transcription, транскрипция: [ trɪmendəs ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You use tremendous to emphasize how strong a feeling or quality is, or how large an amount is. ( INFORMAL )
I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest...
= terrific
ADJ : usu ADJ n [ emphasis ]
• tre‧men‧dous‧ly
The business is tremendously profitable...
ADV : ADV adj / adv / -ed , ADV after v
2.
You can describe someone or something as tremendous when you think they are very good or very impressive. ( INFORMAL )
I thought it was absolutely tremendous.
= terrific
ADJ
• tre‧men‧dous‧ly
I thought they played tremendously well, didn’t you?...
ADV : ADV adj / adv / -ed , ADV after v