massive /ˈmæsiv/ adj. 1.大而重的，大块的：massive steel doors 巨大的铁门； a massive painting 一张巨大的油画 2.大量的，大规模的：make massive efforts 做了极大努力；a massive bombing raid 大规模的轰炸袭击［考句］Among all the changes resulting from the massive entry of women into the work force, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important.在由于妇女大量加入劳动而产生的所有变化之中，妇女本身发生的变化绝非一点也不重要。