The response to this competition was tremendous.
这次竞赛在听众中引起极其热烈的反响。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 26 Wanted a large biscuit tin

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

response [rɪ'spɑns] 词频3 词根: spond
n. 反应;回答，答复;[宗]回应经文，应唱圣歌;
💡 re回，向后+sponse承诺 → 回答；答应
"I could elicit no response from him."
我从他那里套不出任何反应。
近义：rejoinder, reply, retort, answer, reception, welcome
competition [,kɑmpə'tɪʃən] 词频2 词根: com
n. 竞争;比赛;竞争者;[生]生存竞争;
💡 compet=compete竞争+ition名词后缀 →比赛，竞争
"He was astonished to learn he'd won the competition."
他听说他比赛赢了，感到很惊讶。
近义：joust, match, meet, race, rivalry, tournament 反义：help, assist, assistance, relief, succor, succour
tremendous [trə'mɛndəs] 词频2
adj. 极大的，巨大的;可怕的，惊人的;极好的;
💡 trem颤抖+end尽头+ous形容词后缀→让人颤抖的→可怕的，惊人的
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演讲。
近义：huge, imposing, magnificent, astounding, phenomenal, awful 反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic.
去年，一位记者受一家有名的杂志的委托写一篇关于非洲某个新成立共和国总统府的文章。
Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago.
两百年前，拳击比赛在英国非常盛行。
The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.
英语中有一个生动的说法来形容这种情况。
Those who seek it undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it.
那些寻求正义的人走的是一条崎岖的道路，从来没有把握他们最终将到正义。
Though we all got out to examine the fissure, he remained in the car.
我们纷纷下车察看那个大裂缝，他却呆在车上。
Newspapers exert such tremendous influence that they can not only bring about major changes to the lives of ordinary people but can even overthrow a government.
新闻具有巨大的威力。它们不仅可以给寻常人家的生活带来重大的变化，甚至还能推翻一个政府。