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发音：[fərˈmɪdəb(ə)l]
例句：
- The word “formidable” describes something or someone that is very powerful, impressive, or difficult to deal with. It often refers to qualities that inspire respect or even fear because of their strength, size, or skill. For example, a “formidable opponent” in a sports game or competition is someone very skilled and challenging to compete against, while a “formidable task” is a job or challenge that requires a lot of effort, skill, or courage to complete.
- Maurizio Pollini, renowned Italian pianist with formidable intellectual depth, unmatched technique, and a steadfast commitment to interpretive authenticity, passed away Saturday morning in Milan, leaving a lasting impact as a master of modernist piano.
- Founded in 1919, The Daily News was once a formidable city tabloid, competing fiercely for scoops with its rival, The New York Post, and ranking among the country’s largest newspapers in terms of circulation.
- The Wildcats are now just one victory from reaching their seventh Final Four in program history, following a remarkable period in which they have claimed two national titles since 2016 and cultivated formidable talent for the N.B.A.
- Researchers at the University of Southampton have found that bacteria can combine their defense mechanisms, forming a formidable force that exceeds the strength of each individual system, to fend off attacks from phage viruses.
- This approach resembles the innovative strategy pioneered by Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, which combines corporate venture capital investment with an ecosystem model to fuel the growth of its formidable company.
解释：
- Formidable这个单词做形容词使用，其表示“very powerful, impressive, or difficult to deal with.”这一含义，即“可怕的/令人敬畏的/难对付的/强大的”，与impressive/difficult/ challenging/ frightening/ tough等单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- Quantum computers depend on superconductivity, attainable only at temperatures near absolute zero, which poses a formidable technical challenge for creating practical systems.（量子计算机依赖于超导性，这种特性只能在接近绝对零度的温度下实现，因此在开发实用系统方面构成了巨大的技术挑战。）
–Technology - To enable land-based salmon farming to thrive and compete with traditional sources, companies must tackle formidable challenges, such as managing fish waste and breeding salmon strains suited to tank environments.（为了让陆基鲑鱼养殖蓬勃发展并与传统来源竞争，公司必须克服一些巨大的挑战，例如处理鱼类废物和培育适合水箱环境的鲑鱼品种。）
–Science - Coach Michael Locksley is directing his team’s attention toward strengthening their own play and minimizing self-made errors, rather than fixating on how formidable their competition may be.（教练迈克尔·洛克斯利正引导他的团队专注于提升自身的表现并尽量减少自我失误，而不是一味关注竞争对手的强大。）
–Sports - Job growth in June was propelled by industries rebounding from pandemic-related losses and ongoing business investments in sectors that still experience formidable demand for their products and services, even as borrowing costs rise.（六月的就业增长主要得益于从疫情损失中恢复的行业，以及在借贷成本上升的情况下，依然受到强劲需求驱动的行业持续进行的商业投资。）
–Business - She published “The Letters of Robert Lowell” in 2005, a work that, as Charles McGrath observed in a review for “The Times”, reveals “the voice of Lowell the person, rather than Lowell the formidable public figure.”（她在2005年出版了《罗伯特·洛厄尔的信件》，正如查尔斯·麦克格拉斯在《泰晤士报》的一篇评论中所指出的那样，这本书展现了“洛厄尔作为一个人的声音，而非作为一个强大公众人物的形象”。）
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