钱。◊ 77ie news came
〇5 a big Wow.那消息犹如晴天
霹雳。
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OLDER,年龄较大的 2 (/Vj/omw/) older 年龄较大的：Yiwi’re a big girt now•你现在已长成大姑娘了。◊ my big brother
我哥哥
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IMPORTANT.重大 3 [only before noun]
important; serious
i大沾；严重的：a big decision重大决定◊ ronight k the
biggest matc/z 〇/his career.今晚是彳也职业生涯中最重
要的比赛。◊ Vou are
making a big mistake.你正在犯一
个严重的 It误。◊ She took the
stage /or her big moment. M把这一阶g视为她的重要历程。◊ 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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AMBITIOUS 有雄心 4 (of a plan 计划)needing a
lot of effort, money or
time to succeed 庞夫的；■宏大 的：I7ie/re允H 〇/ bfg ideas•他们满怀勃勃雄心。
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POPULAR 受欢迎 5 〜（in popular
with the
public; successful 大受欢迎的；成功的：Orange is the big
colour this year•橘会色是今年的流行色。◊ 77ie band’s ve?y big in Japan.灰个乐认在曰本很i红。
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ENTHUS丨ASTIC 热衷 6 (/n/ormfl/)
enthusiastic about sb/sth 热衷于…的；S無的：I’m a big /an 〇/ hers.我是她的狂 热追随者。
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DOING STH A
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GENEROUS 慷慨 8 〜of sb (usually
/>on/.c) kind or generous 大方尚；慷慨的：JFfe gave me cm extra /ive pounds for two hours1 work. I thought
'That's big ofyou\ 我做两小时的工作他多给我五英镑。我心想“您真
大方”。
► big-ness noun [U] IT7I71 be/get too
big for your 'boots
to be/become too proud
of yourself; to behave as if you are more important than you really are 自视过髙；
妄自尊大 a ,big 'cheese (/>?/om?fl/，hwmoraws) an important and
powerful person, especially in an organ- ization 大人物；要员，big 'deal! (//w?/c，/>?/o/7??fl/) used to say that you are not impressed by sth 没什么不起：
So
he earns more than me. Big dea〖/他不就是比我多賺点
钱，有什，么了..不起的！ the big enchi'lada (N/Am£， informal, humorous) the most important
person or thing 首要人如（或事物）a big fish (in a small pond) an important person
(in a small community).小圈春里
的太人物 a ,big girl’s ’b丨ouse (份■£，/々ormfl/) a weak man, who is not brave or confident
’fflll 的男人；胆小
不.自信的男人 a big noise/sh.ot/name an important person大人物；要人也6|}丨弪1卩丨€：111代（/>?/〇/777<7/,巴/3(?- c/fl//y.N/4/r)£) the
situation as a wiiole 整个爲面；夫局： Right now forget the details and take a
look at the big picture.现忐别管细节问题，先通观全局。the big ‘stick 师〇/77?邱 the
use or threat of force or power 夭棒政策
(以武;6或权力相威胁）：The authorities used quiet persuasion
instead 〇/ big stfcfc..当权者平心静气地劝
说，而不是施加压力 p the big three, four, etc. the three, four, etc.
most important countries, people, companies，etc•三—（或四等）强；前三个（或四个等）.首 要的国家（或人物、公司等> :She worfo/or one o/the
Big Six.她为六巨头之一工作。，give sb/get a big 'hand to show your approval
of sb by clapping your hands; to be applauded
in this way给.某又/受釗鼓掌喝彩： Ladies and gentlemen, lefs give a big hand to our
special guests
tonight ...女士们、先生们,让我们以热烈病掌声
欢迎今晚的特邀嘉宾…have a big ■ mouth 1 to
be bad at keeping secrets 嘴不:严；爱泄露秘密 2
to talk too much, especially about your own abilities and achievements多嘴；吹牛；自吹自擂me and my big 'mouth {informal) used when you realize
that you have said sth that you should not have said 我真’多嘴；■真不
、该说出来 no big ’deal (/>?/〇/7??〇/) used
to say that sth is not important or not a problem 没什么大不、了.； 无'.所 谓；没关系：//i
don’t wfn i?s no big deaZ•我输了也沒关
系。一more at eye n., fish n., thing, way n.
■ in an impressive way 大大；给人印:象深地：We need to thinfc big.我们应该考虑千一番夫‘。10關go over 'big (with sb) {informal) to make a good
impres- sion on sb; to be successful 给某人）留下好印象；成 功：TTiis sto/y went over
big wit/rmy fcids.这个故事我
的孩子们非常喜欢。make big to be very'successful