成句・複合語：
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| big band n | (style of music: large dance band) (音楽) | ビッグバンド 名
HHiraganaびっぐばんど |
| | Big band leaders like Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Dorsey transformed jazz music into swing. |
| the Big Bang n | (physics: origin of universe) (物理・宇宙の始まり) | ビッグバン、宇宙大爆発 名
HHiraganaびっぐばん、うちゅうだいばくはつ |
| | The Big Bang is how cosmologists believe our universe began. |
| | ビッグバンは、宇宙学者たちが宇宙の始まりと信じるものである。 |
| big bang n | (loud explosion) | 大爆発 名
HHiraganaだいばくはつ |
| | We think a transformer blew because there was a big bang, then all the lights went out. |
| Big Ben n | nonstandard (clocktower) (塔) | ビッグベン、ウェストミンスター宮殿の時計塔 名
HHiraganaびっぐべん、うぇすとみんすたーきゅうでんのとけいとう |
| | There's a wonderful view of Big Ben from the other side of the Thames. |
| | テムズ川の対岸からビッグベンの素晴らしい景色が見える。 |
| Big Ben n | (bell) (時計) | ビッグベン、ウェストミンスター宮殿の時計塔の大時鐘 名
HHiraganaびっぐべん、うぇすとみんすたーきゅうでんのとけいとうのだいときかね |
| | The BBC plays the sound of Big Ben just before the midnight news. |
| | BBCは午前12時のニュースの直前にビッグベンの音を流す。 |
| big boss n | (highest supervisor) | トップ 名
HHiraganaとっぷ |
| | The big boss will be carrying out an inspection today. |
| big break n | slang (great opportunity) | ビッグチャンス、大きなチャンス 名
HHiraganaびっぐちゃんす、おおきなちゃんす |
| | Judy got her big break when a famous director cast her in his new film. |
| | ジュディーは、有名な監督の新作映画で役をもらったのがビッグチャンスとなった。 |
| big brother n | informal (older male sibling) | 兄、お兄さん 名
HHiraganaあに、おにいさん |
| | (口語) | 兄貴 名
HHiraganaあにき |
| | (幼児語) | お兄ちゃん 名
HHiraganaおにいちゃん |
| Big Brother n | figurative (government surveillance) (政府の監視) | ビッグブラザー 名
HHiraganaびっぐぶらざー |
| big business n | (large businesses collectively) | 大企業 名
HHiraganaだいきぎょう |
| | Big business is expected to maintain America's ability to compete in the world market. |
| big business n | informal ([sth] very profitable) | 一攫千金 名
HHiraganaいっかくせんきん |
| | | 大金が動く、利幅が大きい 表現
HHiraganaたいきんがうごく、りはばがおおきい |
| | The arms trade is big business, with a trillion dollars being spent on military purchases each year. |
| big city n | (large urban centre) | 大都市、大都会 名
HHiraganaだいとし、だいとかい |
| | Tokyo is a big city. |
| big data n | uncountable (very large data sets) | ビッグデータ 名
HHiraganaびっぐでーた |
| big day n | (day of an important occasion) | 重要な日 名
HHiraganaじゅうようなひ |
| Big deal! interj | slang (disdain) (反意的に) | たいしたもんだ、すごいね 感
HHiraganaたいしたもんだ、すごいね |
| | So he won the game by cheating. Big deal! |
| a big deal n | slang ([sth] important) | おおごと、一大事 自動
HHiraganaおおごと、いちだいじ |
| | Passing her driving test was a big deal for Jodie. |
the Big Dipper (US),
the Plough (UK) n | (part of constellation Ursa Major) (星座) | おおぐま座、北斗七星 名
HHiraganaおおぐまざ、ほくとしちせい |
| | A line drawn through two stars in the Big Dipper points to the North Star. |
| | 北斗七星の2つの星を線で結ぶと北極星を指し示す。 |
| the Big Dipper n | UK (fairground rollercoaster) | ジェットコースター 名
HHiraganaじぇっとこーすたー |
| Big f***ing deal interj | vulgar, offensive, slang (expressing disdain) (口語) | 大したことない、どうってことない 表現
HHiraganaたいしたことない、どうってことない |
| big game n | (large animals pursued by hunters) (狩猟、釣り) | 大物 名
HHiraganaおおもの |
| | The reserve provides the opportunity to see big game such as lions and elephants. |
| big head n | (conceited or arrogant attitude) | うぬぼれ 名
HHiraganaうぬぼれ |
| | (比喩) | 天狗 名
HHiraganaてんぐ |
| | (口語、比喩) | 頭でっかち 名
HHiraganaあたまでっかち |
| | All those accolades that Paul has been getting are giving him a big head. |
big headed,
big-headed adj | figurative, informal (conceited) (比喩) | 天狗になった、頭でっかちな
HHiraganaてんぐになった、あたまでっかちな |
| | | 思い上がった、うぬぼれた、慢心した
HHiraganaおもいあがった、うぬぼれた、まんしんした |
| 注釈: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| | The excessive praise for his last project has made him big headed. |
| | 彼の最新プロジェクトへの過剰評価で、彼は頭でっかちになった。 |
| big heart n | figurative (kind, generous nature) | 寛大な心 名
HHiraganaかんだいなこころ |
| | The children love him because he has such a big heart. |
| big hit n | informal (success) (商品など) | ヒット商品 名
HHiraganaひっとしょうひん |
| | Max's spaghetti Bolognese was a big hit with his girlfriend. |
| big hit n | (popular song) (歌謡曲など) | 大ヒット 名
HHiraganaだいひっと |
| | 'Take Me Out' by Franz Ferdinand was one of the big hits of 2004. |
| big leagues npl | US (sport: major league) (スポーツ) | メジャーリーグ 名
HHiraganaめじゃーりーぐ |
| big leagues npl | US, figurative (highest level) | トップレベル、第一線 名
HHiraganaとっぷれべる、だいいっせん |
| | After his album went platinum, he knew he was playing in the big leagues. |
| big lie n | (sham, fraud) | 大嘘 名
HHiraganaおおうそ |
| big lie n | (propaganda: [sth] outrageously false) | でっちあげ 名
HHiraganaでっちあげ |
| big money n | figurative, informal (finance: large sums) (経済) | 高利益、大金 名
HHiraganaこうりえき、たいきん |
| | There's big money in real estate. |
| big mood n | informal (expressing strong agreement) (俗語) | だね、そだね 表
HHiraganaだね、そだね |
| big mouth n | figurative, informal (tendency to speak without tact) | 大口、大言壮語 名
HHiraganaおおぐち、たいげんそうご |
| | (口語) | ビッグマウス 名
HHiraganaびっぐまうす |
| | He's always getting into trouble because of his big mouth. |
| the big picture n | figurative (the situation as a whole) | 全体像、大局 名
HHiraganaぜんたいぞう、たいきょく |
| | We need to consider the big picture and not focus just on details. |
| big screen n | (cinema) | 大スクリーン、大画面 名
HHiraganaだいすくりーん、だいがめん |
| | Most films look much better on the big screen. |
| big shot n | slang (important person) (俗語) | 大物、重要人物 名
HHiraganaおおもの、じゅうようじんぶつ |
| | | お偉いさん 名
HHiraganaおえらいさん |
| | He thinks he's a big shot since they gave him a company car. |
| big sister n | informal (older female sibling) | 姉、お姉ちゃん 名
HHiraganaあね、おねえちゃん |
| | My big sister is two years older than me. |
| big sister n | US, figurative (female mentor) | 相談相手 名
HHiraganaそうだんあいて |
| | Freshmen at high school are assigned a big sister to mentor them during their first year. |
| big time adv | informal (to the highest extent) (口語) | めちゃくちゃ、まじで 副
HHiraganaめちゃくちゃ、まじで |
| | | 非常に 形
HHiraganaひじょうに |
| | She's amazing, and I fell in love with her big time. |
| big toe n | (foot: largest digit) | 足の親指、足の母指 名
HHiraganaあしのおやゆび、あしのぼし |
| | It's very hard to walk if you break your big toe. |
| big up interj | slang (admiration) | 上出来だ、見事だ 形動
HHiraganaじょうできだ、みごとだ |
| big wheel n | UK (fairground Ferris wheel) | 観覧車 名
HHiraganaかんらんしゃ |
| big wheel n | US, informal ([sb] important or powerful) | 権力者、有力者 名
HHiraganaけんりょくしゃ、ゆうりょくしゃ |
| big-boned adj | (having large bone structure) | 骨太の 形
HHiraganaほねぶとの |
| | Jack says he's not fat; he's just big-boned. |
| big-breasted adj | (woman: large breasts) (女性) | 胸の大きな 形
HHiraganaむねのおおきな |
| | Pamela Anderson is more famous for being big-breasted than for her acting. |
| big-game hunter n | (hunts large animals) (狩猟) | 大動物の狩人 名
HHiraganaだいどうぶつのかりうど |
| | President Theodore Roosevelt was a conservationist, but also a big-game hunter. |
| | セオドア・ルーズベルト大統領は自然保護活動家であったが、大動物の狩人でもあった。 |
big-league,
big league n as adj | US (sport: in major league) (スポーツ) | メジャーリーグの、大リーグの 形
HHiraganaめじゃーりーぐの、だいりーぐの |
| | My brother wanted to be a big-league baseball player, but he wasn't good enough at batting. |
big-league,
big league n as adj | US, figurative (leading) | 最も重要な 形
HHiraganaもっともじゅうような |
| big-ticket adj | US (expensive, costly) | 高額の、高価な、値の張る 形
HHiraganaこうがくの、こうかな、ねのはる |
| big-time n as adj | informal (very successful) | 一流の 連体句
HHiraganaいちりゅうの |
| | Now he's a big-time director, but once he worked in the mail room. |
bigheaded,
big-headed adj | figurative, pejorative, informal (conceited) | うぬぼれた、気取った 形
HHiraganaうぬぼれた、きどった |
| | (比喩・口語) | 天狗になった 形
HHiraganaてんぐになった |
| | Alfie is so bigheaded, he thinks all the girls in his class must fancy him. |
bighearted (US),
big-hearted (UK) adj | (kind, generous) | 寛大な、親切な 形
HHiraganaかんだいな、しんせつな |
| | The theatre ran on donations from big-hearted patrons. |
bigmouthed (US),
big-mouthed (UK) adj | figurative (likes to gossip) | 噂好きな、おしゃべりな 形
HHiraganaうわさずきな、おしゃべりな |
bigmouthed (US),
big-mouthed (UK) adj | figurative (speaks tactlessly) | 大口をたたく、ベラペラしゃべる 動詞句
HHiraganaおおぐちをたたく、べらぺらしゃべる |
| | | 大口の 連体句
HHiraganaおおぐちの |
break,
big break n | slang (fortunate event) | 運、幸運、好機 名
HHiraganaうん、こううん、こうき |
| | Miranda went to Hollywood, looking for her big break. |
| How big ...? adv | informal (of what dimensions?) (サイズ) | どれくらい大きいですか？
HHiraganaどれくらいおおきいですか？ |
| | How big a portion of chocolate cake do you want? |
| | How big is the cruise ship? |
| how big conj | informal (of what dimensions) | どれくらい大きく 形
HHiragana |
| | I need to know how big this puppy will grow to be. |
| in a big way adv | informal (very much, greatly) | すごく、とても 副
HHiraganaすごく、とても |
| | If we lose the contract, it will hurt us in a big way. |
| make a big name for yourself v expr | (become famous) | 有名になる、名を上げる 自動
HHiraganaゆうめいになる、なをあげる |
| | After his book was published he made a big name for himself in literary circles. |
make the big time,
hit the big time v expr | informal (be a success) | 成功する、一流になる
HHiraganaせいこうする、いちりゅうになる |
| | I moved to Hollywood, trying to make the big time. |
not a big deal,
no big deal adj | informal (a matter of little importance) (表現) | 大したことではない 形
HHiraganaたいしたことではない |
| | It is not a big deal that your brother likes to drink a beer now and then. Knitting a sweater is not a big deal for Jane; she has been knitting since she was eight years old. |
| | 君のお兄さんがビールをたまに飲んでいても大したことではありません。ジェーンにとってセーターを編むのは大したことではありません；8歳から編み物をしていますから。 |
| the big one n | informal, figurative ([sth] massively important) (事柄) | 大物、一番大事なもの 名
HHiraganaおおもの、いちばんだいじなもの |
| the big time n | informal (great success or fame) | 大成功 名
HHiraganaだいせいこう |
| | After years of struggling in obscurity, he was ready for the big time. |
| | 彼は何年も無名で悪戦苦闘した後、大成功を収める時が来た。 |
| too big adj | (excessively large) | 大きすぎる 形
HHiraganaおおきすぎる |
| | The lorry is too big to fit under the bridge. |