单词 | big |
释义 | Word Frequency big 1(bɪɡ) adjectiveWord forms: bigger or biggest 1. of great or considerable size, height, weight, number, power, or capacity 2. having great significance; important a big decision 3. important through having power, influence, wealth, authority, etc the big four banks 4. (intensifier usually qualifying something undesirable) a big fool 5. informal considerable in extent or intensity (esp in the phrase in a big way) 6. a. elder my big brother b. grown-up when you're big, you can stay up later 7. a. generous; magnanimous that's very big of you b. (in combination) big-hearted 8. (often foll by with) brimming; full my heart is big with sadness 9. extravagant; boastful he's full of big talk 10. (of wine) full-bodied, with a strong aroma and flavour 11. too big for one's boots 12. in an advanced stage of pregnancy (esp in the phrase big with child) 13. big on adverb informal 14. boastfully; pretentiously (esp in the phrase talk big) 15. in an exceptional way; well his talk went over big with the audience 16. on a grand scale (esp in the phrase think big) Derived forms biggish (ˈbiggish) adjective bigness (ˈbigness) noun Word origin C13: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian dialect bugge big manWord Frequency big 2(bɪɡ) verbWord forms: bigs, bigging, bigged or bug (bʌɡ) Scottish 1. to build 2. to excavate (earth) into a pile Word origin from Old Norse byggja; related to Old English būian to inhabit |
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