juggernaut
juggernaut — 名詞
- juggernautsingular
- juggernautsplural
1. a truck that is extremely large and heavy, usually pulling a long trailer and us
巨型貨車
體型與載重皆極大的運輸卡車
a truck that is extremely large and heavy, usually pulling a long trailer and used to carry goods over long distances
A juggernaut loaded with steel beams blocked the narrow village street.
一輛載滿鋼樑的巨型貨車堵住了狹窄的村莊街道。
collocation: juggernaut loaded with [cargo]
Darius pulled over to let the juggernaut pass on the winding mountain road.
Darius 在蜿蜒山路上靠邊停下，讓巨型貨車通過。
The juggernaut's horn echoed through the valley as it approached the bend.
巨型貨車接近彎道時，喇叭聲在山谷中迴盪。
Evelyn counted forty wheels on the juggernaut parked outside the factory gates.
Evelyn 數了數停放在工廠大門外的巨型貨車，共有四十個輪子。
Strong winds nearly pushed the empty juggernaut onto its side near the bridge.
橋邊的強風差點把空載的巨型貨車吹得側翻。
- articulated lorry
the standard British technical term for the same vehicle
- semi-truck
the common American English equivalent
- heavy goods vehicle
formal or legal term used in regulations and road signs
用法筆記
Common in British English for a large articulated lorry. The American equivalent is 'semi-truck' or 'tractor-trailer.'
常見錯誤
2. something — such as a company, a political movement, or a social trend — that is
無敵勢力
無法被阻止的大型組織或社會力量
something — such as a company, a political movement, or a social trend — that is so big and powerful that nothing can stand against it or slow it down
The search-engine company became a juggernaut that no rival could challenge in Europe.
那家搜尋引擎公司在歐洲市場上成了無人能敵的無敵勢力。
collocation: tech juggernaut
Sahil watched the political juggernaut sweep through every district in the state.
Sahil 眼看著那股政治勢力橫掃全州每一個選區。
collocation: political juggernaut
Once the clean-water campaign gained momentum, it turned into a juggernaut that crushed all political opposition.
潔淨水源運動一旦得勢，就變成碾壓一切政治反對聲音的無敵勢力。
Greta's tiny tree-planting charity grew into a fundraising juggernaut, pulling in millions within three years.
Greta 的小型植樹慈善機構在三年內就發展成募款界的無敵勢力，募得數百萬資金。
The animated film franchise has been a box-office juggernaut, breaking records for nearly two decades.
這部動畫系列電影近二十年來一直是票房上的無敵勢力，屢破紀錄。
- powerhouse
has a more positive tone and is often used for people or teams
- behemoth
emphasizes enormous size rather than unstoppable momentum
- colossus
suggests towering dominance and lasting importance
- steamroller
stresses the crushing, flattening effect on everything in its path
- lightweight
someone or something with little influence or power
- underdog
the smaller, weaker competitor expected to lose
用法筆記
Subject is always something large-scale — a company, a political movement, a media franchise, or a social trend. Not used for individual people.