| 单词 | big time |
| 释义 | big time also big-time 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can use big time to refer to the highest level of an activity or sport where you can achieve the greatest amount of success or importance. If you describe a person as big time, you mean they are successful and important. [informal] He took a long time to settle in to big-time football. ...a big-time investment banker. 2. singular noun If someone hits the big time, they become famous or successful in a particular area of activity. [informal] They were all in their twenties when they hit the big time. He has finally fulfilled his dreams and hit the big time. Synonyms: fame, glory, celebrity, prominence 3. adverb [ADVERB after verb] You can use big time if you want to emphasize the importance or extent of something that has happened. [US, informal, emphasis] They screwed things up big time. America lost big-time. Collocations: big-time sport In big-time sport, there is no such thing as a meaningless preliminary. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Increasingly, big-time sport really is about you. Times, Sunday Times (2011) West Ham at the very centre of big-time sport in this country. The Sun (2011) Look anywhere in big-time sport and you find the same pattern. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Not many people try that one in big-time sport. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Translations: Chinese: 第一流的 Japanese: 一流の |
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