epic

美 [ˈepɪk]英 [ˈepɪk]
  • n.史诗;叙事诗;壮举;史诗般的电影(或书籍);惊人之举
  • adj.史诗般的;宏大的;壮丽的;艰苦卓绝的;漫长而艰难的;给人深刻印象的;具有史诗性质的

复数: epics

epicepic

noun

1

叙事诗;史诗
a long poem about the actions of great men and women or about a nation's history; this style of poetry

one of the great Hindu epics

伟大的印度教史诗之一

the creative genius of Greek epic

富有创造力的希腊史诗天才

2

史诗般的电影(或书籍)
a long film/movie or book that contains a lot of action, usually about a historical subject

3

壮举;惊人之举
a long and difficult job or activity that you think people should admire

Their four-hour match on Centre Court was an epic.

他们在中心球场历时四个小时的比赛是一个壮举。

adj.

1

具有史诗性质的;史诗般的
having the features of an epic

an epic poem

史诗般的诗

2

漫长而艰难的;艰苦卓绝的
taking place over a long period of time and involving a lot of difficulties

an epic journey/struggle

漫长而艰难的旅程;艰苦卓绝的斗争

3

宏大的;壮丽的;给人深刻印象的
very great and impressive

a tragedy of epic proportions

巨大的不幸

epic

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 史诗;叙事诗;史诗般的作品
    An epic is a long book, poem, or film, whose story extends over a long period of time or tells of great events.

    ...the Middle High German epic, 'Nibelungenlied', written about 1200...

    写于1200年左右的中古高地德语史诗《尼贝龙根之歌》

  • 2
    ADJ 壮丽的;宏大的
    Something that is epic is very large and impressive.

    ...Columbus's epic voyage of discovery.

    哥伦布伟大的发现之旅

noun

1
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Synonym: epic poem heroic poem epos

adj

1
very imposing or impressive;surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
an epic voyage
of heroic proportions
heroic sculpture
Synonym: heroic larger-than-life
2
constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
epic tradition
Synonym: epical

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  1. I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead .

    我放弃了写叙事诗,而写了这个小故事。

  2. He could as soon write an epic as drive a car .

    他要是能开汽车就会写叙事诗啦。

  3. Their four-hour match on Centre Court was an epic .

    他们在中心球场历时四个小时的比赛是一个壮举。

  4. The film is long and dramatic but does not quite earn the epithet ' epic ' .

    这部影片篇幅长,戏剧性强,不过还不能誉为“史诗”。

  5. They are hoping to retrace the epic voyage of Christopher Columbus .

    他们期待着沿哥伦布的壮丽航程进行一次航行。

  6. Their epic fight is the subject of a new film

    他们史诗般的战斗是一部新电影的主题。

  7. There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you can identify a Hollywood epic

    好莱坞的史诗大片有着一些与众不同的特点。

  8. At three hours and 21 minutes , it is an over-long , standard Hollywood epic .

    这部影片长达3小时21分钟,是部超长的标准好莱坞式史诗电影。

  9. The themes get tangled in Mr. Mahfouz 's epic storytelling

    马赫福兹先生讲述的故事过于宏大,主题有些混乱了。

  10. It was during the reign of Queen Isabella that Christopher Columbus set forth on his epic voyage of discovery .

    正是在伊莎贝拉女王统治时期克里斯托弗·哥伦布开始了他伟大的发现之旅。

  11. The museum houses tolstoy 's epic work war and peace .

    博物馆藏有托尔斯泰的长篇巨著《战争与和平》。

  12. Some day someone will write the full epic of this exciting expedition .

    总有一天有人会把这部激动人心的远征史诗全部写下来。

  13. To celebrate the victory , a banquet of epic proportions was held .

    为了庆祝胜利举行了盛大的宴会。

  14. The revolutionary martyrs laid down their lives for a just cause and attained the stature of epic heroes .

    革命先烈抛头颅,洒热血,谱写下可歌可泣的壮丽史诗。

  15. The legal conceptions of archaic age of the Greeks are known to us through the epic works of Homer and the poetry of hesiod .

    我们是通过荷马的史诗和海希奥德的诗歌了解古希腊人的法律思想的。

  16. one of the great Hindu epics

    伟大的印度教史诗之一

  17. They held a banquet of epic proportions .

    他们举行了盛大的宴会。

  18. Homer 's epic is not just composed of harridan wives and brave men .

    荷马的史诗不是只有暴躁的妻子和勇敢的战士。

  19. Homer Iliad and Milton 's Paradise Lost are epics .

    荷马的《伊利亚特》和弥尔顿的《失乐园》是史诗

  20. Keats is referring to epic poetry when he mentions Homer 's " proud demesne " .

    当济慈提到荷马的“骄傲的领域”时,他指的是史诗。

  21. Two American unnamed women created one ad read : ' We need two guys ( preferably two in a bromance to match our womance ) to stick around for the holidays . Our love will be fake , but epic . We want to make everyone jealous . '

    两位美国匿名女性发布了一个广告:“我们需要两位男士(最好是关系特别好的哥们,可以和我们俩姐妹配对)共度节日。我们的爱情是假的,但会像史诗般绚烂。我们要让所有人艳羡我们。”

  22. EPICS is a large control system component software tool .

    EPICS是一个大型控制系统组态软件工具。

  23. On the Resources for Epic Novel Writing in Modern China

    中国当代史诗创作资源论

  24. Simulation equations for crop growth and yield formation in the EPIC model

    EPIC模型中作物生长与产量形成的数学模拟

  25. A computer simulation model on mimic flight for evaluating epic theory

    航空模拟舱飞行行为的EPIC理论仿真

  26. The Consciousness of the Epic and Chinese Novel in the 20th Century

    史诗意识与20世纪中国长篇小说

  27. Survey Report on the Dance Drama ( Dance Epic ) Production

    关于舞剧(舞蹈诗)生产的调研报告

  28. On the Epic Construction in Chongqing Literature during the Resistance War Against Japanese

    简论抗战时期重庆小说的史诗建构

  29. The parties are epic – if you have the time

    派对应有尽有&只要你有时间

  30. New epic swim form . Druids needed another method to escape .

    新的史诗游泳形态。小德需要更多的逃跑方式。

文学作品
  1. tragedy 悲剧
  2. comedy 喜剧
  3. drama 戏剧
  4. fiction 小说
  5. prose 散文
  6. poetry 诗歌
  7. ode 颂诗
  8. ballad 民谣
  9. epic 史诗
  10. myth 神话
  11. biography 传记
  12. allegory 寓言
  13. reportage 报告文学
  14. satire 讽刺文学
  15. folklore 民间传说