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BNC: 260 COCA: 162

big

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big1 /bɪɡ/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp bigger, superlativesupl biggest)
1  size 大小SIZEBIG of more than average size or amount 大的
a big house
大房子
I need a bigger desk.
我需要一張大一點的桌子。
She had a big grin on her face.
她臉上挂着大大的笑容。
a big increase in crime
犯罪率的大幅上升
Los Angeles is the biggest city in California.
洛杉矶是加利福尼亞最大的城市。
The garage isn’t big enough for two cars.
這個車庫不夠大，停不下兩輛汽車。
When they lose, they lose in a big way (=to a large degree).
他們要輸就輸得很慘。
There was this great big (=extremely big) spider in the sink.
洗滌槽裏有只特大的蜘蛛。
► see thesaurus at fat
2  important 重要的IMPORTANT important and serious 重大的，重要的
a big decision
重大的決定
Buying your own house is a big commitment.
購買屬於自己的房子可是件大事。
The big game is on Friday.
大賽於星期五舉行。
There’s a big difference between understanding something and being able to explain it to others.
理解某事和能夠向别人解釋清楚，兩者之間有很大的差别。
Everyone was getting ready for the big day (=a day when an important event will happen).
每個人都在爲這個重要的日子做準備。
► see thesaurus at important
3  SUCCESSFULPOPULARpopular/successful 受歡迎的/成功的 successful or popular, especially in business or entertainment 〔尤指在商業和娛樂業中〕極受歡迎的，極成功的
Julia Roberts became a big star.
朱莉娅·羅伯茨成了大明星。
She’s very big in Australia.
她在澳大利亞很紅。
After years as a small-time actor, he suddenly made it big (=became very successful) in Hollywood.
演了多年的配角之後，他突然在好萊塢紅了起來。
the big boys (=the most powerful people or companies) 極有影響力的人物[公司]
→ big cheese, big noise, → big shot at shot1(14), → big time1
4  older 較年長的
a) big sister/brotherFAMILY your older sister or brother 姐姐/哥哥
b) OLD/NOT NEWolder or more like an adult – used especially by children or when you are talking to children 長大了的〔尤爲兒語〕
Come on, don’t cry. You’re a big girl now.
好了，别哭了。 你現在是個大女孩了。
5  large degree 很大程度A LOT [only before noun] informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT
a) doing something to a large degree 程度深的
a big eater/drinker/spender etc
Des is a big gambler, you know.
你知道的，德斯是個大賭徒。
be a big fan/admirer of somebody/something 是某人/某物的狂熱崇拜者
b) done to a large degree or with great energy 程度深的；花大力氣的
give somebody a big hug/kiss
Mama gave me a big hug.
媽媽緊緊地擁抱了我一下。
give somebody a big hand (=hit your hands together with enthusiasm, to show you have enjoyed a performance) 爲某人熱烈地鼓掌
6  BADbad 壞的 [only before noun] informal used to emphasize how bad something is 糟糕的〔表示強調〕
AIDS remains a big problem in many parts of the world.
艾滋病在世界上很多地方依然是一個重大問題。
Buying that house was a big mistake.
買那幢房子是一個大錯。
I never said that, you big liar!
我從來沒有說過那樣的話，你這個大騙子！
7  have big ideas/plans PLANto have impressive plans for the future 有雄心大志
I’ve got big plans for this place.
我對這個地方有宏大的計劃。
Examples from the Corpus
have big ideas/plans• Waller has big plans for her retirement.• I have big plans for Selina.• They have big plans for their life together.
8  be big on something spoken
a) to like something very much 非常喜歡某事物
I’m not big on kids.
我不是很喜歡小孩子。
b) to have a lot of a quality or feature 有明顯的…特征
The new BMW is big on safety features.
新款寶馬的安全性能很好。
Examples from the Corpus
be big on something• I'm not big on foreign cars.• The Renault 25 was big on gadgets.• He was big on Latin culture.• The A-cups are big on luxury.• And it is big on sport.• It is big on thrills and headily grapey with a lush sweetness.
9  what’s the big idea? spokenASK A QUESTION used when someone has done something annoying, especially when you want them to explain why they did it 你這是什麽意思？
Hey, what’s the big idea? Who said you could use my computer?
嘿！ 你這是什麽意思？ 誰說你可以用我的電腦？
Examples from the Corpus
what’s the big idea?• Hey, what's the big idea? Who said you could borrow my car?
10  generous 慷慨的it is big of somebody to do something spoken
a) KINDused to say that someone is very kind or generous to do something 某人做某事很大度[慷慨]
b) UNKINDused when you really think that someone is not kind or helpful at all 某人真夠大度[大方]的〔反語〕
£5! That was big of her!
五英鎊！ 她也真夠大方的！
Examples from the Corpus
it is big of somebody to do something• A whole dollar! Gee, that was very big of her!• I think it was really big of Larry to admit that he made the wrong choice.
11  big mouth spokenTELL A SECRET someone who has a big mouth cannot be trusted to keep things secret 多嘴多舌；嘴巴不嚴
I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have opened my big mouth.
對不起，我不該多嘴的。
me and my big mouth (=said when you wish you had not told someone a secret) 我真多嘴
→ bigmouth
Examples from the Corpus
big mouth• If Britain is a body then Essex is the botty and Barnsley's the great big mouth.• To her sisters, she is simply a big mouth.• Director Jafar Panahi clearly loves children for what they are, big mouths and all.• The final proof, or perhaps the first, is the chub's big mouth and thick white rubbery lips.• But I kept my big mouth shut.• I generally think of sushi as bite-sized, but at Sushi-Cho you need a big mouth to eat your sushi without embarrassment.• And to have a big mouth to project.
12. letters 字母 informal big letters are capitals, for example G, R, A etc 大寫的
13. words 單詞 informal big words are long or unusual and are difficult to read or understand 長而難讀[懂]的，生僻的，深奧的
14. be/get too big for your boots informalBOAST to be too proud of yourself 自以爲了不起，自高自大，自視過高
15. use/wield the big stick informalTHREATEN to threaten to use your power to get what you want 揮舞大棒，執行大棒政策〔用權力相威脅以達到自己的目的〕
16. a big girl’s blouse British EnglishBrE informal someone, especially a man, who is not brave 軟弱的男人，懦夫
17  big up (to/for) somebody spoken informal used when you want to praise someone 某人真了不起
Big up to Kelly Holmes! She ran a superb race.
凱莉·霍姆斯真了不起！她比賽跑得很出色。
→ think big at think1(38)
n GRAMMAR: Order of adjectives
If there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.
You say:
That’s a lovely big tree.
✗Don’t say: That’s a big lovely tree.
You say:
The title was in big black letters.
✗Don’t say: The title was in black big letters.
 THESAURUS
big 大的
a big city
大城市
a big guy
大個子
a big mistake
重大的錯誤
Lack of funding is the biggest problem.
缺少資金是最大的問題。
nGetting a car has made a big difference to my life.
large a slightly more formal word than big, used to describe objects and amounts 〔物體或數量〕大的〔比big略爲正式〕
a large bowl
大碗
Large areas of the forest have been destroyed.
大片林區被毀。
The museum attracts a large number of visitors.
這家博物館吸引了大批參觀者。
major [only before noun] big and important 主要的，重大的
Pollution is a major problem.
污染是個主要的問題。
There has been a major change in government policy.
政府的政策有一項重大的改變。
considerable/substantial quite big – used especially about amounts 〔尤指數量〕相當大的，很大的
They have spent a considerable amount of money on the project.
他們在這個項目上花費了大筆資金。
A substantial amount of heat is lost through the windows.
熱量通過窗戶時大量散失。
nHe had a considerable influence on young musicians.
very big 非常大的
huge/massive/enormous extremely big 巨大的
The table was enormous.
這張桌子非常大。
a huge explosion
巨大的爆炸
nTheir house is huge.
nThere is a huge amount of work to be done.
There has been a massive increase in oil prices.
油價大幅上漲。
nThe company is massive, operating in 150 countries.
nA massive fire destroyed more than thirty homes.
nHe’s been under an enormous amount of stress recently.
nThe changes will have an enormous impact.
great [only before noun] very big – used especially to describe the level or number of something 〔尤指程度或數目〕巨大的
He achieved great success in America.
他在美國獲得了巨大的成功。
The college offers a great number of courses.
這所學院開設了大量課程。
a great advantage
巨大的優勢
vast extremely big – used about areas, distances, numbers, or amounts 〔面積、距離、數目或數量〕巨大的，廣袤的
vast areas of rainforest
大片的熱帶雨林
A vast number of tourists visit the island every year.
每年有大量遊客來這座島上旅遊。
gigantic extremely big and much bigger than other things of the same type 巨大的，龐大的〔指勝過同類的其他事物〕
Gigantic waves crashed onto the beach.
一排排巨浪沖上海灘。
colossal extremely big – used about amounts or objects 巨大的〔用於指數量或物體〕
James ran up a colossal phone bill.
詹姆斯欠下巨額電話賬單。
a colossal statue of Napoleon
一座巨型的拿破侖塑像
tremendous having an extremely big effect 〔影響〕巨大的
There have been some tremendous changes.
發生了一些巨變。
My new job will be a tremendous challenge.
我的新工作將是一個巨大的挑戰。
nThe children were making a tremendous amount of noise.
Examples from the Corpus
big• These jeans are too big.• It's going to be a big adjustment for the kids whenever we move.• The wind got louder and the waves grew bigger and bigger.• To attract bigger audiences was not just a bonus, it was part of the whole logic of the industry.• She struggled up the hill, carrying the baby and her big black bag.• There will be some big changes in the way we work.• one of the biggest companies in the insurance business• I hear you're getting married - when's the big day?• a big difference in price• This rotative engine soon became greatly in demand and had a big effect on the mechanisation of factories.• The game works better if you have a bigger group.• He lives in a big house in upstate New York.• I've never been a big jazz fan.• If you think I'm coming with you, you're making a big mistake.• Graduation Day is one of those big occasions when everyone wants a souvenir photograph.• If the warren system is a big one it may require two guns to do the killing.• In fact, despite the dismal fundamentals, some of the biggest petroleum producers will record double-digit percentage increases in spending.• It's a simple repair that can prevent a big problem later.• The city has a big problem with drugs.• "Which is your car?" "The big red one next to the wall."• She's a cute baby with a big smile.• But this face was bigger; swollen and bigger still than the horror in the car.• From these particular big systems I have appropriated unifying principles for all large vivisystems.• Germany is much bigger than Britain.• The nearest big town is twenty miles away.• a big tree
in a big way• Actors are getting paid more than their worth all over Hollywood right now, and in a big way.• But progress is on the march in Normandy, and in a big way.• Colorado has taken to the sport in a big way.• His ambulance service has taken off in a big way.• National, Rickenbacker, Gibson and a hundred other manufacturers all went for lap-steel production in a big way.• Steak is back in a big way.• Way back, something went bad in a big way.• This is something he has carried in a big way into his later professional life.
big difference• A concern for shareholders Inflation adjustments can make a big difference.• A small thing, but it makes a big difference.• But there is one big difference.• Such programs can make a big difference for the students they serve.• There were two big differences, however.• One of the big differences in the two technologies is self learning.• The biggest difference is in the size of the companies traded.• And that makes a big difference when you are selling roadkill.
made it big• We had two flop records before we made it big.• And some otaku entrepreneurs have already made it big.• Gary Boyce is a local boy who made it big.• That politico, Gorbachev, is an amateur, a provincial hick who thinks he's made it big.• Unlike a good many tough guys who made it big in movies, Marvin didn't come from a particularly tough background.• So the debonair Simon had made it big in the financial world.• When he made it big, in the mid-Seventies, Dury was a 35-year-old former art college lecturer in callipers.
a big eater/drinker/spender etc• Okay, so perhaps he wasn't known as a big drinker, but what the hell?• During the time she was living with the Abramses, Katelyn was happy and a big eater, Carter said.• While never a big eater, he did tend to snack it through the day and night.
big problem• You've got a big problem.• If this election were about urgent crises, big problems, complex choices, the Democrat would walk it.• Now we needed to solve the second biggest problem in our lives, paying off the credit-card and installment debt.• Your biggest problem is one you yourself might create by over-reacting.• After teachers, the biggest problem is the shortage of supplies.• But Lissovsky's biggest problem is to persuade the gangsters who frequent the club to settle their differences elsewhere.• One of the biggest problems Merena faced was finding tyres capable of coping with that speed for that length of time.• This could help solve one of the textile industry's biggest problems, removing colouring and chemicals from waste water.
big2 verb (bigged, bigging)
1 big somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE spoken informal 
a) to say that someone or something is very good, especially in public 〔尤指公開地〕稱贊某人/某事物
He’s always on TV bigging up his new band.
他總是在電視上吹噓自己的新樂隊。
b) big it up to spend a lot of money and enjoy yourself in a social situation, in a way that other people will notice 揮霍，招搖
Origin big
(1300-1400) Probably from a Scandinavian language
BNC: 260 COCA: 162
big

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBS➤be, look, seem大；看上去大；好像大▸➤become, get, grow變大；增大ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常大◇This is a fairly big decision to make.這是一個相當重大的決定。◇We were hoping the show would be a really big success.我們希望這場表演能大獲成功。◇This house is rather big for us. We need something smaller.這所房子對我們來說有點兒大，我們需要小一點兒的。➤incredibly大得難以置信➤awfully特別大▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／稍有些大➤potentially可能很大◇a potentially big drawback潛在的一大缺陷PHRASES➤big fat極大◇The whole story is just a big fat lie.整件事不過是個天大的謊言。➤great big極大的◇He was a short man with great big glasses.他是個小矮個，戴着一副大大的眼鏡。
BNC: 260 COCA: 162
big adj.
⇨ important (a big decision) ⇨ large (a big house)
BNC: 260 COCA: 162
big
Large in size: large, big, high...
Fat: fat, overweight, obese...
Describing a person's muscles and general shape: an hourglass figure, a wisp of a..., barrel-chested...
Words used to describe large amounts and quantities: substantial, considerable, extensive...
Enthusiastic: enthusiastic, keen, eager...
Popular with many people: popular, fashionable, acclaimed...
Important: important, major, key...
Successful: successful, leading, thriving...
Words used to describe businesses and companies: accredited, agile, all-night...
Words used by or to young children: bang, be a love and . . ., big...
Words used to describe children: adolescent, bad, big...
Brothers and sisters: bhai, bhuti, big...
To praise someone or something: praise, congratulate, compliment...
To enjoy something, or to enjoy yourself: like, enjoy, go in for...

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