179 big gun
获得成功:He’s hoping to make it
big on TV■他正期待着
在4视上干出个名臺来。一more at hit v.
■
verb (-gg-) l!J!T;tT| ,big sb/sth^'up {BrE, slang) to praise or recommend
sb/^sth strongly 高度赞扬;极力洛荐: He’s been bfgging up
the CD on /iis radi'o show.他在电'台
广播节目中一直极力推荐这张CD。 bigam-ist /'bigamist/ noun a person who commits
the crime of bigamy犯重婚罪者
big-amy /noun [U] the crime of marrying
sb when you are still legally married to sb else 重婚罪 —compare monogamy, polygamy ► big-am-ous
/'biga-
mes/ adj. : a bigamous reiarionship 重婚关系 the ,Big 'Apple noun [sing.] {informal)
the ,Big Bad 'Wolf noun [sing.] {informal) a dangerous and
frightening enemy “大环狼”;凶险沾敌人
From
the wolf in several children’s stories and the song VV/ro’s A/ra/’i/ 〇/8/;g Wo//?源自几个童话故事中的狼
以及儿歌“谁怕大坏狼?^V
'big band noun a large group of
musicians playing jazz or dance
music (演奏爵士乐或舞曲的)矢#队:the big-bcmd sound大乐队的风格
,big 'bang noun [sing.] (usually the big bang) the single large
explosion that some scientists suggest created the universe (某些科学家提出的关于宇宙起源的)创世大
爆炸
,Big
' Brother noun [sing.] a leader, a
person in authority, or a government that tries to control people’s behaviour
and thoughts, but pretends to act for their bene份老大哥(控制人们思想行为的虚伪领导者) ?>T;TfglTS1 From George Orweirs
novel Nineteen Eighty- Four, in which the leader of
the government, Big Brother, had total control over the people. The slogan *Big
Brother is watching you5 reminded people that he knew everything
they did.源自乔治•奧命尔的小说《一 九八四》。书中的政府头目“老大哥”(Big Brother)彻
底控制着人民。“老大哥在看着你”这一标语提醒人们注
意,他知道他们所做的一切。
,big 'bucks noun [pi.] {NAmE, informal) a large amount of
money —大笔钱
,big 'business noun [u] 1 large companies which
have a lot of power, considered as a group (统称)大企业: links between politics and big business Jifc tp In jfeJk
之间的联系 2
something that has become important because people are willing to spend a lot
of money on it 大生意:Heaith and Witness
have become big business. 保健已经成为太生意。
,big 'cat noun any large wild animal
of the cat family. Lions, tigers and
leopards are all big cats.大型猫孝斗
动物(如狮、虎和豹)
,Big
'Chief noun (informal) the person in charge
of a business or other organization 总经理.;主管;一把手
,big
'dipper noun 1 {old-fashioned, BrE] a small train at an amusement park, which goes very
quickly up and down a steep track and around bends (游乐场的. 云 霄飞车,过山车一see also roller
coaster 2 the ,Big 'Dipper {NAm£) = the Plough n.{2) ^
,big 'end noun (in a car engine) the
end of a connecting rod diat
fits around the crankshaft (‘ 汽车引擎中带
动曲轴的)连杆大头
Big*foot /'bigfut/ noun {pi. Big-feet) (also Sas*t|uatch) a large creature
covered with hair like an ape, which
some people believe lives in western N America (据信 出没于北美西部的)大脚野人,大脚怪
,big
'game noun [U] large wild animals
that people hunt for sport, for example elephants
and lions 大猎物 (如大象和獅子O r:
big-gie /'bigi/ noun {informaf) an important thing,
person or event重要的人‘(或事物);大事;大人物
,big
'government noun [u] {disapproving) a type of government
that has a lot of control over people's lives and the economy (对人民生活、经挤等控制严厉的)大 政府
,big 'gun noun (informal) a person who has a lot
of power or influence太人着影.响力的人物