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big band nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (style of music: large dance band) | 大型乐队 dà xíng yuè duì |
| Big band leaders like Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Dorsey transformed jazz music into swing. |
big bang nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (physics: origin of the universe) (部分物理学家认为的宇宙成因) | 宇宙大爆炸 yǔ zhòu dà bào zhà |
| The Big Bang theory is just that: a theory. |
big bang nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (loud explosion) | 大爆炸 dà bào zhà |
| We think a transformer blew because there was a big bang, then all the lights went out. |
Big Bang theory nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (origin of universe) | 大爆炸理论 dà bào zhà lǐ lùn |
备注: 认为宇宙是由近140亿年前一次大爆炸形成的理论。 |
| Scientists use the Big Bang theory to explain how the universe began. |
Big Ben nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | incorrect but common (clocktower) (虽不正确但是却常用的说法) | 威斯敏斯特钟楼,大笨钟钟楼
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备注: The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster is officially the Elizabeth Tower. |
| There's a wonderful view of Big Ben from the other side of the Thames. |
Big Ben nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (bell) | 大笨钟 dà bèn zhōng |
| The BBC plays the sound of Big Ben just before the midnight news. |
big boss nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (highest supervisor) | 大老板 dà lǎo bǎn |
| The big boss will be carrying out an inspection today. |
big break nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (great opportunity) | 难得的机会 nán dé de jī huì |
| | 大好机会 dà hǎo jī huì |
| Judy got her big break when a famous director cast her in his new film. |
big brother nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (older male sibling) | 哥哥 gē ge |
Big Brother nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (government surveillance) (比喻,指政府监管) | 老大哥
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big business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (large businesses collectively) | 大企业 dà qǐ yè |
| Big business is expected to maintain America's ability to compete in the world market. |
big business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal ([sth] very profitable) | 大生意
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| The arms trade is big business, with a trillion dollars being spent on military purchases each year. |
big cat nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (large wild feline) | 大型猫科动物
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big cheese nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, slang (high-ranking manager) | 大人物 dà rén wù |
| Jane is the big cheese at this company. |
big city nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (large urban centre) | 大城市 dà chéng shì |
| Tokyo is a big city. |
big day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (day of an important occasion) | 重要日子
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Big deal! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | slang (disdain) (表示不屑、反讽) | 真了不起!
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| So he won the game by cheating. Big deal! |
a big deal nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | slang ([sth] important) | 特别重要的事 tè bié zhòng yào de shì |
| Passing her driving test was a big deal for Jodie. |
Big Dipper nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (constellation: Ursa Major) | 北斗七星 běi dǒu qī xīng |
| The Big Dipper is also known as The Plough. |
the Big Dipper nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (fairground rollercoaster) (英国黑滩游乐海滩的著名娱乐设施) | 北斗七星过山车
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Big f***ing deal interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | vulgar, offensive, slang (expressing disdain) | 了不起的 liǎo bù qǐ de |
big game nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (large animals pursued by hunters) | 大型猎物 dà xíng liè wù |
| The reserve provides the opportunity to see big game such as lions and elephants. |
big head nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (conceited or arrogant attitude) | 自大 zì dà |
| | 傲慢 ào màn |
| All those accolades that Paul has been getting are giving him a big head. |
big headed, big-headed adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (conceited) | 自负的 zì fù de |
| | 自命不凡的 zì mìng bù fán de |
备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun 短语用于名词前作形容词时需用连字符连接 |
| The excessive praise for his last project has made him big-headed. |
big heart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (kind, generous nature) | 心胸开阔 xīn xiōng kāi kuò |
| The children love him because he has such a big heart. |
big hit nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (success) | 巨大成功 jù dà chéng gōng |
| Max's spaghetti Bolognese was a big hit with his girlfriend. |
big hit nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (popular song) | 热门歌曲 rè mén gē qǔ |
| | 非常流行的歌曲 fēi cháng liú xíng de gē qǔ |
| 'Take Me Out' by Franz Ferdinand was one of the big hits of 2004. |
big leagues nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | literal (sport: major league) (本义,体育) | 大联盟 dà lián méng |
big leagues nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | US, figurative (highest level) (比喻) | 最强大的联盟 zuì qiáng dà de lián méng |
| After his album went platinum, he knew he was playing in the big leagues. |
big lie nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sham, fraud) | 诈骗 zhà piàn |
| | 骗局 piàn jú |
big lie nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (propaganda: [sth] outrageously false) | 弥天大谎 mí tiān dà huǎng |
big money nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, informal (finance: large sums) | 大笔资金
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| There's big money in real estate. |
big mouth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, informal (tendency to speak without tact) | 嘴不严实 zuǐ bù yán shí |
| | 随便乱说 suí biàn luàn shuō |
| He's always getting into trouble because of his big mouth. |
big name nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal, figurative (prominent figure or celebrity) | 知名人士
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big-name n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (famous, well-known) | 知名的 zhī míng de |
big picture nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (broadest view) (比喻) | 全景 quán jǐng |
| Many of my employees focus on details and fail to see the big picture. |
the big picture nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (the situation as a whole) | 大局
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| We need to consider the big picture and not focus just on details. |
big screen nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cinema) | (影院的)大屏幕 yǐng yuàn de dà bīng mù |
| Most films look much better on the big screen. |
big shot nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | slang (important person) | 大人物 dà rén wù |
| | 大亨 dà hēng |
| He thinks he's a big shot since they gave him a company car. |
big sister nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (older female sibling) (有血缘关系) | 姐姐,大姐
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| My big sister is two years older than me. |
big sister nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, figurative (female mentor) (为低年纪女生提供心理辅导的高年级女生) | 大姐姐 dà jiě jie |
| Freshmen at high school are assigned a big sister to mentor them during their first year. |
big time, big-time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (to the highest extent) | 非常,大大地
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| | 彻底地 chè dǐ de |
| She's amazing, and I fell in love with her big time. |
big toe nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (foot: largest digit) | 大脚趾 dà jiǎo zhǐ |
| It's very hard to walk if you break your big toe. |
big up interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | slang (admiration) | 太棒了 tài bàng le |
big wheel nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fairground Ferris wheel) | 摩天轮 mó tiān lún |
big wheel nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, informal ([sb] important or powerful) | 大人物,大亨
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| (书面语) | 要人,要员
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big with child adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | archaic, informal (heavily pregnant) (指怀孕快生了) | 挺着个大肚子的
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| Katherine was big with child, and everyone expected the birth to be any day. |
big-boned, big boned adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (having large bone structure) | 骨骼粗大的 gǔ gé cū dà de |
| | 骨架宽的 gǔ jià kuān de |
| Jack says he's not fat, he's just big-boned. |
big-breasted, big breasted adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (woman: large breasts) | (女人)胸部丰满的 nǚ rén xiōng bù fēng mǎn de |
备注: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| Pamela Anderson is more famous for being big breasted than for her acting. |
big-game hunter nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hunts large animals) | 以大动物为狩猎目标的猎人 yǐ dà dòng wù wéi shòu liè mù biāo de liè rén |
| President Theodore Roosevelt was a conservationist, but also a big-game hunter. |
big-hearted, bighearted adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (kind, generous) | 慷慨的 kāng kǎi de |
| | 心胸宽阔的 xīn xiōng kuān kuò de |
| The theatre ran on donations from big-hearted patrons. |
big-league, big league adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | US (sport: in major league) (本义) | 大联盟的 dà lián méng de |
备注: hyphen omitted when term is an adj after noun, or a noun |
| My brother wanted to be a big-league baseball player, but he wasn't good enough at batting. |
big-league, big league adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | US, figurative (leading) (比喻) | 最顶尖的,最关键的,最重要的
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big-ticket adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | US (expensive, costly) | 昂贵的 áng guì de |
| | 高价的 gāo jià de |
big-time adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (very successful) | 一流的,非常成功的,红极一时的
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| Now he's a big-time director, but once he worked in the mail room. |
great big adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (huge) | 巨大的 jù dà de |
| | 极大的 jí dà de |
| Anna noticed a great big spot on her face. |
how big? | informal (of what dimensions?) | 多大? duō dà |
| How big a portion of chocolate cake do you want? |
in a big way advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (very much, greatly) (非正式用语) | 非常地,很,大规模地,隆重地
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| If we lose the contract, it will hurt us in a big way. |
make a big name for yourself v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (become famous) | 使你成名 shǐ nǐ chéng míng |
| | 让你声名远扬 ràng nǐ shēng míng yuǎn yáng |
| After his book was published he made a big name for himself in literary circles. |
make it big v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | US, slang (be successful) | 功成名就
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| | 成就显著
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| She went to Hollywood and made it big as a movie star. |
make the big time, hit the big time v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (be a success) | 获得成功 huò dé chéng gōng |
| I moved to Hollywood, trying to make the big time. |
not a big deal, no big deal adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (a matter of little importance) | 不是什么大事 bú shì shén me dà shì |
| | 没什么了不起的 méi shén me liǎo bù qǐ de |
| It is not a big deal that your brother likes to drink a beer now and then. Knitting a sweater is not a big deal for Jane; she has been knitting since she was eight years old. |
talk big v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | US, slang (boast) | 说大话 shuō dà huà |
| | 吹牛 chuī niú |
| He talks big, but he's not really such a great golfer. |
the big time nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (great success or fame) | 大红大紫 dà hóng dà zǐ |
| | 巨大成功 jù dà chéng gōng |
| After years of struggling in obscurity, he was ready for the big time. |
too big adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (excessively large) | 过分大的 guò fèn dà de |
| | 太大的 tài dà de |
| The lorry is too big to fit under the bridge. |