英语词汇“big”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	big
释义	big big¹ —biggish, adj. —bigly, adv. /big/, adj., bigger, biggest, adv. , n. adj. 1. large, as in size, height, width, or amount: a big house; a big quantity. 2. of major concern, importance, gravity, or the like: a big problem. 3. outstanding for a specified quality: a big liar; a big success. 4. important, as in influence, standing, or wealth: a big man in his field. 5. grown-up; mature: big enough to know better. 6. elder: my big sister. 7. doing business or conducted on a large scale; major in size or importance: big government. 8. consisting of the largest or most influential companies in an industry: Big steel wants to lower prices, but the smaller mills don't. 9. Informal. known or used widely; popular: Nouvelle cuisine became big in the 1970s. 10. magnanimous; generous; kindly: big enough to forgive. 11. boastful; pompous; pretentious; haughty: a big talker. 12. loud; orotund: a big voice. 13. (of clothing or a clothing design) made of or distinguished by voluminous fabric that is loosely or softly shaped and fitted: a big shirt; the big look. 14. (of a wine) having more than average flavor, body, and alcoholic content. 15. filled; brimming: eyes big with tears. 16. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. pregnant. 17. Obs. very strong; powerful. 18. be big on, to have a special liking or enthusiasm for: Mother is big on family get-togethers. 19. big with child. See great (def. 17). adv. 20. Informal. boastfully; pretentiously: to act big; to talk big. 21. Informal. with great success; successfully: to go over big. n. 22. the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball. [1250-1300; ME big(ge) < ?] Syn. 1. huge, immense; bulky, massive; capacious, voluminous; extensive. See great. 4. consequential. 15. overflowing, flooded. Ant. 1. little. big² /big/, v.t., bigged, bigging. Brit. Dial. to build. Also, bigg. [1150-1200; ME biggen orig., to inhabit < ON byggja to inhabit, c. OE bu(i)an, G bauen] big³ /big/, n. Scot. and North Eng. bigg¹.
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