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big
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- Conjugation :
more
bigger
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most
biggest
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Derivatives :
n
bigness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- big
[bɪg]
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1.
adjective
[+man]
[ country]
[ object]
(in size) 大的
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2.
adjective
[inf]
[+person]
(important) 有影响的
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Their father was very big in the army.
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他们的父亲在军中很有影响。
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3.
adjective
[+ideas]
远大的
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He's got a lot of big ideas about how to change the system.
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就如何改变体制，他有一些远大的想法。
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4.
adjective
[+change]
[ increase]
[ problem]
(major) 大的
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The biggest problem is unemployment.
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最大的问题是失业问题。
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big brother/sister
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哥哥/姐姐
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big words
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[inf] 深奥的词语
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in a big way
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[inf] 大张旗鼓
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- big
[bɪg]
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1.
adjective
大的
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I shall now go about my business with a big smile on my face.
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我现在应该脸上带着灿烂的微笑开始我的工作。
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2.
adjective
重要的，重大的
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Having sex is a very big decision to make.
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发生性行为是一个非常重大的决定。
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Graduation was a big day in his life.
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结婚是他一生中的大日子。
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3.
adjective
严重的，强烈的，剧烈的
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I had a very, very big pain in my chest.
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我的胸部非常非常疼。
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4.
adjective
大声的，响亮的
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He landed with a big bang and woke up the neighborhood.
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他着陆时的一声巨响惊醒了邻居。
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5.
adjective
杰出的，伟大的
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He's the big man on campus.
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他在校园是一个大人物。
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6.
adjective
巨大的，惊人的
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The biggest consumer of oil is the conventional car.
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石油的最大消费者是传统汽车。
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7.
adjective
吹牛的，说大话的，浮夸的
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His big bragging needs to stop.
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他爱吹牛的毛病应该改掉了。
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8.
adjective
自负的，自大的
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His head is so big, he doesn't even talk to his family anymore.
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他太自以为是，甚至不再和家人说话。
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9.
adjective
（动物）成熟的，成年的
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Our dog is big now, no longer a puppy.
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我们的狗现在长大了，不再是小狗了。
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10.
adjective
力量大的，强力的
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It was a very big explosion that brought down the building.
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一次巨大的爆炸造成了那座建筑的倒塌。
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11.
adjective
宽宏大量的，有雅量的，大度的
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He was small in stature but big in heart and determination.
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他身材矮小，但心气和决心很大。
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That's very big of you to be so forgiving.
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你如此宽容，真是太有雅量了。
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12.
adjective
慷慨的，大方的
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They are very big contibutors to charity.
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他们是非常慷慨的慈善基金捐助者。
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13.
adjective
怀孕的，妊娠前期的
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She's really big, when is she due to have the baby?
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她肚子真大，她的预产期是什么时候？
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14.
adverb
极好地，极成功地
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The speech went over big with the older members of the audience.
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这次演讲非常受年老听众的欢迎。
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His performance went over big.
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他的演出大受欢迎。
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15.
adverb
吹牛地，浮夸地，满口大话地
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He talked big all evening.
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他吹了一晚上牛。
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16.
adverb
广大地，大范围地
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My grandfather always encouraged me to dream big.
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我的祖父总是鼓励我要有远大的梦想。
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17.
adverb
大大地，在极大程度上
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Play over 100 of the most exciting casino games and win big.
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玩一百次以上最刺激的纸牌游戏会赢很多钱。
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The play failed big at the box office.
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这部戏票房惨败。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- big
[bɪg]
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1.
adj
of great or considerable size, height, weight, number, power, or capacity
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2.
adj
having great significance; important
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a big decision
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3.
adj
important through having power, influence, wealth, authority, etc
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the big four banks
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4.
adj
(intensifier usually qualifying something undesirable)
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a big dope
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5.
adj
[Spoken]
considerable in extent or intensity (esp in the phrase in a big way)
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6.
adj
elder
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my big brother
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7.
adj
grown-up
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when you're big, you can stay up later
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8.
adj
generous; magnanimous
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that's very big of you
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9.
adj
(in combination)
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big-hearted
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10.
adj
[often foll by with]
brimming; full
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my heart is big with sadness
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11.
adj
extravagant; boastful
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he's full of big talk
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12.
adj
(of wine) full-bodied, with a strong aroma and flavour
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13.
adj
in an advanced stage of pregnancy (esp in the phrase big with child)
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14.
adv
[Spoken]
boastfully; pretentiously (esp in the phrase talk big)
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15.
adv
in an exceptional way; well
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his talk went over big with the audience
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16.
adv
on a grand scale (esp in the phrase think big)
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17.
adv
See also big up
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18.
adv
[Etymology]
C13: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian dialect bugge big man
- big
[bɪg]
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1.
vb
[Scot]
to build
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2.
vb
to excavate (earth) into a pile
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3.
vb
[Etymology]
from Old Norse byggja; related to Old English buian to inhabit
Examples
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"Big" in " big barn" is a descriptive adjective.
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“big”在“big barn”中是描写形容词。
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a big wind
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大风
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to do big things
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干大事
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a big heart
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宽大的胸怀
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Think big!
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从大处着想！
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