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large BrE /lɑːdʒ/
NAmE /lɑːrdʒ/► SEE ALLat largeby and largein large partin no small part(as) large as lifeloom largewrit large
●at ˈlarge1. (after a noun 用于名词后) as a whole, in general 全部；一般地；一般而言◆The public at large does not know enough about this problem.
公众普遍对这个问题还不够了解。2. (of a dangerous person or animal 危险的人或动物) free; not captured 未被捕获；自由的；在逃的◆Her killer is still at large.
杀害她的凶手仍然逍遥法外。 OPP under lock and key ●by and ˈlarge (informal) used when you are saying something that is generally, but not completely, true 大体上；总体上；总的说来◆By and large, I enjoyed my time at school.
总的来说，我在学校里过得很开心。●in ˈlarge part●in ˌno small ˈpart (formal) to a large extent 在很大程度上◆The speech was in large part an attack on the Prime Minister.
这个演讲在很大程度上是对首相的攻击。◆She was in no small part responsible for the success of this company and we mustn’t forget that.
这家公司的成功在很大程度上应归功于她，我们决不能忘记这一点。●(as) large as ˈlife (humorous) used of sb who is seen in person, often unexpectedly （常指意外地见到本人）不容置疑，千真万确◆I thought she’d left the country, but there she was, large as life, in the supermarket!
我以为她已经出国了，却在超市里面遇见她，没错，就是她！●ˌloom ˈlarge (of an important problem, event, etc. 重大问题、事件等) approach and seem worrying or frightening 令人忧虑；令人惊恐；逼近并凸显◆With the local elections looming large, the Conservative party is beginning to look nervous.随着地方选举的临近，保守党开始显得焦躁不安。◆In your last year of school, public exams loom very large in your mind.在最后一个学年，近在眼前的公共考试会让人忧心忡忡。●ˌwrit ˈlarge (literary) 1. easy to see or understand 显而易见；浅显易懂◆Mistrust was writ large on her face.她脸上明显流露出不信任的表情。2. (used after a noun 用于名词后) being a larger or more obvious example of the thing mentioned 扩大了；更明显◆The party’s new philosophies are little more than their old beliefs writ large.这个政党的新指导原则无非是其旧有信条的阐发。 NOTE Writ in this idiom means written. * writ在这个习语中意为“written”（书写）。 |