巨体
Meanings
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huge body; large build
Describes a physically massive body or frame, often of people, animals, or large objects. Common in news and descriptive writing.
The sumo wrestler stepped onto the ring, his huge body swaying.
The whale's enormous body surfaced.
Usage patterns
- 巨体を揺するto sway one's huge body (while moving)
He walked slowly over, swaying his huge frame.
- 巨体を生かすto make good use of one's huge body (e.g. in sports)
The player overwhelmed his opponent with power plays that made full use of his huge frame.
- 巨体に似合わずsurprisingly, despite one's huge body (e.g. being agile or gentle)
Surprisingly for his huge build, he moved nimbly.