tremendous

Compared meaning: very big in size or amount (adjective).

比较义项：（体积或数量）巨大的，很大的（形容词）。

• tremendous 本词

  The strongest and most emphatic of the four; typically intensifies abstract nouns like amount, effort, or impact, and sounds enthusiastic, sometimes informal.

  四个词中语气最强、最夸张，常用来修饰“数量”“努力”“影响”等抽象名词，语气热情，有时略显口语化。

  Learning a new language takes a tremendous amount of daily practice.

  学习一门新语言需要巨大的日常练习量。

• great

  Suggests large scale or extent, especially with distances, numbers, or other abstract nouns; sounds more formal or literary than 'big', and weaker than 'tremendous'.

  强调规模或范围之“大”，常与“距离”“数量”等抽象名词搭配，语气比 big 更正式、书面，强度弱于 tremendous。

  The two cities are separated by a great distance across the mountains.

  这两座城市隔着群山，相距十分遥远。

• big

  The plain, everyday word for physical size; the most natural and informal choice when describing ordinary objects, animals, or places.

  描述实物体积大小时最普通、最口语化的日常用词，用于描述物品、动物或场所时最自然。

  We need a big table for the family dinner tonight.

  今晚家庭聚餐我们需要一张大桌子。

• large

  A neutral-to-formal alternative to 'big', common in written, technical, or quantity descriptions; sounds more polished than 'big' in casual speech.

  是 big 的中性偏正式说法，常用于书面、技术性描述或数量表达，在口语中听起来比 big 更为正式、得体。

  The store keeps a large stock of winter clothing in December.

  这家店在十二月备有大量的冬季服装库存。

Big, great, large, and tremendous all mean very big, but tone differs. Tremendous is strongest, for abstract nouns like effort. Great suggests scale, for distances or numbers, and is formal. Big is plain and everyday. Large is a neutral, formal alternative to big.

这四个词在“很大”这一义项上意思相近，但语气强弱、语域和搭配习惯不同：tremendous 语气最强，常修饰抽象名词；great 多用于距离、数量等抽象或书面语境；big 是最口语化的日常用词；large 则是较为正式、中性的书面用词。这里不比较 great 表示“极好的，出色的”的用法（如 have a great time）。

Compared meaning: impressive or very good (adjective).

比较义项：令人印象深刻的／极好的（adj.）。

• tremendous 本词

  Emphasizes the sheer scale or intensity of something, often modifying abstract or quantifiable nouns like effort, size, or pressure; more emphatic and formal than great.

  强调事物规模或强度之巨大，常修饰努力、体积、压力等抽象或可量化的名词；语气比great更强烈、更正式。

  The building's tremendous size amazed all the tourists.

  这栋建筑巨大的规模让所有游客都感到惊叹。

• great

  A general, everyday word for something very good or enjoyable; common in casual speech for a meal, a time, a day, without tremendous's emphasis on scale.

  日常用语，表示某事非常好或令人愉快，常用于描述一顿饭、一段时光、一天等；不像tremendous那样强调规模或强度。

  The chef made us a great meal at the new restaurant.

  那位厨师在新餐厅为我们做了一顿很棒的饭菜。

Tremendous and great both mean very good or impressive. Tremendous emphasizes the scale or intensity of something, often modifying effort or size, and sounds more formal. Great is a general, everyday word for something enjoyable, like a meal or a day.

这两个词在表示“令人印象深刻、非常好”时意思相近，但tremendous语气更强、更正式，常修饰努力、规模等抽象或可量化的名词；great更口语化，日常用来评价一顿饭、一段经历等。这里不比较tremendous表示单纯“巨大的（数量／体积）”的用法，也不比较great表示“重要的”或构成great-grandmother等亲属称谓的用法。