剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - magnitude collapse

magnitude
[UK]/'mæg.nɪ.tju:d/ [US]/-tu:d/
noun [U]
* the large size or importance of something
巨大；重大，重要性

1. They don't seem to grasp the magnitude of the problem.
他们似乎没有领会到问题的重要性。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - magnitude collapse

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1.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词巨大;庞大;重要(性) If you talk about the magnitude of something, you are talking about its great size, scale, or importance.

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  • An operation of this magnitude is going to be difficult...

    这么大的手术实施起来十分困难。

  • These are issues of great magnitude...

    这些问题极为重要。

  • No one seems to realise the magnitude of this problem.

    似乎没有人意识到这个问题的严重性。

2.N-VAR 可变名词星等(指星的亮度);震级;(爆炸的)强度 Magnitude is used in stating the size or extent of something such as a star, earthquake, or explosion.

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  • ...the 1.2 magnitude star Fomalhaut...

    星等为1.2 的北落师门星

  • The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 had a magnitude of 8.3.

    1906年旧金山地震的震级为8.3级。

3.PHRASE 短语程度;重要性 You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.

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  • America and Russia do not face a problem of the same order of magnitude as Japan.

    美俄两国所面临问题的重要性与日本的不可同日而语。

4.PHRASE 短语数量级 In mathematics, if one amount is an order of magnitude larger than another, it is ten times larger than the other. If it is two orders of magnitude larger, it is a hundred times larger.

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  • The time delay would be smaller by eight orders of magnitude.

    如果按8个数量级来看，延时量会显得小一些。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - magnitude collapse

magnitude
mag·ni·tude / 5mA^nitju:d; NAmE -tu:d / noun ~ (of sth)
1. [U] (formal) the great size or importance of sth; the degree to which sth is large or important
   巨大；重大；重要性:
   We did not realize the magnitude of the problem.
   我们没有意识到这个问题的重要性。
   a discovery of the first magnitude
   一项极重要的发现
2. [C, U] (astronomy 天) the degree to which a star is bright
   星等；星的亮度:
   The star varies in brightness by about three magnitudes.
   星体的亮度大约分三个星等。
3. [C, U] (geology 地) the size of an earthquake
   震级

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - magnitude collapse

magnitude noun

• ADJECTIVE considerable, great | unprecedented | sheer | relative | sufficient a fall in costs of sufficient ~ to enable us to reduce prices | small

• VERB + MAGNITUDE appreciate, comprehend, grasp, realize, understand They failed to comprehend the ~ of the problem. | assess, determine, estimate, measure, quantify | underestimate They appear to underestimate the ~ of such influences.

• PREPOSITION in ~ The effects were substantial in ~.

• PHRASES of the first ~ Stars of the first ~ are visible to the naked eye. (astronomy) | a disaster of the first ~ | of comparable ~, of similar ~ We will face challenges of a similar ~. | (by) an order of ~ Her calculation was out by several orders of ~.

The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - magnitude collapse

magnitude
 1.
   of the first magnitude
   of the greatest importance
 2.
   of the first magnitude
   of the greatest importance

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - magnitude collapse

magnitude noun
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新牛津英语同义词词典 - magnitude collapse

magnitude

noun
1 they felt daunted by the magnitude of the task
IMMENSITY , vastness, hugeness, enormity, enormousness, expanse; size, extent, greatness, largeness, bigness.
-opposite(s): SMALLNESS.

2 events of tragic magnitude
IMPORTANCE , import, significance, weight, moment, consequence, mark, notability, note, greatness, distinction, eminence, fame, renown, intensity, power.
-opposite(s): TRIVIALITY.

3 electorates of less than average magnitude
SIZE , extent, measure, proportions, dimensions, breadth, volume, weight, quantity, mass, bulk; amplitude, capacity, strength, degree, gauge, measurement, extension.

4 its brightest star is only of magnitude 4.2
BRIGHTNESS , brilliance, radiance, luminosity; absolute magnitude, apparent magnitude.

5 the magnitude of each economic variable could be determined
VALUE , index, indicator, measure, norm, order, quantity, number, vector, figure.
of the first magnitude
OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE , of the greatest significance, very important, of importance, of significance, of note, of great moment, of great consequence.

词源记忆 - magnitude collapse

magnitude 巨大，重要性，地震震级等
magni-, 巨大的；-tude, 名词后缀。即巨大之物，同时用于地震震级等多种科学术语。