| 释义 |
*big /bɪg; bɪɡ/
adj
1 of more than average size or amount; large 大的:
a big red balloon 一个大的红气球
There's a big age difference between them. 他们年龄差距很大。
How big is their new house? 他们的新房子有多大？
2 important or serious 重大的，重要的:
The big game is on Friday. 这场重要的赛事周五举行。
The company lost another big contract this year. 公司今年又失去了一份重大的合约。
3 your big sister/big brother informal a sister or brother who is older than you 【非正式】 你姐姐/哥哥:
This is my big sister. 这是我的姐姐。
4 informal successful or popular 【非正式】 成功的，受欢迎的:
Microsoft is big in the software market. 微软公司在软件市场很成功。
make it big (=become very successful) 取得成功: I knew I'd never make it big as a professional golfer. 我知道我永远不会成为一个出色的职业高尔夫球手。
5 big deal! used when you do not think something is as important as someone else thinks it is 有什么了不起！〔用于表示对别人的想法不以为然〕:
His idea of a pay rise is to give me another ￡5 a month! Big deal! 他认为加薪就是每月多给我五英镑！ 有什么了不起！
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: big and 和 large
Use big and large with countable nouns to describe size. They both mean the same thing, although large is slightly more formal. big 和 large 与可数名词连用，用于描述大小及尺寸。它们意思相同，但 large 更正式一点:
She was wearing a really big hat. 她戴着一顶很大的帽子。
a large company 大公司
Use large not big to describe amounts. 用 large 而不用 big 来描述数量:
a large amount of mail 大量邮件
Use big not large to describe how important something is. 用 big 而不用 large 来描述事物的重要性:
a big problem 重大问题
the biggest issue facing society today 当今社会面临的最重大问题 |