升,绝大多数自行车经销商都在问Cocalis什么时候能推出电动自行车。

      [2020年 CET4 阅读理解C]
    • But the vast majority of American parents who pay allowance tie it to the completion of housework.

      但是绝大多数给零花钱的美国父母都把零花钱和完成家务联系在一起。

      [2020年 CET4 阅读理解C]
    • These beasts of the sea do display a vast range of highly refined behaviors that appear to be driving their genetic development.

      这些海兽确实会表现出各式各样非常“有教养”的行为,这些行为似乎推动了它们的基因的进化。

      [2019年 CET4 阅读理解]
必考派生词
  • vastlyadv. 广大地;极大地;深远地

真题例句
  • And although their memories are vast, they are still likely to suffer from false memories.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • We are at a point where in much of the developed world the vast majority of young people grew up playing video games, and an increasingly high percentage of adults play these video games too, Werbach says.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • And Record and Austin are worried not just about the models themselves, but about the vast number of girls and women their images influence.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • Rather, it is to recognize that in America's vast criminal justice system, second chances are crucial.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • In all, more than 45,000 laws and rules serve to exclude vast numbers of people from fully participating in American life.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection.

    出自-2014年6月阅读原文
  • Some businesses will benefit but the vast bulk of the savings will be captured by workers, not their employers.

    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • There are many examples of the vast harm that is caused when individuals forget or ignore the effect their dishonesty can have.

    出自-2011年12月阅读原文
  • Fortunately, there are a vast number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes, from historic ones like Lincoln's Cottage to your own postwar home.

    出自-2010年6月阅读原文
  • We are at a point where in much of the developed world the vast majority of young people grew up playing video games, and an increasingly high percentage of adults play these video games too, Werbach says.

    2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • And although their memories are vast, they are still likely to suffer from false memories.

    2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • However, these beasts of the sea do display a vast range of highly refined behaviors that appear to be driving their genetic development.

    2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A
考纲分布

12年出现 18

重要程度
  • 100%

    adj 宽广的; 数量多的

  • 0%

    adj 大规模的; 范围广的

考纲释义
  • adj. 宽广的; 数量多的

    英文释义:

    of very great amount, size, or quantity

    真题例句:

    • Vast quantities of iron ore are then transported by autonomous trains to ocean ports.

      就这样,大量铁矿石通过自动列车运输到海港。

      [2021年 CET6 听力]
    • Home to vast numbers of exotic fish, the Coral Sea is a unique haven of biodiversity off the northeastern coast of Australia.

      珊瑚海是大量外来鱼类的家园,是澳大利亚东北海岸生物多样性的独特避风港。

      [2020年 CET6 阅读理解]
    • The reason for constructing the buildings from wood is probably that ideally proportioned straight and slender timber was available in Scandinavia's vast pine forests.

      用木材建造这些建筑的原因可能是在斯堪的纳维亚广阔的松树林中可以获得理想比例的直而细长的木材。

      [2019年 CET6 听力]
  • adj. 大规模的; 范围广的

    英文释义:

    extremely large in extent or degree

    真题例句:

    • With the use of driverless vehicles seemingly inevitable, mining companies in the vast Australian desert state of Western Australia are definitely taking the lead.

      随着无人驾驶汽车的使用似乎不可避免,位于澳大利亚广袤沙漠地带的西澳大利亚州的矿业公司无疑在这方面处于领先地位。

      [2021年 CET6 听力]
    • Daylight from vast holes in the cathedral roof lit a golden cross over a statue by Nicolas Coustou.

      大教堂屋顶上巨大的洞里透出的日光照亮了Nicolas Coustou雕像上方的金色十字架。

      [2021年 CET6 阅读理解]
    • Another reserve is being proposed in a vast area of the Weddell Sea.

      另一个保护区计划在韦德尔海 (Weddell Sea) 的大片海域建立。

      [2019年 CET6 阅读理解]
    • One was created in the Ross Sea in 2016, another reserve is being proposed in a vast area of the Weddell Sea.

      2016 年在罗斯海建立了第一个海洋护区,第二个护区则提议建在威德尔海的广阔海域。

      [2019年 CET6 阅读理解]
必考派生词
  • vastlyadv. 广大地;极大地;深远地

真题例句
  • The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a vast four-year global study which reported its initial conclusions earlier this year, found reasons to believe that managing ecosystems sustainably—working with nature rather than against it—might be less profitable in the short term, but certainly brings long-term rewards.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • And at the vast majority of places, it is simply not a big variable in the college's decision-making process.

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • The Home Depot approach to craftsmanship - simplify it, dumb it down, hire a contractor - is one signal that mastering tools and working with one's hands is receding in America as a hobby, as a valued skill, as a cultural influence that shaped thinking and behavior in vast sections of the country.

    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • Democrats and Republicans can and will take sides on a number of issues, but a more crucial concern is that both are basing major policy decisions on guesstimates rather than looking at the vast wealth of raw data with a critical eye and an open mind

    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • Smith's book serves as an excellent introduction to a vast subject, and will suggest plenty of further

    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • However, scientists say that the scale of CO2 emissions will require vast amounts of long-term storage.

    出自-2012年6月阅读原文
  • When they go on tour, they do a vast number of concerts, singing in smoky places.

    出自-2013年6月听力原文
  • But more recently, companies have begun to plan more affordable \ suborbital \ flights — brief ventures just to the edge of space's vast darkness.

    2015年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • One was created in the Ross Sea in 2016, another reserve is being proposed in a vast area of the Weddell Sea, and a third sanctuary is under consideration in the area west of the Antarctic Peninsula—a key krill fishing area.

    2019年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • The millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a vast four-year global study which reported its initial conclusions earlier this year, found reasons to believe that managing ecosystems sustainably—working with nature rather than against it—might be less profitable

    2016年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • The reason for constructing the buildings from wood is probably that ideally proportioned straight and slender timber was available in large quantities in Scandinavia's vast pine forests.

    2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
考纲分布

18年出现 9

重要程度
  • 100%

    adj 辽阔的; 大量的

考纲释义
  • adj. 辽阔的; 大量的

    英文释义:

    of very great amount, size, or quantity

    真题例句:

    • This isn't surprising, considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of the vast academic possibilities that await them in college.

      这并不奇怪,考虑到高中的基础必修课程不能让学生对大学里广泛的学术可能性有足够的了解。

      [2017年 英语二 阅读理解A]
    • Exploring the contents of a smartphone — a vast storehouse of digital information — is similar to, say, going through a suspect's purse.

      检查智能手机的内容--一个巨大的数字信息库--就类似于,比如说,搜查嫌犯的钱包。

      [2015年 英语一 阅读理解A]
    • The researchers mapped not only the city's vast and ornate ceremonial areas, but also hundreds of simpler apartment complexes where common people lived.

      研究人员不仅绘制了该城市广阔而华丽的仪式区域,还绘制了几百处普通人居住的较为简朴的公寓建筑群。

      [2014年 英语一 阅读理解B]
必考短语
用法讲解
  • a vast sum of money 意为“一笔巨额金钱”。

单词辨析
  • vast专指空间的(二维的)广度。

  • immense常强调尺寸,指各方面(三维)都极大。

  • huge常强调尺寸,可以指出奇高大的身躯或体积。

  • massive可指大的体积、净重或重量。

真题例句
  • Yet only one of his books is now in print, and his vast body of writings on music is unknown save to specialists.

    出自-2010年考研阅读原文
  • The researchers mapped not only the city’s vast and ornate ceremonial areas, but also hundreds of simpler apartment complexes where common people lived.

    出自-2014年考研阅读原文
  • They should start by discarding California’s lame argument that exploring the contents of a smart phone — a vast storehouse of digital information — is similar to, say, rifling through a suspect’s purse.

    出自-2015年考研阅读原文
  • The researchers mapped not only the city's vast and ornate ceremonial areas, but also hundreds of simpler apartment complexes where common people lived.

    2014年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • They should start by discarding California's lame argument that exploring the contents of a smart phone—a vast storehouse of digital information—is similar to, say, going through a suspect's purse.

    2015年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • This isn't surprising, considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of the vast academic possibilities that await them in college.

    2017年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ