| 单词 | big on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbig on 15. colloquial (originally U.S.). big on and variants: especially disposed or prone to; particularly enthusiastic about, keen on, or attentive to. Frequently in to be (also go) big on, to be preoccupied with, to consider important; to relish or enjoy greatly. ΚΠ 1864 ‘E. Kirke’ Among Pines xiv. 250 One on 'em..—a little feller but terrible big on braggin'—he packed up his bag one night, and left. 1877 F. W. Benteen Let. 13 Nov. in J. M. Carroll Camp Talk (1983) 100 ‘Morpheus’ is the fellow big on sleep. 1939 C. Morley Kitty Foyle xxviii. 280 Mark is all hopped up about persecutions and refugees in Europe, and natural enough, but I can't go very big on Causes that's a long way away. 1968 Punch 4 Sept. 338/2 The Daily Mirror has always been big on letters. 1977 Rolling Stone 13 Jan. 22/2 The service was performed by a judge since neither church would have been big on Slick's divorce, living with other men and child out of wedlock. 1993 Taste Aug. 22/3 The Americans are big on putting their favourite cookies and candies in their ice cream. 2000 J. Goodwin Danny Boy vii. 155 We were as close as marrers can be, but touching wasn't something we were big on. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。