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单词 big time
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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 More Synonyms of big time
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.

big time in British English

noun
1.  the big time
adverb
2.  slang
to a great degree or extent
Derived forms
big-timer (ˈbig-ˈtimer)
noun

big-time in British English

(ˈbɪɡˌtaɪm)
adjective
informal
relating to or involved in the big time
He took a long time to settle in to big-time football.
a big-time investment banker

big time in American English

US
Slang
1. 
vaudeville performed in the top-ranking, big-city theatrical circuits, at high pay
2. 
the level regarded as highest in any profession, occupation, etc.
▶ USAGE: Used with the

big-time in American English

(ˈbɪgˌtaɪm)
US
adjective, adverb
Slang
at, of, or to a very great degree, extent, etc.
a big-time swindle, to be hurt big-time

big time

used to emphasize the importance or extent of something that is happening
With a little luck we could make this plan work, and work big time.

Examples of 'big time' in a sentence
big time

This really is the big time.
The Sun (2013)
We're all waiting for him to hit the big time.
The Sun (2007)
The idea has caught on big time since the first picture was uploaded in February last year.
The Sun (2014)
He was champion apprentice in 1995 and has been a long time in the wings before hitting the big time.
The Sun (2007)
He wants the big time.
The Sun (2008)
But when we took the game to them big time in the first quarter, he looked as rattled as the rest.
The Sun (2008)
The duo hit the big time when a sleazy TV executive invests money in their cable show.
The Sun (2011)
September's eclipse in your opposite sign of Aries is when you could really hit the big time.
The Sun (2015)
Then you hit the big time and for the past few years you've been performing to thousands of diehard fans at gigs all around the world.
The Sun (2015)
The Bajan has gone for the same short, curly style she had when she first hit the big time.
The Sun (2013)
Londoner Daisy hit the big time after a string of minor TV roles and a stint of modelling.
The Sun (2014)
I owe them big time and that means I have to do something for them.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I have really messed things up big time and now I just do not know how to make things better.
The Sun (2014)
This was the last big-time international sport in which winning came second to pleasure.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The same situation exists in all the big-time sports.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Not many people try that one in big-time sport.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Look anywhere in big-time sport and you find the same pattern.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
At any other club with big-time ambitions the fans would be baying for blood by now.
The Sun (2009)
West Ham at the very centre of big-time sport in this country.
The Sun (2011)
Increasingly, big-time sport really is about you.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In big-time sport, there is no such thing as a meaningless preliminary.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There's big-time experience in there.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At the end I think he did miss big-time football.
The Sun (2013)

In other languages
big time

British English: big time ADJECTIVE
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.
He took a long time to settle in to big time football.
  • American English: big time
  • Brazilian Portuguese: a sério
  • Chinese: 第一流的
  • European Spanish: de alto nivel
  • French: de première catégorie
  • German: Spitzen-
  • Italian: di alto livello
  • Japanese: 一流の
  • Korean: 일류의
  • European Portuguese: a sério
  • Latin American Spanish: de alto nivel

(noun) 
Definition
the highest level of a profession, esp. entertainment
the first player from Japan to hit the big time
Synonyms
fame
At the height of his fame, his every word was valued.
glory
He had his moment of glory when he won the Berlin Marathon.
celebrity
She has finally achieved celebrity after 25 years as a performer.
prominence
He came to prominence during the last World Cup.
stardom
In 1929 she shot to stardom on Broadway.
renown
She used to be a singer of some renown.
public esteem
Seestardom

Nearby words of
big time

  • big
  • big fish
  • big name
  • big time
  • big-hearted
  • bighead
  • bigheaded

Synonyms of 'big time'

big time

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