goliath

/guh-lahy-uhth/US // gəˈlaɪ əθ //UK // (ɡəˈlaɪəθ) //

哥利亚,歌利亚,哥利亚人,哥里亚

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. 1 Samuel 17:48–51.
- : a giant.
- : a very large, powerful, or influential person or thing: a neighborhood grocery competing against the supermarket goliaths.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noungiant

Synonyms

hercules大力士,赫拉克勒斯,疝气,大力士号 behemoth巨兽,庞然大物,巨无霸,巨兽级 bulk散装,大量的,大批量,大宗 colossus庞然大物,巨大的,巨人,巨型 cyclops独眼巨人,独眼龙,剑龙,独角兽 elephant大象,象 hulk绿巨人,废船,废墟,废人 leviathan利维坦,雷维坦,利伟坦,恶魔 mammoth猛犸象,长毛象,猛犸犸象,猛犸 monster

Examples

For our cover story, labor reporter Kim Kelly traveled to Bessemer to meet with workers to understand why this spiritual Southern town is the first to get this far in its organizing effort — a battle that the e-commerce Goliath is fighting mightily.
In China, an e-commerce David is gradually overtaking the country’s Goliath.
Scholars continue to debate whether David and Goliath were real people who met in battle around that time.
Gath reached its peak during the Iron Age around 3,000 years ago, the time of biblical references to Goliath.
Noble as the Catambrone family efforts are, they are like David to a Goliath-sized problem that is about to get much worse.
After topping Chestnut numerous times this season, and based on his early pace it looks like David might actually trump Goliath.
Wilt Chamberlain once pointed out that “nobody loves Goliath,” as an excuse for his enduring unpopularity.
This is what the Magic and the NBA are counting on—a Goliath everyone can love.
He was wrong, of course, even scripturally: the Philistines loved Goliath.
The Goliath wouldn't answer; the Dublin said the force was coming off, and we could not get into touch with the soldiers at all.
Then, with one accord, they all rose and began to steer their way around the furniture toward the hall, following.

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Examples

For our cover story, labor reporter Kim Kelly traveled to Bessemer to meet with workers to understand why this spiritual Southern town is the first to get this far in its organizing effort — a battle that the e-commerce Goliath is fighting mightily.

In China, an e-commerce David is gradually overtaking the country’s Goliath.

Scholars continue to debate whether David and Goliath were real people who met in battle around that time.

Gath reached its peak during the Iron Age around 3,000 years ago, the time of biblical references to Goliath.

Noble as the Catambrone family efforts are, they are like David to a Goliath-sized problem that is about to get much worse.

After topping Chestnut numerous times this season, and based on his early pace it looks like David might actually trump Goliath.

Wilt Chamberlain once pointed out that “nobody loves Goliath,” as an excuse for his enduring unpopularity.

This is what the Magic and the NBA are counting on—a Goliath everyone can love.

He was wrong, of course, even scripturally: the Philistines loved Goliath.

The Goliath wouldn't answer; the Dublin said the force was coming off, and we could not get into touch with the soldiers at all.

Then, with one accord, they all rose and began to steer their way around the furniture toward the hall, following.