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big /bɪg/► SEE ALLa big cheese/wheelbig dealthe big enchiladaa big fish (in a little/small pond)a big girl’s blousea big name/noisea big shotthe big picturebig timegive sb a big handmake it bigme and my big mouthno big dealone big happy familytoo big for your bootsbite the big onedirty great/bighit (it) bigtalk bigthink bigdo sth in a big/small way
●a ˌbig ˈcheese/ˈwheel (informal) an important person with a lot of influence in an organization, etc. 重要人物；大亨；要员◆His father’s a big wheel in the textile industry.
他父亲是纺织业巨头。 ORIGIN In this sense, ‘cheese’ comes from the Urdu word chiz, meaning ‘thing’. * cheese 作此义时，源于乌尔都语词 chiz，意为“东西”。●big ˈdeal (informal, ironic) used for suggesting that sth is not as important or impressive as sb else thinks it is 没什么了不起◆‘I’ve got tickets for next Saturday’s football match.’ ‘Big deal! Who’s interested in football anyway?’
“我搞到下周六足球比赛的票了。”“有什么了不起的！谁会对足球感兴趣？”●the big enchiˈlada (NAmE, informal, humorous) the most important person or thing 最重要的人（或事物）◆New Hampshire is the big enchilada in American politics.
新罕布什尔州是美国政治中的关键州。 NOTE An enchilada is a Mexican dish with meat and a spicy sauce. * enchilada 是墨西哥辣肉玉米卷饼。 ●a big ˈfish (in a little/small pond)an important person but only in a small community, group, etc. （小圈子、小团体等中的）要人，大人物，大腕◆I would rather stay here in the village and be a big fish in a little pond than go to the city where no one knows me.
我宁愿呆在乡下做条小池塘里的大鱼，也不愿到大城市里做个无名小卒。 ●a ˌbig girl’s ˈblouse (informal, humorous) used to say that you think the way a boy or a man is behaving is more typical of a woman than a man, especially when they appear weak or not brave （尤指显得软弱或怯懦的男人）像个大姑娘一样◆Don’t be a big girl’s blouse and start crying!
别像娘儿们似的哭哭啼啼！●a big ˈname/ˈnoise●a ˈbig shot (informal) an important person 要人◆‘What does Ian’s dad do?’ ‘Oh, he’s a big shot in the City.’
“伊恩的父亲是干什么的？”“噢，他可是伦敦商业区的大人物。” OPP small fry ●the big ˈpicture (informal, especially NAmE) the situation as a whole 整个局面；大局◆Right now forget the details and take a look at the big picture.
现在别管细节问题，先通观全局。●ˈbig time (informal) 1. (the big time) great success in a profession, especially the entertainment business （尤指在娱乐业中的）巨大成功，大红大紫◆a bit-part actor who finally made / hit the big time
最终成名的小角色演员2. on a large scale; to a great extent 大规模地；在很大程度上◆This time they’ve messed up big time!
这一次他们可搞砸了！●give sb a big ˈhand (informal) clap your hands loudly and enthusiastically 热烈鼓掌◆Let’s have a big hand, ladies and gentlemen, for our next performer…
女士们先生们，让我们以热烈的掌声请出下一位表演者…●make it ˈbigbe very successful 获得成功◆He’s hoping to make it big on television.
他正期待着在电视行业中干出个名堂来。●me and my big ˈmouth (spoken) used when you realize that you have said sth that you should not have said （表示意识到自己说了不该说的话）我这张大嘴巴，我真多嘴●no big ˈdeal (spoken) used to say that sth is not important or not a problem 没什么要紧；没关系；无所谓◆If I don’t win it’s no big deal.
我就是不赢也没关系。●one ˌbig ˌhappy ˈfamily (informal) a group of people who live or work together happily and without disagreements 欢乐的大家庭（指一起愉快地生活或工作的人）◆We were always together. We were like one big happy family. (ironic)
我们总是在一起，就像欢乐的一大家子一样。◆‘Is your office a happy place to work in?’ ‘Oh sure, we’re just one big happy family. Everybody hates everybody else.’
“你在办公室的工作还开心吗？”“噢，当然，我们就像是一个欢乐的大家庭，谁也不喜欢谁。”●too ˌbig for your ˈboots (informal) thinking that you are more important than you really are 自大；自负；自以为是◆His political rivals had decided that he was getting too big for his boots.
他的政敌觉得他越来越自以为是了。●bite the ˈbig one (NAmE, slang) 1. be very bad or fail 非常糟糕；失败◆This place really bites the big one!这个地方糟糕透了！2. die 死◆It’s a surprise to see him bite the big one at the end of the movie.看到他在影片结束时死去着实令人吃惊。●dirty great/big (BrE, informal) used to emphasize how large sth is （用于强调）非常大，大得不得了◆When I turned round he was pointing a dirty great gun at me.我转过身时，他用一支老大的枪对准了我。●hit (it) ˈbig (informal) be very successful 非常成功；轰动◆The band has hit big in the US.这支乐队在美国一炮打响。●talk ˈbig (disapproving) tell people how good you are or promise many things 说大话；吹牛◆The President talks big but he doesn’t do anything.总统大话说得不少，实事却没做过。●think ˈbig (informal) have big plans for the future; be ambitious 雄心勃勃；有抱负；想大干一番◆If you want to be successful in life, you’ve got to think big.如果你想在一生中有所作为，就得有雄心壮志。●do sth in a big/small ˈwaydo sth to a great/small extent; do sth on a large/small scale 大／小规模地做某事；大张旗鼓地／小打小闹地◆He’s got himself into debt in a big way.他负债累累。◆She collects antiques in a small way.她收藏点儿古董。 |