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。
descriptive: juggernaut's horn
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。
- juggernaut driver
- convoy of juggernauts
- juggernaut overtaking
- juggernaut parked
- 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。
pattern: turned into a juggernaut
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。
collocation: box-office juggernaut
- corporate juggernaut
- political juggernaut
- box-office juggernaut
- marketing juggernaut
- industry juggernaut
- 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.