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big LARGEbIgadjbigger, biggest large in size or amount（尺寸、数量）大的，巨大的He was a big, burly man.他是一位高大强壮的人。My sister's much bigger than I am.我姐姐比我高大的多。Could I try these shoes in a bigger size?我能试一下较大尺寸的鞋吗?They live in a big house in the country.他们住在乡下一幢很大的房子里。He has blonde hair and big blue eyes.他有淡黄色的头发和大大的蓝眼睛。She was offered a big increase in salary to stay with the company.为了留下她，公司大幅度地提高了她的薪金。More and more people have been coming to the big cities looking for work.越来越多的人涌进大城市寻找工作。I had a great big slice of chocolate cake for tea.我有一大块巧克力蛋糕作为茶点。350 people took part in the region's biggest-ever cycle race.350人参加了本地区有史以来规模最大的自行车赛。(infml) You write August with a big (= capital) "a".你将August这个单词的首字母 a大写。(infml) She's always been a big spender (= She has always spent a lot of money).她一直是一个花钱大户。(infml) You're not a very big eater, are you? (= You do not eat a lot).你吃的并不多，对吗?(infml) Big can also mean older or more like an adult.年龄较大的，长大的He wanted to play with the big (= older) boys.他想跟年龄大的男孩玩耍。 [BIG中的 big boys]Her big (= older) sister/brother told her to go away.她姐姐/哥哥让她走开。(fig.) The magazine has now found its own style and direction after several months of emulating its big brother/sister in the States (= copying the style of the magazine which was owned by the same company and begun before it).在模仿了它的美国的师兄/师姐几个月之后，这本杂志终于有了自己的风格和方向。[BIG中的Big Brother]Don't cry--you're a big girl now (= You are too old to cry).不要哭了----你现在是一个大姑娘了。I'm ashamed of you. You're big enough to know better (= at an age where you should know that your behaviour is not acceptable).我为你感到害臊。你该是到知好歹的年龄了(infml) Big can also be used to add emphasis.（用于强调）突出的You're a big (= such a) bully!你真是一个大恶霸！He fell for her in a big way (= He was greatly attracted to her).他被她深深吸引住了。(infml) If someone is big on something, they like it very much.很喜欢的I'm not very big on classical music.我不太喜欢古典音乐。(infml disapproving) If you say that something that someone has done for a particular person was really/very big of them, you mean that you do not think it was very generous.[作反语] 太宽宏的，太慷慨的，太大度的"I let him stay on my floor when he came to visit.""That was very big of you."“他来作客时我让他睡地铺。” “你真是太热情了。”It was really big of him to buy me a cup of tea. [+ to infinitive]他给我买了一杯茶，真是太慷慨了。He likes getting big presents--the bigger the better as far as he's concerned (= he thinks that something that is bigger must be more valuable or desirable).他喜欢得到大礼物----他认为礼物越大越好。(infml) New York City is sometimes known as the Big Apple.纽约城She found that Tokyo was more than twice as expensive to live in as the Big Apple.她发现在东京居住要比在纽约住贵两倍多。He's planning to visit the States and take a bite of the Big Apple (= become familiar with New York).他正计划访问美国并熟悉一下纽约城。A big band is a group of musicians who play jazz and dance music.大乐队He plays the saxophone in a big band.他在一个大乐队里吹萨克斯管。Big band music was very popular during the 1930s and 40s.大乐队音乐在二十世纪三十年代和四十年代特别流行。The big bang theory is the belief that the universe originated as the result of a large explosion of a single mass of matter.“大爆炸”论(Am infml) The Big Board is the New York Stock Exchange (= the place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold).纽约证券交易所In Big Board composite trading yesterday, the company's shares closed at $44.50.昨天在纽约证券交易所综合交易中, 该公司股票以$44.5收盘。(Br and Aus) A big dipper (esp. Am roller coaster) is a type of small railway in an amusement park with carriages that travel very quickly along a narrow track that slopes and bends suddenly.游乐场的惯性车道Big Dipper is also Am for the Plough.北斗七星 [PLOUGH STARS](Br and Aus specialized) A big end in a car engine is the larger end of a rod that connects the PISTONS (= the tubes that send the power to the wheels) to the CRANKSHAFT (= the main rod in a car engine).（连杆）大端Big game means large wild animals when hunted and shot for sport.大猎物Tour operators are encouraging people to go to the region's unspoilt forests to hunt big game.观光经营者正鼓励人们到那个地区保护完好的森林里去猎取大野兽。If someone is big-hearted, they are kind and generous.仁慈的，宽宏大量的，慷慨的The film has been very popular among children, with its evil villain, big-hearted hero and exciting plot.这部电影有邪恶的恶棍，慷慨的英雄和动人的情节，很受孩子们的欢迎。(infml) Big money/(esp. Am) Big bucks/(Aus also) Big bickies means a large amount of money.大笔的钱It'd cost big money to fund a project like that.为像那样的工程提供资金将需要一大笔钱。Tournaments need to offer big bucks prize money to attract top players.锦标赛需要提供大笔的奖金才会吸引高水平的参赛者。(infml disapproving) If someone is or has a big mouth, they tend to say things which are meant to be kept secret.多嘴;喋喋不休的人You've got such a big mouth.你太多嘴了。Just keep your big mouth shut and don't say anything to her!闭上你的臭嘴，不要对她说任何事！He went and opened his big mouth and told them the whole story.他去了并且多嘴多舌地告诉了他们整个故事。(infml) The Big Smoke means a large city, esp. London.大城市（尤指伦敦）I wouldn't like to live in the Big Smoke.我不愿住在大城市。Your big toe is the largest toe on your foot.大拇趾A big top is the main tent in a CIRCUS (= a show with acts of skill and danger).（马戏团的）主要帐篷(Br) A big wheel (Am and Aus ferris wheel) in an amusement park is a large vertical wheel with seats, for people to sit on, which stay horizontal as the wheel turns round.（游乐园的）大转轮(infml) A big word is a long, difficult word, or a word which expresses a serious or important idea.大词He tried to impress his teachers by using big words in all his essays.他在所有的作文中都试图用大词来影响他的老师。When I told her we needed a new computer system, she said that "need" was a big word and that although we might like a new system, we didn't need one.当我告诉她我们需要一套新的计算机系统时，她说“需要”是一个大词并且说虽然我们可能喜欢一套新的系统，但我们并不需要。"Oh Grandmama! What big eyes you've got.""All the better to see you with.""Oh Grandmama! What big teeth you've got.""All the better to eat you with."“啊 姥姥！你的眼睛好大！”“眼大好看你，亲爱的。”“啊 姥姥！你的牙好大！”“牙大好吃你。” (from the fairy story Little Red Riding Hood) （选自童话故事《小红帽》）
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