英语词组a big cheese是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

a big cheese an important and influential person. informal

☞ Other versions of this phrase substitute fish, gun, noise, shot, or wheel for cheese. These are mainly self-explanatory, with the exception of cheese itself, which is of doubtful origin but may be from Persian and Urdu chīz meaning 'thing'. As a phrase, big cheese seems to have originated in early 20th-century US slang, as did big noise. Big wheel in this metaphorical sense (as opposed to the fairground ride known as a Ferris wheel) and big shot are similarly US in origin (mid 20th century). Big fish may have connotations either of something it is desirable for you to catch or of the metaphorical expression a big fish in a small pond.

词组	a big cheese
释义	a big cheese an important and influential person. informal ☞ Other versions of this phrase substitute fish, gun, noise, shot, or wheel for cheese. These are mainly self-explanatory, with the exception of cheese itself, which is of doubtful origin but may be from Persian and Urdu chīz meaning 'thing'. As a phrase, big cheese seems to have originated in early 20th-century US slang, as did big noise. Big wheel in this metaphorical sense (as opposed to the fairground ride known as a Ferris wheel) and big shot are similarly US in origin (mid 20th century). Big fish may have connotations either of something it is desirable for you to catch or of the metaphorical expression a big fish in a small pond.
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