Formidable

(adj.) inspiring fear; 'the formidable prospect of major surgery'; 'a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic'- G.H.Johnston; 'something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall' .

(adj.) extremely impressive in strength or excellence; 'a formidable opponent'; 'the challenge was formidable'; 'had a formidable array of compositions to his credit'; 'the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal' .

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• I knew the garrison would make no formidable effort to relieve itself. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Miss Darcy and her brother appeared, and this formidable introduction took place. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• I give you noticeYou will find me a formidable antagonist on that point. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Truly his bark was worse than his bite; but the really formidable attack was yet to come. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Within twenty-four hours I was in his sick-room, and was relieved to find that there was nothing formidable in his symptoms. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Provisions for a company of soldiers sounds formidable. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• She was 156 feet long, 20 feet deep, and 56 feet broad, and was regarded as a very formidable vessel. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Because the last dynamiter they sent to work with us, although a formidable technician, was very nervous. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• A nation of hunters can never be formidable to the civilized nations in their neighbourhood; a nation of shepherds may. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• No, no, Hopkins, it is another and more formidable person for whom we must seek. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• See what a poor, pale, grim phantom I am--more pitiable than formidable. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The Chinese war rocket was a long, heavy affair, fitted at the end with a barb-like arrow, and to a foe unacquainted with firearms, it must have seemed a formidable missile. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• A formidable river had to be crossed near Columbia, and that in the face of a small garrison under General Wade Hampton. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The important Tuesday came that was to introduce the two young ladies to this formidable mother-in-law. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• His prim seat on horseback struck me altogether as too formidable. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• The creek, which was a formidable obstacle for either side to pass on our left, became a very slight obstacle on our right. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Caroline came to her relief with promptitude, showing a great deal more self-possession and courage than herself on the formidable topic now broached. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• But we have formidable aviation, the corporal said. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The peace of Frankfort had left Germany Prussianized and united, the most formidable of all the Great Powers of Europe. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• We have a formidable aviation, the old man said happily. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• There is something formidable still, pale as you are, she said, as her eye fell under his. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Habituated to the palet?t and bonnet-grec, the neighbourhood of these garments seemed no longer uncomfortable or very formidable. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• But the mischief she might do, as a willing instrument in her husband's hands, was too formidable to be overlooked. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Yes; and every day and every night desires grow up many and formidable, and their demands are many. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• By this time a formidable rival had entered t he field. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The boy drew his chubby face down to a formidable length, and commenced toning a psalm tune through his nose, with imperturbable gravity. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• The latter are now considered as the most formidable and efficient class of destroyers. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Nothing very formidable, as you see! 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• He was closer still, with a hand that grew formidable; and the frightened self in her was dragging the other down. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The building is flat roofed, and a line of sand-bags over the outer walls rendered the top quite a formidable defence for infantry. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.

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