英汉词典

big 基本解释

• adj. 大的；重要的；量大的
• adv. 大量地；顺利；夸大地
• n. (Big)人名；(土)比格

big 词态变化

big 中文词源

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big 英文词源

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big: [13] Big is one of the notorious mystery words of English etymology – extremely common in the modern language, but of highly dubious origin. In its earliest use in English it meant ‘powerful, strong’, and it is not really until the 16th century that we get unequivocal examples of it in the modern sense ‘large’. It occurs originally in northern texts, only slowly spreading south, which suggests that it may be of Scandinavian origin; some have compared Norwegian dialect bugge ‘important man’.

big (adj.)

c. 1300, northern England dialect, "powerful, strong," of obscure origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian dialectal bugge "great man"). Old English used micel in many of the same senses. Meaning "of great size" is late 14c.; that of "grown up" is attested from 1550s. Sense of "important" is from 1570s. Meaning "generous" is U.S. colloquial by 1913.

Big band as a musical style is from 1926. Slang big head "conceit" is first recorded 1850. Big business "large commercial firms collectively" is 1905; big house "penitentiary" is U.S. underworld slang first attested 1915 (in London, "a workhouse," 1851). In financial journalism, big ticket items so called from 1956. Big lie is from Hitler's grosse Lüge.

big 词组搭配

big 英文释义

1. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent;

"a large city"

"set out for the big city"

"a large sum"

"a big (or large) barn"

"a large family"

"big businesses"

"a big expenditure"

"a large number of newspapers"

"a big group of scientists"

"large areas of the world"

2. significant;

"graduation was a big day in his life"

3. of very great significance;

"deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"

"a momentous event"

4. conspicuous in position or importance;

"a big figure in the movement"

"big man on campus"

"he's very large in financial circles"

"a prominent citizen"

5. very intense;

"a bad headache"

"in a big rage"

"had a big (or bad) shock"

"a bad earthquake"

"a bad storm"

6. loud and firm;

"a big voice"

"big bold piano sounds"

7. prodigious;

"big spender"

"big eater"

"heavy investor"

8. (of animals) fully developed;

"an adult animal"

"a grown woman"

9. marked by intense physical force;

"a big wind"

10. feeling self-importance;

"too big for his britches"

"had a swelled head"

"he was swelled with pride"

11. older brother or sister;

"big sister"

12. exhibiting self-importance;

"big talk"

13. generous and understanding and tolerant;

"a heart big enough to hold no grudges"

"that's very big of you to be so forgiving"

"a large and generous spirit"

"a large heart"

"magnanimous toward his enemies"

14. given or giving freely;

"was a big tipper"

"the bounteous goodness of God"

"bountiful compliments"

"a freehanded host"

"a handsome allowance"

"Saturday's child is loving and giving"

"a liberal backer of the arts"

"a munificent gift"

"her fond and openhanded grandfather"

15. in an advanced stage of pregnancy;

"was big with child"

"was great with child"

big 同义词解析

big, large, great, grand

这些形容词均含"大的"之意。

big： 常用词，使用广泛，较口语化。多指体积、重量或容量等方面的"大"，有时也用于描写抽象之物。

large： 普通用词，含义广，指体积、面积、容量、数量以及程度等方面的大，具体或抽象意义均可用。

great： 普通用词，可指具体东西的"大"，但更常指事物的重要，人的行为、品格的伟大等，带一定的感情色彩。

grand： 侧重指盛大、绝大，有气派。

big 双语例句

1. In this sentence, the word BIG is in capitals.

本句中BIG一词用的是大写字母.

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2. The wind was bouncing the branches of the big oak trees.

一棵棵高大橡树的枝条随风摇摆。

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3. Big credits were given to East Germany by successive West German governments.

历届西德政府给予东德大量的贷款。

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4. Bake some big red peppers and hollow them out.

将几个大红甜椒烤一烤，再把它们掏空。

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5. Leather jeans that are too big will make you look larger.

过于肥大的皮裤会让你看起来块头更大。

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big 实用场景例句

You are making a big mistake.

你正在犯一个严重的错误。

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She took the stage for her big moment .

她把这一阶段视为她的重要历程。

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(informal)Do you really think we can take on the big boys (= compete with the most powerful people) ?

你真的认为我们能与大人物们抗衡？

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They're full of big ideas.

他们满怀勃勃雄心。

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Orange is the big colour this year.

橘黄色是今年的流行色。

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a big man/house/increase

高大的男人；大房子；大幅度增长

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This shirt isn't big enough.

这件衬衣不够大。

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It's the world's biggest computer company.

它是全球最大的计算机公司。

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(informal)He had this great big grin on his face.

他乐开了花。

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They were earning big money.

他们在赚大钱。

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The news came as a big blow.

那消息犹如晴天霹雳。

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You're a big girl now.

你现在已长成大姑娘了。

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my big brother

我哥哥

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a big decision

重大决定

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Tonight is the biggest match of his career.

今晚是他职业生涯中最重要的比赛。

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I think boxing will take off in a big way here.

我想拳击运动在这儿会有很大的发展。

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Maybe we're not thinking big enough.

也许我们的抱负还不够远大。

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...one of the biggest companies in Italy.

意大利最大的公司之一

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Their father was very big in the army...

他们的父亲在军中很有影响力。

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I'm sure all the big names will come to the club.

我相信所有的大人物都会到这个俱乐部来。

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...a big letter J.

大写字母J

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They use a lot of big words.

他们使用很多生僻的词汇。

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We're not just looking at making it big in the UK, we want to be big internationally.

我们不仅想在英国取得成功，还想在国际上扬名立万。

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Exchange is largely controlled by big banks.

货币兑换业务主要由大银行控制。

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There could soon be a big increase in unemployment.

失业人数可能很快就会出现大幅增长。

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The crowd included a big contingent from Ipswich.

人群中有来自伊普斯威奇的一个人数众多的代表团。

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...the big backlog of applications.

大量积压的申请表

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Her problem was just too big for her to tackle on her own...

她的问题太严重了，光靠她自己是没法解决的。

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Her husband was a big man...

她丈夫是个大块头。

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Australia's a big country...

澳大利亚是个幅员辽阔的国家。

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