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B0237500 (bĭg)adj. big·ger, big·gest 1. a. Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large. See Synonyms at large.b. Having great strength or force: a big wind; in a big rage.c. Of great significance; momentous: a big decision; a big victory.2. a. Mature or grown-up: big enough to take the bus by herself.b. Older or eldest. Used especially of a sibling: My big brother is leaving for college next week.3. a. Filled up; brimming over: felt big with love.b. Bountiful; generous: had a big heart.4. Pregnant: big with child.5. a. Having or exercising considerable authority, control, or influence: a big official; a big chief.b. Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent: a big figure in the peace movement.6. Loud and firm; resounding: a big voice.7. Informal Widely liked, used, or practiced; popular: "The Minneapolis indie-rock band was big in the blogosphere, beloved by hipsters, and unknown to pretty much everyone else" (Robert Levine).8. Informal Self-important; cocky: You're too big for your own good.adv.1. In a pretentious or boastful way: talked big about the new job.2. Informal a. With considerable success: made it big with their recent best-selling album.b. In a thorough or unmistakable way; emphatically: failed big at the box office.Idiom: big on Enthusiastic about; partial to: "a patriotic youth organization big on military-style marching drills" (Earl Swift).

[Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

big′gish adj.big′ly adv.big′ness n.

big

(bɪɡ) adj, bigger or biggest1. of great or considerable size, height, weight, number, power, or capacity2. having great significance; important: a big decision. 3. important through having power, influence, wealth, authority, etc: the big four banks. 4. (intensifier usually qualifying something undesirable): a big fool. 5. informal considerable in extent or intensity (esp in the phrase in a big way)6. a. elder: my big brother. b. grown-up: when you're big, you can stay up later. 7. a. generous; magnanimous: that's very big of you. b. (in combination): big-hearted. 8. (often foll by with) brimming; full: my heart is big with sadness. 9. extravagant; boastful: he's full of big talk. 10. (Cookery) (of wine) full-bodied, with a strong aroma and flavour11. too big for one's boots too big for one's breeches conceited; unduly self-confident12. in an advanced stage of pregnancy (esp in the phrase big with child)13. big on informal enthusiastic about: that company is big on research. adv14. boastfully; pretentiously (esp in the phrase talk big)15. in an exceptional way; well: his talk went over big with the audience. 16. on a grand scale (esp in the phrase think big)[C13: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian dialect bugge big man] ˈbiggish adj ˈbigness n

big

(bɪɡ) vb, bigs, bigging, bigged or bug (bʌɡ) 1. to build2. (Geological Science) to excavate (earth) into a pile[from Old Norse byggja; related to Old English būian to inhabit]

big

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adj. big•ger, big•gest,
adv., n. adj. 1. large in size, height, width, or amount: a big house; a big batch. 2. of major concern or importance: a big problem. 3. outstanding: a big success. 4. important; influential: a big activist in politics. 5. grown-up; mature: big enough to know better. 6. elder: my big sister. 7. large-scale and powerful; exercising substantial control and influence: big government. 8. known or used widely; popular: Jazz became big in the 1920s. 9. magnanimous: big enough to forgive. 10. hearty; enthusiastic: He welcomed us in a big way. 11. boastful; pompous: a big talker. 12. loud; orotund: a big voice. 13. filled; brimming: eyes big with tears. 14. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. pregnant. adv. 15. boastfully; pretentiously: to talk big. 16. successfully: to go over big. n. Informal. 17. a person of importance or power: She lunched with a Hollywood big. 18. the bigs, the highest level of competition, esp. baseball's major leagues. Idioms: be big on, Informal. to have a special liking or enthusiasm for. [1275–1325; Middle English big(ge) strong, stout] big′gish, adj. big′ly, adv. big′ness, n.

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Big, large, and great are used to talk about size. They can all be used in front of countable nouns, but only great can be used in front of uncountable nouns.

1. describing objects

Big, large, and great can all be used to describe objects. Big is the word you usually use in conversation. Large is more formal. Great is used in stories to show that something is very impressive because of its size.

'Where is Mark?' 'Over there, by that big tree.'The driver swerved to avoid a large tree.A great tree had fallen across the river.2. describing amounts

When you are describing amounts, you usually use large.

She made a very large amount of money.They export large quantities of corn.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'big' to describe amounts. Don't say, for example, 'She made a very big amount of money'.

3. describing feelings

When you are describing feelings or reactions, you usually use great.

He has great hopes for the future.It was a great relief when we finally got home.

When surprise is a countable noun, you can use either big or great in front of it.

The announcement was a big surprise.It will be no great surprise if Ryan wins.

Don't use 'large' to describe feelings or reactions.

4. describing problems

When you are describing a problem or danger, you use big or great.

The biggest problem at the moment is unemployment.Many species are in great danger.

Don't use 'large' to describe a problem or danger.

5. showing importance

Great is used to say that a person or place is important or famous.

He was one of the greatest engineers of this century.We visited the great cities of Europe.6. used with other adjectives

In conversation, you can use great and big together in order to emphasize the size of something. You always put great first.

There was a great big hole in the road.

Be Careful!
You can say that someone is in great pain, but you don't usually use 'big', 'large', or 'great' to describe an illness. Instead you use adjectives such as bad, terrible, or severe.

He's off work with a bad cold.I started getting terrible headaches.

big

Past participle: bigged
Gerund: bigging

Imperative
big
big

Present
I big
you big
he/she/it bigs
we big
you big
they big

Preterite
I bigged
you bigged
he/she/it bigged
we bigged
you bigged
they bigged

Present Continuous
I am bigging
you are bigging
he/she/it is bigging
we are bigging
you are bigging
they are bigging

Present Perfect
I have bigged
you have bigged
he/she/it has bigged
we have bigged
you have bigged
they have bigged

Past Continuous
I was bigging
you were bigging
he/she/it was bigging
we were bigging
you were bigging
they were bigging

Past Perfect
I had bigged
you had bigged
he/she/it had bigged
we had bigged
you had bigged
they had bigged

Future
I will big
you will big
he/she/it will big
we will big
you will big
they will big

Future Perfect
I will have bigged
you will have bigged
he/she/it will have bigged
we will have bigged
you will have bigged
they will have bigged

Future Continuous
I will be bigging
you will be bigging
he/she/it will be bigging
we will be bigging
you will be bigging
they will be bigging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bigging
you have been bigging
he/she/it has been bigging
we have been bigging
you have been bigging
they have been bigging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bigging
you will have been bigging
he/she/it will have been bigging
we will have been bigging
you will have been bigging
they will have been bigging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bigging
you had been bigging
he/she/it had been bigging
we had been bigging
you had been bigging
they had been bigging

Conditional
I would big
you would big
he/she/it would big
we would big
you would big
they would big

Past Conditional
I would have bigged
you would have bigged
he/she/it would have bigged
we would have bigged
you would have bigged
they would have bigged

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	big - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"largelittle, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
	2.	big - significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechimportant, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
	3.	big - very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"badintense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	4.	big - loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"
	5.	big - conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"prominent, largeconspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
	6.	big - prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"heavyintemperate - excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage"
	7.	big - exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizingproud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"
	8.	big - feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"swelled, vaingloriousproud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"
	9.	big - (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"adult, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownupanimal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movementmature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"
	10.	big - marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"heavy - of great intensity or power or force; "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas"
	11.	big - generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"magnanimous, largegenerous - not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people"
	12.	big - given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, giving, openhanded, handsome, freehanded, liberalgenerous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
	13.	big - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"enceinte, gravid, with child, expectant, great, large, heavypregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
Adv.	1.	big - extremely well; "his performance went over big"
	2.	big - in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"boastfully, vauntingly, large
	3.	big - on a grand scale; "think big"small - on a small scale; "think small"
	4.	big - in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office"

big

adjective1. large, great, huge, giant, massive, vast, enormous, considerable, substantial, extensive, immense, spacious, gigantic, monumental, mammoth, bulky, burly, colossal, stellar (informal), prodigious, hulking, ponderous, voluminous, fuck-off (offensive taboo slang), elephantine, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (U.S. slang), sizable or sizeable Australia's a big country.
large little, small, tiny, mini, wee, miniature, insignificant, diminutive, petite, pint-sized (informal), pocket-sized, pygmy or pigmy2. important, serious, significant, grave, urgent, paramount, big-time (informal), far-reaching, momentous, major league (informal), weighty Her problem was just too big for her to tackle on her own.
important ordinary, minor, unknown, modest, humble, insignificant, unimportant, ignoble3. powerful, important, prime, principal, prominent, dominant, influential, paramount, eminent, puissant Their father was very big in the army.4. difficult, long, learned, formal, complicated, scholarly, erudite They use a lot of big words.5. grown-up, adult, grown, mature, elder, full-grown He's a big boy now.
grown-up young, immature6. generous, good, princely, noble, heroic, gracious, benevolent, disinterested, altruistic, unselfish, magnanimous, big-hearted They describe him as an idealist with a big heart.Quotations
"The bigger they come, the harder they fall" [Robert Fitzsimmons]

big

adjective1. Notably above average in amount, size, or scope:considerable, extensive, good, great, healthy, large, large-scale, sizable.Informal: tidy.2. Having reached full growth and development:adult, developed, full-blown, full-fledged, full-grown, grown, grown-up, mature, ripe.Idiom: of age.3. Carrying a developing fetus within the uterus:enceinte, expectant, expecting, gravid, parturient, pregnant.Slang: gone.Archaic: great.Idioms: in a family way, with child.4. Full to the point of flowing over:awash, brimful, brimming, overflowing.5. Having great significance:consequential, considerable, historic, important, large, material, meaningful, monumental, significant, substantial.6. Willing to give of oneself and one's possessions:big-hearted, generous, great-hearted, large-hearted, magnanimous, unselfish.

Translations

大的重要的

big

(big) adjective1. large in size. a big car.大的2. important. a big event.重要的big game large animals (usually lions, tigers etc) that are hunted. He hunts big game in Africa; a big game hunter.大猎物

big

→ 大的zhCN

The house is quite big → 这房子很大哦
It's too big → 太大了

big

big (of someone)

generous; kind or forgiving. (Sometimes sarcastic.) He gave me some of his apple. That was very big of him. It was big of Sally to come over and apologize like that.

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(one's) eyes are bigger than (one's) belly
(one's) eyes are bigger than (one's) stomach
(the) big bucks
a big ask
a big cheese
a big cheese/wheel
a big deal
a big fish
a big fish in a small pond
a big frog in a small pond
a big gun
a big hand
a big head
a big kahuna
a big mouth
a big name/noise
a big noise
a big send-off
a big shot
a big tent
a big wheel
a bigger bang for (one's) buck
a little frog in a big pond
a small cog in a large machine
a small cog in a large wheel
a small frog in a big pond
as big as all outdoors
as big as life
be (not) big on (something)
be big of (one)
be more/bigger/greater than the sum of its parts
big
big and bold
big and burly
Big Apple
big around as a molasses barrel
big as a house
big as all outdoors
big as life
big bad
big bickies
Big Blue
big board
big boned
big boy
big boys
big brass
big break
big brother
Big Brother is watching you
big bucks
big bully
big C
big cheese
big cheese, the
Big D
big daddy
Big deal
big deal!
big dick energy
Big Dig
big drink
big drink of water
big enchilada
big eye
big eyes
big face
big fat
big fat grin
big fish
big fish in a small pond
big frog in a small pond
big girl's blouse
big gun
big guy
big H
big hand
big hat, no cattle
big head, have a
big hitter
big in (something or somewhere)
big iron
big jab
Big John
big juice
big jump
big kahuna
big league
big leagues
big lie
Big Mac attack
big man on campus
big moment
big mouth
big mouth, have a
big name
big noise
big of (one)
big of one
big of someone
big ol'
big old
big ole
big on
big on (something)
big one
big picture
big send-off
big shot
big sleep
big spender
big stink
big talk
big tent
big things come in small packages
big ticket
big time
big time, the
big top
big up
big wheel
big white chief
big wig
big with
big with (someone)
big with child
big with someone
big woman on campus
big year
big Zs
big Z's
bigass
big-boy pants
big-C
big-D
bigger bang for the buck
bigger fish to fry
bigger they are, the harder they fall
bigger they come, the harder they fall, the
biggest frog in the puddle
big-girl pants
big-H
bighead
big-league
big-name
big-O
big-ticket
big-ticket item, a
big-time
big-time operator
big-time spender
bite the big one
brass hat
buy the big one
carry a big stick
catch big air
cut a wide swath
dirty big
dirty great
dirty great/big
do something in a big/small way
drive the big bus
eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's
fish to fry, to have better/bigger/other
get a big head
give (one) a big hand
give (one) the big e
give (someone) a big head
give a hand
give somebody a big hand
give someone a big hand
give someone the big e
go over
go over big
go over big (with someone)
gone to the big (something) in the sky
gone to the big something in the sky
great guns
have a big head
have a big mouth
have a pair
have big ears
have bigger fish to fry
have eyes bigger than (one's) belly
have eyes bigger than (one's) stomach
have eyes bigger than your stomach
have other fish to fry
have other/bigger fish to fry
hit big
hit it big
hit the big time
in a big way
in a small way
large as life
larger than life
last of the big spenders, the
Like it’s such a big deal
like it's such a big deal
Like it's such a big deal!
little frog in a big pond
Little pitchers have big ears
lucky break
make (a) big play of (something)
make a (big) thing (out) of (something)
make a big thing (out) of (something)
make a federal case of
make a federal case out of
make big
make it big
me and my big mouth
more/bigger/greater than the sum of its parts
Mr Big
Mr. Big
no big deal
no big thing
no big whoop
one big happy family
one's eyes are bigger than stomach
open (one's) big mouth
other fish to fry
play a big part
play a big part (in something)
play a big role (in something)
play in the big leagues
someone's eyes are bigger than their belly
speak softly and carry a big stick
suck a big one
suck the big one
talk big
talk on the big white (tele)phone
talk on the big white phone
talk to God on the big white (tele)phone
talk to Huey on the big white (tele)phone
talk to Hughie on the big white (tele)phone
talk to Ralph on the big white (tele)phone
that's big of you
the big (number)-o
the Big Apple
the big boys
the big C
the big enchilada
the big eye
the big five
the big house
the big lie
the big one
the big picture
the big smoke
the big something-o
the big Three, Four, etc.
the Big Three/Four/Five/etc.
the big time
the bigger they are, the harder they fall
the bigger they come, the harder they fall
the bigger they come/are, the harder they fall
the bigger, faster, etc. the better
the bigger/faster/etc. the better
the biggest frog in the puddle
the last of the big spenders
think big
too big for (one's) boots
too big for (one's) breeches
too big for (one's) britches
too big for britches
too big for one's britches
too big for one's britches (breeches)
too big for your boots
walk softly and carry a big stick
What's the big idea?
what's the idea
yea big
your eyes are bigger than your stomach

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adj large

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adj important

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adj powerful

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adj difficult

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adj grown-up

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adj generous

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adj notably above average in amount, size, or scope

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adj having reached full growth and development

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adj carrying a developing fetus within the uterus

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adj full to the point of flowing over

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adj having great significance

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adj willing to give of oneself and one's possessions

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adj above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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adj significant

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adj very intense

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adj loud and firm

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adj conspicuous in position or importance

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adj prodigious

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adj exhibiting self-importance

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adj feeling self-importance

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adj (of animals) fully developed

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adj marked by intense physical force

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adj generous and understanding and tolerant

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adj given or giving freely

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adj in an advanced stage of pregnancy

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