| 单词 | large |
| 释义 | large —largeness, n. /lahrj/, adj., larger, largest, n. , adv. adj. 1. of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent. 2. on a great scale: a large producer of kitchen equipment. 3. of great scope or range; extensive; broad. 4. grand or pompous: a man given to large, bombastic talk. 5. (of a map, model, etc.) representing the features of the original with features of its own that are relatively large so that great detail may be shown. 6. famous; successful; important: He's very large in financial circles. 7. Obs. generous; bountiful; lavish. 8. Obs. a. unrestrained in the use of language; gross; improper. b. unrestrained in behavior or manner; uninhibited. 9. Naut. free (def. 33). n. 10. Music. the longest note in mensural notation. 11. Obs. generosity; bounty. 12. at large, a. free from restraint or confinement; at liberty: The murderer is still at large. b. to a considerable extent; at length: to treat a subject at large. c. as a whole; in general: the country at large. d. Also, at-large. representing the whole of a state, district, or body rather than one division or part of it: a delegate at large. 13. in large, on a large scale; from a broad point of view: a problem seen in large. Also, in the large. adv. 14. Naut. with the wind free or abaft the beam so that all sails draw fully. [1125-75; ME < OF < L larga, fem. of largus ample, generous] Syn. 1. huge, enormous, immense, gigantic, colossal; massive; vast. See great. Ant. 1. small. |
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