1.（体积、程度、数量等）大的，巨大的large in size, degree, amount, etc.
a big man/house/increase高大的男人；大房子；大幅度增长
This shirt isn't big enough.这件衬衣不够大。
It's the world's biggest computer company.它是全球最大的计算机公司。
He had this great big grin on his face.他乐开了花。
They were earning big money.他们在赚大钱。
The news came as a big blow.那消息犹如晴天霹雳。
2.(informal)年龄较大的older
my big brother我哥哥
You're a big girl now.你现在已长成大姑娘了。
3.[obn]重大的；严重的important; serious
a big decision重大决定
Tonight is the biggest match of his career.今晚是他职业生涯中最重要的比赛。
You are making a big mistake.你正在犯一个严重的错误。
She took the stage for her big moment .她把这一阶段视为她的重要历程。
Do you really think we can take on the big boys(= compete with the most powerful people) ?你真的认为我们能与那些大人物抗衡？
4.(informal)庞大的；宏大的needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed
They're full of big ideas.他们满怀勃勃雄心。
5.(informal)大受欢迎的；成功的popular with the public; successful
Orange is the big colour this year.橘黄色是今年的流行色。
The band's very big in Japan.这个乐队在日本很走红。
6.(informal)热衷于…的；狂热的enthusiastic about sb/sth
I'm a big fan of hers.我是她的狂热追随者。
7.经常（或大量）做某事的doing sth often or to a large degree
a big eater/drinker/spender食量大的╱有酒量的╱花钱手大的人
8.~ of sb大方的；慷慨的kind or generous
He gave me an extra five pounds for two hours' work. I thought ‘That's big of you’.我做两小时的工作他多给我五英镑。我心想“您真大方”。
So he earns more than me. Big deal!他不就是比我多赚点钱，有什么了不起的！
So he earns more than me. Big deal!他不就是比我多赚点钱，有什么了不起的！
Right now forget the details and take a look at the big picture.现在别管细节问题，先通观全局。
Right now forget the details and take a look at the big picture.现在别管细节问题，先通观全局。
The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick.当权者平心静气地劝说，而不是施加压力。
The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick.当权者平心静气地劝说，而不是施加压力。
She works for one of the Big Six.她为六巨头之一工作。
She works for one of the Big Six.她为六巨头之一工作。
Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a big hand to our special guests tonight.女士们、先生们，让我们以热烈的掌声欢迎今晚的特邀嘉宾。
Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a big hand to our special guests tonight.女士们、先生们，让我们以热烈的掌声欢迎今晚的特邀嘉宾。
If I don't win it's no big deal.我输了也没关系。
If I don't win it's no big deal.我输了也没关系。
1.大大；给人印象深地in an impressive way
We need to think big.我们应该考虑干一番大事。
This story went over big with my kids.这个故事我的孩子们非常喜欢。
This story went over big with my kids.这个故事我的孩子们非常喜欢。
He's hoping to make it big on TV.他正想成为电视明星。
He's hoping to make it big on TV.他正想成为电视明星。
Problems grow in the dark and become bigger and bigger, but when exposed to the light of truth, they shrink.
难题在暗处会变大，但在真理的光照下，它便缩小。
The wind began to blow harder. A storm was coming. The waves grew bigger and bigger.
风开始变大了，一阵狂风暴雨正要席卷而来，海浪越来越大。
The White House predicted Obama's budget priorities would not be affected by the forecasts of bigger deficits.
白宫预计奥巴马的预算重点不会因预算赤字预估上升而受到影响。
'The fact they are in the market is significant, ' he said. 'We expect them to be a bigger and bigger player in the corn market. '
他说，中国人已经进入这个市场的事实具有重要意义；我们预计他们会在玉米市场发挥越来越大的作用。
"In some markets, we continue to compete with Motorola but Motorola has never been one of our stronger and bigger competitors, " said LG.
LG表示：“在某些市场，我们一直在与摩托罗拉竞争，但它从来都不是我们较强大的竞争对手。”
If the press-shy Larson, 44, was a big deal when I wrote about him in 1999 (see fortune. com), he surely is a bigger deal today.
如果这位四十四岁，不愿抛头露面的拉森，在1999年我写到他的时候已经是个大人物的话，那他现在肯定就是个更大的人物喽。
At weekends, her mother always buys a lot of food for her, but she can't eat all of them for she has eyes bigger than the stomach.
周末，妈妈总给她买好多食品，可她眼馋肚饱，想吃又吃不下。
Such differences are bigger at higher grades, with the hardest move of all being for a woman to settle into a professorial chair.
而且级别越高这种差距越大。一个女性想要坐上教授的位置是这其中最难的晋升。
As if the buy-out issue was not bad enough, banks face a bigger danger elsewhere, linked to the subprime-mortgage crisis.
如果说收购事项不算太糟的话，那么银行在与次级贷危机相连的领域面临更大的风险。
In peripheral Europe, currency depreciations would have been at least as big as, if not bigger than, sterling's.
在欧洲外围地区，货币贬值幅度至少不会低于英镑的水平。
The president said the public dislikes the idea of helping the financial sector, only to see the hole get bigger because of lavish spending.
奥巴马说，公众不喜欢去救助金融部门，认为只会看到钱消失得更快，因为其巨额的花费。
Or, you know, again, validation. This helps to say you're bigger than just one little thing over here.
或者是再说一次，要有验证。这些告诉我，你不仅仅是一个小小的公司。
Fernando Torres angered his followers by becoming an apostate and daring to say that he was moving somewhere else that might be bigger.
费尔南多•托雷斯的叛变行为和“他将要去一家可能更大的俱乐部”的言论激怒了他的利物浦追随者。
Nikesh Arora, Google's chief business officer, is one candidate to take a bigger role, said people familiar with the matter.
一些知情人士说，谷歌的首席业务长尼克什•阿罗拉（NikeshArora）就是一位适合承担更大责任的候选人。
An expert might have taken bigger steps and, using his experience, avoided some of the intermediate steps that we took.
有经验的专家可以采取大的步伐，以避免中间环节。
In this case, your friend is asking you to understand the bigger meaning, not just exactly what he tells you.
在这里，你的朋友想让你去明白真正的含义，不仅仅是他告诉你的内容
Oh! -So make it a Bud Light, mister, for giving us all a bigger wiener. -Thank you!
哦！-那么来一杯百威啤酒吧，先生，为给我们更大的香肠。-谢谢！
Although none of his series has been top-ranked in and of itself, collectively speaking, he's one of my bigger draws.
尽管他的系列文章没有进入排行榜的前列，但他是我最多产的作者之一。
The strain of bigger populations, diminishing water tables and a changing climate could all conspire to produce a storm of troubles.
膨胀的人口压力、水资源萎缩以及气候变化交织在一起，或如暴风骤雨般，引发一连串麻烦。
"Each one of these steps has bigger liabilities, " he said. "We follow where the business is. "
“每一步都伴随着更大的赔偿责任，”他表示。“我们跟着业务走。”
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