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- big [bɪg] [bɪg]
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1.
adjective
大的，巨大的
- There is a big store down the street, try there.
- 前边街上有个大商店，可以去那里看看。
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2.
adjective
力量大的，强度大的
- a big wind
- 大风
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3.
adjective
已长大的，成长的
- 4. adjective 年龄较大的
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5.
adjective
怀着…的，怀（孕）的（with）；
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6.
adjective
充满着…的（with）
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7.
adjective
大声的
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8.
adjective
重要的，重大的；伟大的；杰出的
- to do big things
- 干大事
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9.
adjective
自负的，自大的；夸大的
- big talk
- 大话
- 10. adjective 宽宏大量的，大方的；大度的
- 11. adjective 脍炙人口的，受人欢迎的；流行的；事业兴隆的
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12.
adjective
极喜爱的；偏爱的（与on连用）[说明：big常用于组合，构成合成形容词，如：big-bodied等]
- 13. adverb [verbal] 自命不凡地；自负地，自大地
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14.
adverb
令人注目地，令人难忘地
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15.
adverb
大量地，大大地；在很大程度上；宽广地
- Think big!
- 从大处着想!
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16.
adverb
宽宏大量地；气量大地
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17.
adverb
极成功地
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1.
adjective
大的，巨大的
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
- a big decision
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3.
adj
important through having power, influence, wealth, authority, etc
- the big four banks
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4.
adj
(intensifier usually qualifying something undesirable)
- a big dope
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5.
adj
[informal]
considerable in extent or intensity (esp in the phrase in a big way)
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6.
adj
elder
- my big brother
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7.
adj
grown-up
- when you're big, you can stay up later
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8.
adj
generous; magnanimous
- that's very big of you
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9.
adj
(in combination)
- big-hearted
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10.
adj
[
often foll by with] brimming; full- my heart is big with sadness
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11.
adj
extravagant; boastful
- 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
[informal]
boastfully; pretentiously (esp in the phrase talk big)
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15.
adv
in an exceptional way; well
- 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
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1.
adj
of great or considerable size, height, weight, number, power, or capacity
- big [bɪg]
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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 b
u ian to inhabit
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1.
vb
[Scot]
to build
Examples
- “Big” in “ big barn” is a descriptive adjective.
- “big”在“big barn”中是描写形容词。 → descriptive
- a big wind
- 大风 → big
- his big sister
- 他的姐姐 → big
- to do big things
- 干大事 → big
- big talk
- 大话 → big
- a big heart
- 宽大的胸怀 → big
- to talk big
- 说大话，吹牛，自吹自擂 → big
- Think big!
- 从大处着想! → big
- It was this big.
- 它就这么大。 → this
- The hat is too big.
- 帽子太大。 → too
nciku Note
“大”的不同表示法
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big, large 和 great 都用来表示大小。一般而言，large 比 big 正式，而 great 又比 large 更为正式。 big 和 large 通常用于描述物体。big 还表示某事物很重要或给人印象深刻。…his influence over the big advertisers… great 通常用于强调某人或某事物的重要性。…the great artist, Van Gogh… great 还可以暗示某事物因其大小而给人深刻的印象。The great bird of prey soared into the sky. 表示数量大可以用 large 或 great，但不能用 big。…a large amount of blood on the floor… the arrival of tourists in great numbers… big 和 great 都可用于表示程度，great 比 big 更正式。Most of them act like big fools… It gives me great pleasure to welcome you. 注意，great 除了表示大小外还有其他的含义，比如它可以表示某事物很独特，非常好或很有趣。 |
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