| 单词 | big |
| 释义 | big (once / 21 pages) 1adjadv 2adj 3adj 4adj 5adjadv 6adj Something big is just plain large or important. A big class has a lot of kids. A big room is larger than average. A big newspaper story is one that makes the front page. Some people hate the idea of "big government" which means a federal government that plays a significant role in the day-to-day lives of its people. You might talk big at your reunion, but you really haven't traveled the world. (You went to Hoboken and Walla Walla!) Big can also pertain to age, as in "Will you be a big girl and get dressed all by yourself?" WORD FAMILYbig: bigger, biggest, biggish, bigly, bigness, bigs+/bigger: biggerer/bigness: bignesses USAGE EXAMPLESBrad Kaaya rewrote the Miami record book in three years, and is off to a bigger challenge. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) A CT scan found a 15-centimeter tumor in his chest, so big it was pressing on his windpipe. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Other approaches focus on netting drones, either via bigger drones or by guns firing a net and a parachute via compressed gas. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent set out for the big city a big (or large) barn big businesses a big expenditure a big group of scientists Syn|Ant large ample, sizable, sizeable fairly large astronomic, astronomical, galacticinconceivably large bear-sizedlarge as a bear bigger, largerlarge or big relative to something else biggish, largishsomewhat large blown-up, enlargedas of a photograph; made larger bouffant, puffybeing puffed out; used of hair style or clothing broad, spacious, widevery large in expanse or scope bulkyof large size for its weight capaciouslarge in capacity colossal, prodigious, stupendousso great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe deeplarge in quantity or size doublelarge enough for two enormous, tremendousextraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree cosmicinconceivably extended in space or time elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumboof great mass; huge and bulky epic, heroic, larger-than-lifevery imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) extended, extensivelarge in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity gigantic, mammothso exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth greatrelatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind grandlarge and impressive in physical size or extent Brobdingnagian, huge, immense, vastunusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope hulking, hulkyof great size and bulk banging, humongous, thumping, walloping, whopping(used informally) very large king-size, king-sizedextra large large-mouthedhaving a relatively large mouth large-scaleunusually large in scope large-scaleconstructed or drawn to a big scale full-size, life-size, life-sized, lifesizebeing of the same size as an original macroscopic, macroscopicallarge enough to be visible with the naked eye macrovery large in scale or scope or capability man-sizedvery large; appropriate to the size of a man massive, monolithic, monumentalimposing in size or bulk or solidity massiveimposing in scale or scope or degree or power medium-largeof anything that is large but not the largest monstrousabnormally large mountainouslike a mountain in size and impressiveness outsize, outsized, oversize, oversizedlarger than normal for its kind overlarge, too largeexcessively large plumpingvery large; of exceptional size for its kind queen-size, queen-sized(used especially of beds) not as large as king-size rangyallowing ample room for ranging superextremely large titanicof great force or power volumedformed or rising in rounded masses voluminouslarge in volume or bulk whacking(British informal) enormous wide-rangingincluding much little, small limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent atomicimmeasurably small subatomicof smaller than atomic dimensions bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, petite, tinyvery small bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny(used informally) very small dinkysmall and insignificant dwarfishatypically small elfin, elflikesmall and delicate gnomishused of small deformed creatures half-sizehalf the usual or regular size infinitesimal, minuteinfinitely or immeasurably small lessersmaller in size or amount or value microscopic, microscopicalso small as to be invisible without a microscope microextremely small in scale or scope or capability miniaturebeing on a very small scale miniscule, minusculevery small olive-sizedabout the size of an olive pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketablesmall enough to be carried in a garment pocket puny, runty, shrimpy(used especially of persons) of inferior size slender, slimsmall in quantity littler, smallersmall or little relative to something else smallishrather small small-scalecreated or drawn on a small scale undersize, undersizedsmaller than normal for its kind 2adj very intense in a big rage Syn bad intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree 3adj marked by intense physical force a big wind Syn heavy of great intensity or power or force 4adj loud and firm a big voice big bold piano sounds Syn loud characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity 5adj prodigious big spender big eater Syn heavy intemperate excessive in behavior 6adv extremely well his performance went over big 7adv on a grand scale think big Ant small on a small scale 8adv in a major way 2the play failed big at the box office 1adj conspicuous in position or importance a big figure in the movement big man on campus Syn large, prominent conspicuous obvious to the eye or mind 2adj significant 3graduation was a big day in his life Syn important, of import of great significance or value adj (of animals) fully developed 4Syn adult, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup mature having reached full natural growth or development 1adj generous and understanding and tolerant a heart big enough to hold no grudges that's very big of you to be so forgiving Syn large, magnanimous generous not petty in character and mind 2adj given or giving freely 5was a big tipper Syn bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, giving, handsome, liberal, openhanded generous willing to give and share unstintingly 1adj exhibiting self-importance big talk Syn boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride 2adj feeling self-importance too big for his britches Syn swelled, vainglorious proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride 3adv in a boastful manner 6he talked big all evening Syn boastfully, large, vauntingly adj in an advanced stage of pregnancy was big with child Syn enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, large, with child pregnant carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life |
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