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| 1 | large in size （尺寸）大的 |
| a beautiful woman with big eyes 大眼睛美女 |
| He kept all his secret papers in a big box. 他把他所有的秘密文件都放在一个大箱子里。 |
| great big (=very big) At the end of the lane was a great big house. 非常大的 |
| | 1a | a big person is tall and heavy , and often fat 身材高大肥胖的 | | A big man stood in the doorway. 一个大个子男人站在门口。 | |
| | 1b | if you call a child a big boy or a big girl , you mean they are getting older and will soon be an adult 长大了的 | | Come on, you’ re a big girl now (=old enough to behave like an adult) . 来吧，你现在是个大姑娘了。 | |
| | 1c | your big sister or big brother is older than you are 年龄较大的 | | This is my big brother, Jake. 这是我的哥哥杰克。 | |
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| 2 | large in degree or having a strong effect （程度上）大的；效果好的 |
| The company faces big problems. 公司面临很大的问题。 |
| The concerts have been a big success. 音乐会取得了巨大的成功。 |
| | 2a | very enthusiastic or serious about something 狂热的；非常严肃的 | | They were big fans of the Beatles. 他们是甲壳虫乐队狂热的乐迷。 | |
| | 2b | popular with many people 很受欢迎的 | | a type of music that is big in America 在美国大受欢迎的一种音乐 | |
| | 2c | a big smile or kiss is done with enthusiasm and has a strong effect 热情的微笑/亲吻/拥抱等 | |
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| 3 | important or major 重要的；重大的 |
| We have another big game next week. 我们下周还有一场重要比赛。 |
| I had never been involved in making the big decisions before. 我以前从未参与过重大决策。 |
| Big changes are likely to be made. 可能会作出重大改变。 |
| | 3a | powerful or successful in a particular area of activity （在某一领域）影响大的，成功的，有名气的 | | The place was full of big businessmen. 这个地方到处都是大商人。 | | +in Her mother is big in daytime television. 她的母亲在日间电视节目中很有名气。 | | the big two/three/four etc (=the two/three/four etc most important people or organizations) Other stores struggle to compete with the big four retailers. 两/三/四等巨头 | |
| | 3b | used for referring to large and powerful industries that are considered to have a lot of political influence （行业）巨大的，强大的，有政治影响的 | | Big Tobacco (=the major cigarette companies) 烟草大王 | | an important victory for Big Oil 石油大王的一次重大胜利 | |
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| - | be big of sb (to do sth) spoken
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| used for saying that someone has been kind or generous , especially when you do not really think that they have |
| 某人（做某事）慷慨大方（尤用作反语） |
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| It was big of him to help out like that. 他那样帮忙可真是太好心了。 |
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| - | be big on sth spoken
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| to be very interested in something , or enjoy something a lot |
| 对某物很感兴趣；非常喜欢某物 |
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| I’ m not very big on musicals. 我不大喜欢音乐剧。 |
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| - | be too big for your boots BRITISH informal
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| to behave as if you are more important than you really are |
| 自以为了不起；妄自尊大 |
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| That boy’ s getting too big for his boots. 那个男孩越来越自以为是。 |
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| - | have big ideas/plans
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| to intend to do very exciting or difficult things in the future |
| 有雄心壮志；有远大计划 |
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| - | make a big thing (out) of sth informal
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| to treat something as if it is more important than it really is |
| 夸大某事；大肆渲染某事；对某事小题大做 |
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| Don’ t make such a big thing out of it. It’ s only a few days late. 别小题大做了，只是迟了几天而已。 |
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| - | make it big
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| to become successful |
| 取得成功 |
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| It was her dream to make it big as a singer. 成为一名成功的歌手是她的梦想。 |
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| - | what’ s the big idea? spoken
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| used for asking someone why they have done something that you think is wrong or annoying |
| 你这是为什么？；你用意何在？ |
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| What’ s the big idea, telling her about the accident? 你告诉她这次事故，用意何在？ |
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