1N-COUNT [usually singular]巨人;伟人;庞然大物;极重要的事情 If you describe someone or something as a colossus, you think that they are extremely important and great in ability or size. 巨人;伟人;庞然大物;极重要的事情 [journalism, emphasis]
He was a colossus, a legend.
他是一个伟人,一个传奇人物。
...saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins.
萨克斯演奏大师桑尼·罗利斯
He became a colossus of the labour movement. [+ of]
他成为了劳工运动中举足轻重的人物。
2N-COUNT 巨型雕塑 A colossus is an extremely large statue. 巨型雕塑