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。
But I told him that, looking back at my life, my biggest asset was the 11 years I spent in China as a child.
但我告诉他，回首往事，我最大的财富就是我在大陆度过的11年少年时光。
Volcano experts said the Friday blast was the biggest since the 1870s.
火山专家说，星期五的火山喷发是自1870年代以来最大的一次。
One of my biggest mistakes when I started running was trying to run early in the morning.
我开始跑步时最大的错误就是曾试图在早上很早的时候跑步。
has created some of the biggest superheroes of all time, but it seems to me that he has run out of good ideas.
我知道斯丹-李（见译者注）总是创造一些最伟大的英雄，但在我看来他已经才思枯竭。
It also happened to be the biggest meal of the day, with a lighter meal coming later known as supper.
这也是一天中的最隆重的一顿饭，晚些时候吃的饭被称作“supper”。
He, his wife and first lady and, of course, President Obama all spoke in one of the biggest receptions around 10 tonight.
他自己，他的妻子和第一夫人，当然，奥巴马总统都表示最大的一个招待会是在今晚10点。
Rachel also gives great advice on packing light and her biggest time saving tip of having a toiletries bag ready to go at all times.
雷切尔还对如何轻装上阵有着极好的建议，还有她节约时间的法宝：随身随时携带化妆包。
He said some of the biggest price hikes were rice and wheat, which are not used for biofuel production.
他说，价格上涨幅度最高的一些粮食品种是大米和小麦，而大米和小麦并未用于生物燃料的生产。
Over the last three decades, we have worked well on multiple fronts making China one of the Bank's biggest and best partners.
在过去30年里，我们在多条战线开展了良好的合作，使中国成为世行最大也是最好的合作伙伴。
He also signed off on creating the company's PlayStation unit in the early 1990s, which became one of its biggest businesses.
在上世纪90年代初期，大贺典雄还签署文件创建了索尼PlayStation业务部。PlayStation后来成为该公司最大的业务之一。
THE biggest surprise of the Finnish election was that it was such a surprise.
芬兰选举最大的意外就是这真的是个意外。
On a per-capita-emissions basis, the U. S. is expected to remain the world's biggest greenhouse gas producer over the next two decades.
按人均排放量统计，预计美国在今后20年仍将是全球最大的温室气体排放国。
The biggest is trying to keep at it on a normal pace.
最大的问题是如何保持一个正常的步伐。
No one wants to see their salary reduced, but at least in this case those at the top are making the biggest sacrifice.
罗伯.卡兹说，“没人想看到自己的收入减少，但至少这时公司的高层正在做着巨大的牺牲。”
The IIF said the biggest share of private capital flows is likely to come from portfolio equity investments by foreigners.
IIF称，民间资本流入中最大份额可能来自于海外的股票投资。
The boss of one of America's biggest banks says that, if he were faced with Swiss-style capital surcharges, he would try to move.
美国一家大银行的老板说，如果面对瑞士那样强加资本附加费，他一定会试图离开的。
But what used to be the biggest advertising moment of the year is no match for ads in the digital age.
但是曾经的年度最盛大的广告时刻在数字时代的广告面前也只能算是小巫见大巫。
One of the biggest marks of an amateur site is trying to put too much information on each page.
一个不成熟的网站最大特点就是总是在每一页上放太多的信息。
He was the biggest kid in the class, but he was the timid type, the kind of kid who'd always end up the target of pranks and insults.
他的体格虽然是全班最宏伟壮硕，个性却非常胆小畏缩，是那种很容易招惹好事者半开玩笑欺负他的类型。
The chief executive of WestLB quit his job abruptly after falling out with the German bank's biggest shareholder over restructuring plans.
WestLB首席执行官在与德国银行的最大股东就改组计划发生争吵后突然离职。
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