| 单词 | big |
| 释义 | bigbig /bɪg/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective (comparative bigger, superlative biggest) 1SIZE a)of more than average size, amount, weight, etc.: We built a treehouse in the big tree in the backyard. These jeans are too big. The game works better if you have a bigger group. There’s a big difference in price between the two models. She’s a cute baby with a big smile. That boy gets bigger every time I see him. Josie gave me a great big hug (=very big).► see thesaurus at fat1 b)used to show the size of something: How big a piece of cake do you want? It’s about as big as a dime. The bed is only big enough for one person.THESAURUSlarge – big or bigger than usual in size or amount: A large rock had rolled down the mountain and damaged the railroad track.substantial/significant/considerable – large enough in number, amount, or degree to have an effect or be useful: He gives a substantial amount of money to charity. He has considerable influence with young voters.sizable – fairly large in number or amount: A sizable crowd had gathered.high – bigger than usual or bigger than you want – used about prices, rates, levels, etc.: High levels of mercury were found in the water.spacious – big with a lot of space inside – use this about rooms, houses, cars, etc.: She just moved into a spacious three-bedroom apartment.bulky – big and taking up a lot of space, difficult to move or lift, and usually heavy: The astronauts wear bulky space suits.huge/enormous – very big: He died owing a huge sum of money.vast – very large in number or distance: The flooding covered a vast area.gigantic – extremely big or tall: Gigantic waves crashed onto the shore.massive – very big, solid, and heavy: There was a massive stone fireplace at one end of the room.immense – extremely large and impressive: Saudi Arabia’s wealth comes from its immense oil reserves.colossal – extremely big and impressive in size: The soldiers seemed small next to the colossal antiaircraft gun.2IMPORTANT important or serious: The big game is on Friday. There will be some big changes in the way we work. When is the big day (=a day when an important event will happen)? There’s a big difference between understanding something and explaining it to others. → see also big cheese, big name, big shot, big time13POPULAR/SUCCESSFUL informal successful or popular, especially in business or entertainment: Clooney is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.big in Microsoft is very big in the software business. Cheerleading is big in Texas because football is big. Can he make it big in the NFL (=become very successful)? Small companies can still play with the big boys in the computer market (=the most powerful people or companies).4GROUP a big group, organization, company, etc. has a lot of people in it: He works for one of the biggest companies in the insurance business.5MONEY involving or representing a lot of money: She wrote us a big check. These are the guys who get paid the big salaries. He moved to California to make big bucks in the computer industry (=a lot of money).6OLDER informal a)big sister/brother your older sister or brother: My big sister goes to college. b)used especially by children or when speaking to children to mean older: The big kids won’t let us play. Sit up like a big girl and eat your dinner.7LARGE DEGREE [only before noun] informal doing something to a very large degree: I’m a big admirer of your work. I’ve never been a big jazz fan. Sandra is used to serving a family of big eaters (=people who eat a lot). When they lose, they lose in a big way (=very badly).8BAD [only before noun] used to emphasize how bad something is: It was a big mistake to invite Tom. It’s a simple repair that can prevent a big problem later.9WITH ENERGY done with great energy and enthusiasm: He gave me a big kiss, right on the lips. Let’s give a big hand to the band! (=hit your hands together with a lot of enthusiasm)SPOKEN PHRASES10be big on something to like doing something very much or to be very interested in it: I’m not big on seafood.11what’s the big idea? used when you are annoyed by something someone has done, especially when you want him or her to explain the reason for it: Hey, what’s the big idea? Who said you could borrow my car?12big mouth used in some expressions to mean that someone cannot keep a secret: That girl has a big mouth. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have opened my big mouth. Me and my big mouth – I accidentally told Lou about the surprise party (=said when you wish you had not told someone a secret).13it is big of somebody to do something used to say that someone was very kind or generous to do something: I think it was really big of Larry to admit he was wrong.14have big ideas/plans to have impressive plans for the future: Waller has big plans for her retirement.15LETTERS informal a big letter is written in capitals, for example G, R, A, etc.16WORDS informal big words are long or unusual and are difficult to read or understand17have/carry/wield a big stick informal to threaten to use your power to get what you want18be/get too big for your boots informal to be too proud of yourself19the big cheese humorous the most important person or the person in charge: Now that your boss is retiring, you’ll be the big cheese.20the big enchilada humorous the most important person or thing in an organization or the most important part of a particular subject: The big enchilada is the U.S. Supreme Court, and we’re going to win our case there.—bigness noun [uncountable] → see also big deal, think big at think (16) |
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