Very large — but with a feeling attached. 'Whopping' is not the neutral word 'big'; it is the word you use when the size surprises you, and you want your listener to be surprised too.

Very large意思是非常大 but with a feeling attached但帶著一種情緒 'Whopping'「Whopping」 is not the neutral word 'big'不是中性的 'big' it is the word you use它是你會用的詞 when the size surprises you在這個大小讓你驚訝時 and you want your listener to be surprised too而你也想讓聽的人跟著驚訝

'She won a whopping NT$2 million.' 'The bill came to a whopping 8,000 dollars.' Notice that it almost always sits right in front of a number, or in front of a word for an amount: a whopping 40 percent, a whopping three hours, a whopping great sandwich. That is its home.

'She won a whopping NT$2 million.'「She won a whopping NT$2 million.」（她贏得了驚人的兩百萬台幣。） 'The bill came to a whopping 8,000 dollars.'「The bill came to a whopping 8,000 dollars.」（帳單金額高達驚人的八千元。） Notice that it almost always sits right in front of a number注意它幾乎總是緊接在一個數字前面 or in front of a word for an amount或是接在表示數量的詞前面 a whopping 40 percenta whopping 40 percent（高達 40%） a whopping three hoursa whopping three hours（整整三個小時） a whopping great sandwicha whopping great sandwich（一個超大的三明治） That那 is its home就是它最常出現的地方

It is informal and friendly — normal in speech, normal in newspapers and headlines, out of place in an academic paper or a formal report. The feeling can go either way: a whopping profit is good news, a whopping fine is bad news. What stays the same is the raised eyebrow. Journalists love it exactly because it does that job in one word.

It它 is informal and friendly是個口語、親切的詞 normal in speech在口說中很正常 normal in newspapers and headlines在報紙和標題裡也很正常 out of place in an academic paper or a formal report但用在學術論文或正式報告裡就顯得格格不入 The feeling can go either way這種情緒可以是正面也可以是負面的 a whopping profit is good newsa whopping profit（驚人的利潤）是好消息 a whopping fine is bad newsa whopping fine（驚人的罰款）是壞消息 What stays the same不變的是 is the raised eyebrow那種挑眉驚訝的感覺 Journalists記者 love it很愛用它 exactly because it does that job in one word正是因為它一個詞就能做到這件事

British speakers also say 'whopping great' together for extra force: 'a whopping great dog'. And there is an adverb use, before another adjective of size: 'a whopping big mistake.' The picture inside the word is a punch — see 'whop', to hit hard. Something whopping is so big it hits you.

British speakers英國人 also say 'whopping great' together也會把 'whopping great' 合起來說 for extra force用來加強語氣 'a whopping great dog'.「a whopping great dog」（一隻超大的狗） And there is also還有 an adverb use一種副詞用法 before another adjective of size放在另一個表示大小的形容詞前面 'a whopping big mistake.'「a whopping big mistake」（一個天大的錯誤。） The picture inside the word這個詞背後的畫面 is a punch是一拳 see 'whop', to hit hard參見 'whop'，意思是重擊 Something whopping某樣東西是 whopping 的 is so big就是大到 it hits you會撞擊你