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单词 big
释义

big

UK /bɪɡ/

Word Forms

adjectivebig
comparativebigger
superlativebiggest

DEFINITIONS8
  1. 1
    large in size

    a beautiful woman with big eyes

    He kept all his secret papers in a big box.

    great big (=very big):

    At the end of the lane was a great big house.

    Synonyms and related words

    Large in size
    1. 1a
      a big person is tall and heavy, and often fat

      A big man stood in the doorway.

      Synonyms and related words

      Fat
      Synonyms and related words

      Describing a person’s muscles and general shape
  2. 2
    large in degree, or having a strong effect

    The company faces big problems.

    The concerts have been a big success.

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe large amounts and quantities
    1. 2a
      very enthusiastic or serious about something

      They were big fans of the Beatles.

      Synonyms and related words

      Enthusiastic
    2. 2b
      not usually before nouninformalpopular with many people

      a type of music that is big in America

      Synonyms and related words

      Popular with many people
  3. 3
    important or major

    We have another big game next week.

    I had never been involved in making the big decisions before.

    Big changes are likely to be made.

    Synonyms and related words

    Important
    1. 3a
      powerful or successful in a particular area of activity

      The place was full of big businessmen.

      big in:

      Her mother is big in daytime television.

      the big two/three/four etc (=the two/three/four etc most important people or organizations):

      Other stores struggle to compete with the big four retailers.

      Synonyms and related words

      Successful
    2. 3b

      big

      or

      Big

      mainly journalismused for referring to large and powerful industries that are considered to have a lot of political influence

      Big Tobacco (=the major cigarette companies)

      an important victory for Big Oil

      Synonyms and related words

      Words used to describe businesses and companies
  4. 4
    a big boy or a big girl is getting older or is older than another child. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children

    Come on, you’re a big girl now (=old enough to behave like an adult).

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used by or to young children
    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe children
    1. 4a
      your big sister or big brother is older than you are

      This is my big brother, Jake.

      Synonyms and related words

      Brothers and sisters
  5. 5

    hit it big

    to become very successful
    He hit it big in the dot-com boom and became a very rich man.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 07/07/2017
  6. 6

    think big

    to be ambitious; to have plans to be famous and successful
    Most people are scared to think big since it can lead to disappointment.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 30/06/2017
  7. 7

    the bigger they are, the harder they fall

    the more power or success someone has, the harder it will be for them to lose it
    The banks that once served them eagerly were now circling like vultures. In their case, the bigger they are, the harder they fall.
    Submitted by:
    Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 07/01/2019
  8. 8

    big if true

    used for saying that something is significant if it can be verified
    Big if true... the manipulation of the Leave campaign didn’t limit itself to lying about the 350 million pounds of NHS money.
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 27/03/2018

phrases

a big smile/kiss/hug etc
be big of someone (to do something)
be big on something
be too big for your boots
make a big thing (out) of something
what’s the big idea?

big

US /bɪɡ/

Word Forms

adjectivebig
comparativebigger
superlativebiggest

DEFINITIONS8
  1. 1
    large in size

    a beautiful woman with big eyes

    He kept all his secret papers in a big box.

    great big (=very big):

    At the end of the road was a great big house.

    Synonyms and related words

    Large in size
    1. 1a
      a big person is tall and heavy, and often fat

      A big man stood in the doorway.

      Synonyms and related words

      Fat
      Synonyms and related words

      Describing a person’s muscles and general shape
  2. 2
    large in degree, or having a strong effect

    The company faces big problems.

    The concerts have been a big success.

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe large amounts and quantities
    1. 2a
      very enthusiastic or serious about something

      They were big fans of the Beatles.

      Synonyms and related words

      Enthusiastic
    2. 2b
      not usually before nouninformalpopular with many people

      a type of music that is big in America

      Synonyms and related words

      Popular with many people
  3. 3
    important or major

    We have another big game next week.

    I had never been involved in making the big decisions before.

    Big changes are likely to be made.

    Synonyms and related words

    Important
    1. 3a
      powerful or successful in a particular area of activity

      The place was full of big businessmen.

      big in:

      Her mother is big in daytime television.

      the big two/three/four etc. (=the two/three/four etc. most important people or organizations):

      Other stores struggle to compete with the big four retailers.

      Synonyms and related words

      Successful
    2. 3b

      big

      or

      Big

      mainly journalismused for referring to large and powerful industries that are considered to have a lot of political influence

      Big Tobacco (=the major cigarette companies)

      an important victory for Big Oil

      Synonyms and related words

      Words used to describe businesses and companies
  4. 4
    a big boy or a big girl is getting older or is older than another child. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children

    Come on, you’re a big girl now (=old enough to behave like an adult).

    Synonyms and related words

    Words used by or to young children
    Synonyms and related words

    Words used to describe children
    1. 4a
      your big sister or big brother is older than you are

      This is my big brother, Jake.

      Synonyms and related words

      Brothers and sisters
  5. 5

    hit it big

    to become very successful
    He hit it big in the dot-com boom and became a very rich man.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 07/07/2017
  6. 6

    think big

    to be ambitious; to have plans to be famous and successful
    Most people are scared to think big since it can lead to disappointment.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 30/06/2017
  7. 7

    the bigger they are, the harder they fall

    the more power or success someone has, the harder it will be for them to lose it
    The banks that once served them eagerly were now circling like vultures. In their case, the bigger they are, the harder they fall.
    Submitted by:
    Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 07/01/2019
  8. 8

    big if true

    used for saying that something is significant if it can be verified
    Big if true... the manipulation of the Leave campaign didn’t limit itself to lying about the 350 million pounds of NHS money.
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 27/03/2018

phrases

be big of someone (to do something)
be big on something
a big smile/kiss/hug etc.
have big ideas/plans
make a big thing (out) of something
too big for your britches
what’s the big idea?

big

UK /bɪɡ/


phrasal verb

big up

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theybig up
he/she/itbigs up
present participlebigging up
past tensebigged up
past participlebigged up

Britishinformal
  1. 1
    to praise or support someone or something in an enthusiastic way and attract attention to them by doing this

    It was an article bigging up some new DJ.

    Synonyms and related words

    To praise someone or something
  2. 2
    big it upto enjoy yourself in a social situation, often by spending a lot of money

    This time next week we’ll be bigging it up in Ibiza.

    Synonyms and related words

    To enjoy something, or to enjoy yourself

big

US /bɪɡ/


phrasal verb

big up

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theybig up
he/she/itbigs up
present participlebigging up
past tensebigged up
past participlebigged up

Britishinformal
  1. 1
    to praise or support someone or something in an enthusiastic way and attract attention to them by doing this

    It was an article bigging up some new DJ.

    Synonyms and related words

    To praise someone or something
  2. 2
    big it upto enjoy yourself in a social situation, often by spending a lot of money

    This time next week we’ll be bigging it up in Ibiza.

    Synonyms and related words

    To enjoy something, or to enjoy yourself
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