big

big
[bɪg]
adj
1) (in size) [+ man, country, object] 大的 [dà de]
2) (inf) [+ person] (important) 有影响的 [yǒu yǐngxiǎng de]

Their father was very big in the army. — 他们的父亲在军中很有影响。

3) [+ ideas] 远大的 [yuǎndà de]

He's got a lot of big ideas about how to change the system. — 就如何改变体制,他有一些远大的想法。

4) (major) [+ change, increase, problem] 大的 [dà de]

The biggest problem is unemployment. — 最大的问题是失业问题。

* big brother/sister — 哥哥/姐姐

* big words — (inf) 深奥的词语

* in a big way — (inf) 大张旗鼓


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