behemoth
behemoth — 名詞
- behemothsingular
- behemothsplural
1. a person, company, or thing that is unusually large and has a great deal of powe
巨獸
體積巨大且具影響力的事物
a person, company, or thing that is unusually large and has a great deal of power or influence over its field
The tiny startup grew into a retail behemoth with stores in eighty countries.
那家小新創公司成長為零售業巨獸，在八十個國家都有門市。
collocation: retail behemoth
Amihan gazed up at the stone behemoth, a statue carved from an entire hillside.
Amihan 仰望著那尊石造巨獸，一座從整片山坡雕刻而成的雕像。
The new dam was a concrete behemoth that stretched for nearly two kilometres.
那座新水壩是座水泥巨獸，綿延將近兩公里。
A media behemoth now controls most of the news that people in the region read.
一家媒體巨獸現在掌控了該地區民眾閱讀的大部分新聞。
Joshua left the tech behemoth to open a small bakery in his hometown.
Joshua 辭去了那家科技巨獸的工作，回到家鄉開了一間小烘焙坊。
- giant
more common and less formal; does not always imply power
- titan
emphasizes dominance and influence more than sheer size
- colossus
similar register; stresses monumental scale, often of a single structure or institution
- juggernaut
focuses on unstoppable force or momentum rather than physical size
- minnow
a small, insignificant person or organization, especially compared to larger competitors
- lightweight
a person or organization with little influence or importance in its field
用法筆記
Typically describes large organizations (corporations, media groups, banks) or massive physical structures. Often preceded by a noun modifier that names the industry or material: tech behemoth, retail behemoth, concrete behemoth.