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| the Big Apple n | (nickname of New York City) | SCSimplified Chinese 纽约市 niǔ yuē shì
TCTraditional Chinese 紐約市 |
| big band n | (style of music: large dance band) | SCSimplified Chinese 大型乐队 dà xíng yuè duì
TCTraditional Chinese 大型樂隊 |
| | Big band leaders like Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Dorsey transformed jazz music into swing. |
| the Big Bang n | (physics: origin of universe) (部分物理学家认为的宇宙成因) | SCSimplified Chinese 宇宙大爆炸 yǔ zhòu dà bào zhà |
| | The Big Bang is how cosmologists believe our universe began. |
| | 宇宙学家认为宇宙大爆炸是我们宇宙起源的成因。 |
| big bang n | (loud explosion) | SCSimplified Chinese 大爆炸 dà bào zhà |
| | We think a transformer blew because there was a big bang, then all the lights went out. |
| Big Bang theory n | (physics, astronomy) (科学理论) | SCSimplified Chinese 大爆炸 dà bào zhà |
| | Scientists use the big bang theory to explain how the universe began. |
| Big Ben n | nonstandard (clocktower) | SCSimplified Chinese 威斯敏斯特钟楼，大笨钟钟楼 wēi sī mǐn sī tè zhōng lóu，dà bèn zhōng zhōng lóu |
| 备注: The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster is officially the Elizabeth Tower. |
| | There's a wonderful view of Big Ben from the other side of the Thames. |
| Big Ben n | (bell) | SCSimplified Chinese 大笨钟 dà bèn zhōng
TCTraditional Chinese 大笨鐘 |
| | The BBC plays the sound of Big Ben just before the midnight news. |
| big boss n | (highest supervisor) | SCSimplified Chinese 大老板 dà lǎo bǎn |
| | The big boss will be carrying out an inspection today. |
| big boy n | (male child; somewhat mature) | SCSimplified Chinese 大男孩 |
| big boy n | informal (impressive person or thing) | SCSimplified Chinese 好家伙 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大家伙 |
| | This big boy is the largest fish I ever caught. |
| Big Boy n | (steam train: locomotive) (火车) | SCSimplified Chinese 巨人号 |
| big boy interj | informal (form of address for a man) (对于男性的称谓) | SCSimplified Chinese 伙计 huǒ jì
TCTraditional Chinese 夥計 / 伙計 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 兄弟 huǒ jì，xiōng dì
TCTraditional Chinese 兄弟 |
| big break n | slang (great opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 难得的机会 nán dé de jī huì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大好机会 nán dé de jī huì，dà hǎo jī huì |
| | Judy got her big break when a famous director cast her in his new film. |
| big brother n | informal (older male sibling) | SCSimplified Chinese 哥哥 gē ge
TCTraditional Chinese 哥哥 |
| Big Brother n | figurative (government surveillance) (比喻，指政府监管) | SCSimplified Chinese 老大哥 |
| big bucks | (a lot of money) | SCSimplified Chinese 一大笔钱 yí dà bǐ qián
TCTraditional Chinese 一大筆錢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 巨款 yí dà bǐ qián，jù kuǎn |
| big business n | (large businesses collectively) | SCSimplified Chinese 大企业 dà qǐ yè
TCTraditional Chinese 大企業 |
| | Big business is expected to maintain America's ability to compete in the world market. |
| big business n | informal ([sth] very profitable) | SCSimplified Chinese 大生意 |
| | The arms trade is big business, with a trillion dollars being spent on military purchases each year. |
| big cat n | informal (large wild feline) | SCSimplified Chinese 大型猫科动物 |
| big cheese n | figurative, slang (high-ranking manager) | SCSimplified Chinese 大人物 dà rén wù |
| | Jane is the big cheese at this company. |
| big city n | (large urban centre) | SCSimplified Chinese 大城市 dà chéng shì |
| | Tokyo is a big city. |
| Big D n | US, informal, abbreviation (Dallas, Texas) (指美国达拉斯) | SCSimplified Chinese 大D |
| big data n | uncountable (very large data sets) | SCSimplified Chinese 大数据 |
| big day n | (day of an important occasion) | SCSimplified Chinese 重要日子 |
| Big deal! interj | slang (disdain) (表示不屑、反讽) | SCSimplified Chinese 真了不起！ |
| | So he won the game by cheating. Big deal! |
| | 所以他靠作弊赢得了比赛。真了不起！ |
| a big deal n | slang ([sth] important) | SCSimplified Chinese 特别重要的事 tè bié zhòng yào de shì |
| | Passing her driving test was a big deal for Jodie. |
| | 通过驾照考试对乔迪来说是特别重要的事。 |
the Big Dipper (US),
the Plough (UK) n | (part of constellation Ursa Major) | SCSimplified Chinese 北斗七星 běi dǒu qī xīng
TCTraditional Chinese 北斗七星 |
| | A line drawn through two stars in the Big Dipper points to the North Star. |
| | 北斗七星中两颗星延伸出的直线指向北极星。 |
| the Big Dipper n | UK (fairground rollercoaster) (英国黑滩游乐海滩的著名娱乐设施) | SCSimplified Chinese 北斗七星过山车 |
| big fish n | figurative, informal (important person) | SCSimplified Chinese 重要的人物 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大鱼 |
| | Director Stanley Kubrick was a big fish in the world of cinema. |
| Big f***ing deal interj | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (expressing disdain) (粗俗语，具有强烈冒犯性！！) | SCSimplified Chinese 什么大不了的事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 什么了不起的 |
| big game n | (large animals pursued by hunters) | SCSimplified Chinese 大型猎物 dà xíng liè wù
TCTraditional Chinese 大型獵物 |
| | The reserve provides the opportunity to see big game such as lions and elephants. |
| give a big hand v expr | (applaud enthusiastically) | SCSimplified Chinese 热烈鼓掌 |
| get a big hand v expr | (receive enthusiastic applause) | SCSimplified Chinese 收到热烈的掌声 |
| big head n | (conceited or arrogant attitude) | SCSimplified Chinese 自大 zì dà |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 傲慢 zì dà ，ào màn |
| | All those accolades that Paul has been getting are giving him a big head. |
big headed,
big-headed adj | figurative, informal (conceited) | SCSimplified Chinese 自负的 zì fù de
TCTraditional Chinese 自負的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自命不凡的 zì fù de ，zì mìng bù fán de |
| 备注: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| | The excessive praise for his last project has made him big headed. |
| | 他上一个项目获得的过分赞扬使他变得自负。 |
| big heart n | figurative (kind, generous nature) | SCSimplified Chinese 心胸开阔 xīn xiōng kāi kuò
TCTraditional Chinese 心胸開闊 |
| | The children love him because he has such a big heart. |
| big hit n | informal (success) | SCSimplified Chinese 巨大成功 jù dà chéng gōng |
| | Max's spaghetti Bolognese was a big hit with his girlfriend. |
| big hit n | (popular song) | SCSimplified Chinese 热门歌曲 rè mén gē qǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 熱門歌曲 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 非常流行的歌曲 rè mén gē qǔ，fēi cháng liú xíng de gē qǔ |
| | 'Take Me Out' by Franz Ferdinand was one of the big hits of 2004. |
| big house | slang (prison) | SCSimplified Chinese 监狱 jiān yù
TCTraditional Chinese 監獄 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 牢房 jiān yù，láo fáng |
| big idea n | informal (grandiose, usually impractical idea) | SCSimplified Chinese 大创意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 宏大计划 |
| big idea n | informal (intention) | SCSimplified Chinese 大思路 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 重要的想法 |
| the big league n | US (major sports association) | SCSimplified Chinese 大联盟 dà lián méng
TCTraditional Chinese 大聯盟 |
| big leagues npl | US (sport: major league) (体育) | SCSimplified Chinese 大联盟 dà lián méng
TCTraditional Chinese 大聯盟 |
| big leagues npl | US, figurative (highest level) | SCSimplified Chinese 最强大的联盟 zuì qiáng dà de lián méng |
| | After his album went platinum, he knew he was playing in the big leagues. |
| a big lie n | (fraud) | SCSimplified Chinese 诈骗 zhà piàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 骗局 zhà piàn，piàn jú
TCTraditional Chinese 騙局 |
| the big lie n | (propaganda) | SCSimplified Chinese 弥天大谎 mí tiān dà huǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 彌天大謊 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大骗局 |
| big man n | figurative, slang (leader, esp. drug dealer) (贩毒) | SCSimplified Chinese 重要人物 zhòng yào rén wù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 头目 zhòng yào rén wù，tóu mù
TCTraditional Chinese 頭目 |
| big man n | figurative, disapproving, slang (self-important man) | SCSimplified Chinese 高傲的人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 骄矜的人 |
| big money n | figurative, informal (finance: large sums) | SCSimplified Chinese 大笔资金 |
| | There's big money in real estate. |
| big mood expr | informal (expressing strong agreement) | SCSimplified Chinese 感同身受 gǎn tóng shēn shòu |
| | "I'm coming back as a cat in my next life; all they do is sleep and eat." "Big mood!" |
| big mouth n | figurative, informal (tendency to speak without tact) | SCSimplified Chinese 嘴不严实 zuǐ bù yán shí
TCTraditional Chinese 嘴不嚴實 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 随便乱说 zuǐ bù yán shí ，suí biàn luàn shuō |
| | He's always getting into trouble because of his big mouth. |
| big name n | informal, figurative (prominent figure or celebrity) | SCSimplified Chinese 知名人士 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 名人 míng rén |
| big-name n as adj | (famous, well-known) | SCSimplified Chinese 知名的 zhī míng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 著名的 zhī míng de ，zhù míng de |
big oil,
Big Oil n | pejorative (world's largest oil companies) | SCSimplified Chinese 石油巨头 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 石油大亨 |
| | Big Oil is lobbying Congress to let them ship American crude oil overseas. |
be big on [sth],
be big on doing [sth] v expr | informal (be keen on, consider important) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常热衷 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 非常重视 |
| | My maths teacher is big on learning by rote, so his lessons are pretty dull. |
| big one | (one-thousand-dollar bill) (指一千美元) | SCSimplified Chinese 大钞 |
| the big picture n | figurative (the situation as a whole) | SCSimplified Chinese 大局
TCTraditional Chinese 大局 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大体
TCTraditional Chinese 大體 |
| | We need to consider the big picture and not focus just on details. |
| big screen n | (cinema) | SCSimplified Chinese （影院的）大屏幕 yǐng yuàn de dà bīng mù |
| | Most films look much better on the big screen. |
| big shot n | slang (important person) | SCSimplified Chinese 大人物 dà rén wù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大亨 dà rén wù，dà hēng |
| | He thinks he's a big shot since they gave him a company car. |
| big sister n | informal (older female sibling) (有血缘关系) | SCSimplified Chinese 姐姐，大姐 jiě jie ，dà jiě
TCTraditional Chinese 姐姐，大姐 |
| | My big sister is two years older than me. |
| big sister n | US, figurative (female mentor) (为低年纪女生提供心理辅导的高年级女生) | SCSimplified Chinese 大姐姐 dà jiě jie |
| | Freshmen at high school are assigned a big sister to mentor them during their first year. |
| Big Smoke n | slang (city) | SCSimplified Chinese 大城市 dà chéng shì |
| big stick n | figurative (influencing force) (指威胁) | SCSimplified Chinese 大棒 dà bàng |
| big talk | (bragging) | SCSimplified Chinese 说大话 shuō dà huà
TCTraditional Chinese 說大話 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 吹牛 shuō dà huà，chuī niú |
| big time adv | informal (to the highest extent) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常 fēi cháng
TCTraditional Chinese 非常 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 彻底地 fēi cháng，chè dǐ de
TCTraditional Chinese 徹底地 |
| | She's amazing, and I fell in love with her big time. |
| big toe n | (foot: largest digit) | SCSimplified Chinese 大脚趾 dà jiǎo zhǐ |
| | It's very hard to walk if you break your big toe. |
| big top n | (main tent at circus) | SCSimplified Chinese 马戏团的主帐篷 |
| big top n | (circus) | SCSimplified Chinese 马戏篷 |
| big up interj | informal (admiration) | SCSimplified Chinese 太棒了 tài bàng le |
| big wheel n | UK (fairground Ferris wheel) | SCSimplified Chinese 摩天轮 mó tiān lún
TCTraditional Chinese 摩天輪 |
| big wheel n | US, informal ([sb] important or powerful) | SCSimplified Chinese 大人物，大亨 dà rén wù，dà hēng |
| | (书面语) | SCSimplified Chinese 要人，要员 yào rén
TCTraditional Chinese 要人 |
| big with child adj | archaic, informal (heavily pregnant) (指怀孕快生了) | SCSimplified Chinese 挺着个大肚子的 |
| | Katherine was big with child, and everyone expected the birth to be any day. |
| big-boned adj | (having large bone structure) | SCSimplified Chinese 骨骼粗大的 gǔ gé cū dà de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 骨架宽的 gǔ gé cū dà de，gǔ jià kuān de |
| | Jack says he's not fat; he's just big-boned. |
| big-box store n | (large retail unit) | SCSimplified Chinese 大型商场 dà xíng shāng chǎng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大型购物中心 dà xíng shāng chǎng，dà xíng gòu wù zhōng xīn |
| big-breasted adj | (woman: large breasts) | SCSimplified Chinese （女人）胸部丰满的 nǚ rén xiōng bù fēng mǎn de |
| | Pamela Anderson is more famous for being big-breasted than for her acting. |
| big-endian adj | (computer memory type) (计算机) | SCSimplified Chinese 高位优先的，大端字节序的 |
| big-game hunter n | (hunts large animals) | SCSimplified Chinese 以大动物为狩猎目标的猎人 yǐ dà dòng wù wéi shòu liè mù biāo de liè rén |
| | President Theodore Roosevelt was a conservationist, but also a big-game hunter. |
big-league,
big league n as adj | US (sport: in major league) (本义) | SCSimplified Chinese 大联盟的 dà lián méng de
TCTraditional Chinese 大聯盟的 |
| | 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) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 最顶尖的，最关键的，最重要的 zuì dǐng jiān de，zuì guān jiàn de，zuì zhòng yào de |
| big-shot n as adj | slang (person: important) | SCSimplified Chinese 大人物的, 大腕的 |
| | He's a big-shot movie producer in Hollywood. |
| big-ticket adj | US (expensive, costly) | SCSimplified Chinese 昂贵的 áng guì de
TCTraditional Chinese 昂貴的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 高价的 áng guì de ，gāo jià de
TCTraditional Chinese 高價的 |
| big-time n as adj | informal (very successful) | SCSimplified Chinese 一流的，非常成功的，红极一时的 yī liú de ，fēi cháng chéng gōng de |
| | Now he's a big-time director, but once he worked in the mail room. |
bigheaded,
big-headed adj | figurative, pejorative, informal (conceited) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 自大的，自负的 zì dà de ，zì fù de
TCTraditional Chinese 自負的 |
| | Alfie is so bigheaded, he thinks all the girls in his class must fancy him. |
bighearted (US),
big-hearted (UK) adj | (kind, generous) | SCSimplified Chinese 慷慨的 kāng kǎi de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 心胸宽阔的 kāng kǎi de ，xīn xiōng kuān kuò de |
| | The theatre ran on donations from big-hearted patrons. |
bigmouthed (US),
big-mouthed (UK) adj | figurative (likes to gossip) | SCSimplified Chinese 多嘴的，多嘴多舌的，喜欢说长道短的 |
| | (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 喜欢嚼舌头的 |
bigmouthed (US),
big-mouthed (UK) adj | figurative (speaks tactlessly) | SCSimplified Chinese 说话不得体的 |
break,
big break n | slang (fortunate event) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 突破口, 机会, 机遇 |
| | Miranda went to Hollywood, looking for her big break. |
| great big adj | informal (huge) | SCSimplified Chinese 巨大的 jù dà de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 极大的 jù dà de ，jí dà de
TCTraditional Chinese 極大的 |
| | Anna noticed a great big spot on her face. |
| How big ...? adv | informal (of what dimensions?) | SCSimplified Chinese 多大？ duō dà |
| | How big a portion of chocolate cake do you want? |
| | How big is the cruise ship? |
| | 你想要多大片的巧克力蛋糕？ |
| | 这艘游轮有多大？ |
| how big conj | informal (of what dimensions) | SCSimplified Chinese 多大 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 多少大小 |
| | I need to know how big this puppy will grow to be. |
| in a big way adv | informal (very much, greatly) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常地，很，大规模地，隆重地 fēi cháng de ，hěn，dà guī mó de，lóng zhòng de
TCTraditional Chinese 很 |
| | If we lose the contract, it will hurt us in a big way. |
| make a big name for yourself v expr | (become famous) | SCSimplified Chinese 使你成名 shǐ nǐ chéng míng
TCTraditional Chinese 使你成名 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 让你声名远扬 shǐ nǐ chéng míng，ràng nǐ shēng míng yuǎn yáng |
| | After his book was published he made a big name for himself in literary circles. |
| make it big v expr | US, slang (be successful) | SCSimplified Chinese 功成名就 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 成就显著 |
| | She went to Hollywood and made it big as a movie star. |
make the big time,
hit the big time v expr | informal (be a success) | SCSimplified Chinese 获得成功 huò dé chéng gōng
TCTraditional Chinese 獲得成功 |
| | I moved to Hollywood, trying to make the big time. |
not a big deal,
no big deal adj | informal (a matter of little importance) | SCSimplified Chinese 不是什么大事 bú shì shén me dà shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 没什么了不起的 bú shì shén me dà shì，méi shén me liǎo bù qǐ de |
| | 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. |
| talk big v expr | US, slang (boast) | SCSimplified Chinese 说大话 shuō dà huà
TCTraditional Chinese 說大話 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 吹牛 shuō dà huà，chuī niú |
| | He talks big, but he's not really such a great golfer. |
| the big one n | informal, figurative ([sth] massively important) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常重要的事 |
| the big time n | informal (great success or fame) | SCSimplified Chinese 大红大紫 dà hóng dà zǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 大紅大紫 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 巨大成功 dà hóng dà zǐ，jù dà chéng gōng |
| | After years of struggling in obscurity, he was ready for the big time. |