Vast

(superl.) Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.

(superl.) Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia.

(superl.) Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast army; a vast sum of money.

(superl.) Very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern.

(n.) A waste region; boundless space; immensity.

乔琳整理

• He knows how vast the field is, and how many paths constantly beckon him. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Your absence will make a vast difference to me, sir, as I think you very well know. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• The crust of the earth is a vast museum; but the natural collections have been imperfectly made, and only at long intervals of time. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Compared with the vast gilded void of Mrs. Hatch's existence, the life of Lily's former friends seemed packed with ordered activities. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Apparently it carried this vast body kangaroo fashion on its tail and hind legs. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• You must know I have a vast dislike to puppiesquite a horror of them. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Grandmama was quite well, had a charming evening with Mr. Woodhouse, a vast deal of chat, and backgammon. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• The boat now began, with heavy groans, like some vast, tired monster, to prepare to push up among the multiplied steamers at the levee. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• The country is a vast deal pleasanter, is it not, Mr. Bingley? 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Vast perspectives of success unroll themselves before my eyes. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The library of Alexandria drew a far vaster crowd of students than the teachers of the Museum. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Perhaps that was because she frequented a vaster mansion than any of them, the open hills. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• It solved many problems, and it left the desire for fellowship and order face to face with much vaster problems that it seemed only to have revealed. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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