biggest

英 [ˈbɪgɪst]

美 [ˈbɪgəst]

adv.  大大; 给人印象深地
adj.  (体积、程度、数量等)大的，巨大的; 年龄较大的; 重大的; 严重的
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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （人或物）大的
  Abigperson or thing is large in physical size.
  1. Australia's a big country...
     澳大利亚是个幅员辽阔的国家。
  2. Her husband was a big man...
     她丈夫是个大块头。
  3. The car was too big to fit into our garage.
     这部车太大了，我们的车库放不下。
• ADJ-GRADED 数量多的
  Something that isbigconsists of many people or things.
  1. The crowd included a big contingent from Ipswich.
     人群中有来自伊普斯威奇的一个人数众多的代表团。
  2. ...the big backlog of applications.
     大量积压的申请表
• ADJ-GRADED 严重的；重大的；大幅度的
  If you describe something such as a problem, increase, or change as abigone, you mean it is great in degree, extent, or importance.
  1. Her problem was just too big for her to tackle on her own...
     她的问题太严重了，光靠她自己是没法解决的。
  2. There could soon be a big increase in unemployment.
     失业人数可能很快就会出现大幅增长。
• ADJ-GRADED 规模大的
  Abigorganization employs many people and has many customers.
  1. Exchange is largely controlled by big banks.
     货币兑换业务主要由大银行控制。
  2. ...one of the biggest companies in Italy.
     意大利最大的公司之一
• ADJ-GRADED 影响大的；职位高的
  If you say that someone isbig ina particular organization, activity, or place, you mean that they have a lot of influence or authority in it.
  1. Their father was very big in the army...
     他们的父亲在军中很有影响力。
  2. I'm sure all the big names will come to the club.
     我相信所有的大人物都会到这个俱乐部来。
• （强调厌恶之深）十足的，突出的
  If you call someone abigbully or abigcoward, you are emphasizing your disapproval of them.
• 年龄较大的；年长的
  Children often refer to their older brother or sister as theirbigbrother or sister.
• ADJ （字母）大写的
  Capital letters are sometimes referred to asbigletters.
  1. ...a big letter J.
     大写字母J
• ADJ-GRADED （字词）大的，生僻的，不常用的
  Bigwords are long or rare words which have meanings that are difficult to understand.
  1. They use a lot of big words.
     他们使用很多生僻的词汇。

Big,large, andgreatare all used to talk about size. In general,largeis more formal thanbig, andgreatis more formal thanlarge.Bigandlargeare normally used to describe objects, but you can also usebigto suggest that something is important or impressive....his influence over the big advertisers.You normally usegreatto emphasize the importance of someone or something....the great English architect, Inigo Jones.However, you can also usegreatto suggest that something is impressive because of its size.The great bird of prey was a dark smudge against the sun.You can uselargeorgreat, but notbig, to describe amounts....a large amount of blood on the floor. ...the coming of tourists in great numbers.Bothbigandgreatcan be used to emphasize the intensity of something, althoughgreatis more formal.It gives me great pleasure to welcome you... Most of them act like big fools.Remember thatgreathas several other meanings, when it does not refer to size, but to something that is remarkable, very good, or enjoyable.
big, large 和 great 都可以用来表示大小。总的来说，large 比 big 更为正式，great 又比 large 更正式。big 和 large 一般用来形容物体，但是 big 也可以表示某物重要或令人印象深刻：his influence over the big advertisers（他对大广告客户的影响力）。great 通常用来强调某人或某物的重要性：the great English architect, Inigo Jones（英国伟大的建筑师伊尼戈·琼斯）。但是 great 也可以用来表示某物因为巨大而令人印象深刻：The great bird of prey was a dark smudge against the sun （逆着太阳望去，那只巨大的猛禽呈一团黑影）。large 和 great 可以用来形容数量，而 big 则不可以：a large amount of blood on the floor（地板上的一大摊血），the coming of tourists in great numbers（大量涌来的游客）。big 和 great 都可以用来强调强烈程度，但 great 更加正式：It gives me great pleasure to welcome you（很荣幸能迎接您的到来），Most of them act like big fools（他们中多数人都表现得跟大傻瓜似的）。注意 great 还有其他意义，不仅用来描述大小，还可以用来表示某物不同寻常、出色或令人愉快。

• PHRASE 取得成功；出名
  If youmake it big, you become successful or famous.
  1. We're not just looking at making it big in the UK, we want to be big internationally.
     我们不仅想在英国取得成功，还想在国际上扬名立万。
• PHRASE 雄心勃勃；志向远大
  If youthink big, you make plans on a large scale, often using a lot of time, effort, or money.
  1. Maybe we're not thinking big enough.
     也许我们的抱负还不够远大。
• PHRASE 大规模地；广泛地
  If something is happeningin a big way, it is happening on a large scale.
  1. I think boxing will take off in a big way here.
     我想拳击运动在这儿会有很大的发展。

双语例句

• Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease
  在可以预防的引发死亡和疾病的因素当中，吸烟排在第一位。
• The consortium includes some of the biggest building contractors in Britain.
  该联合企业包括英国最大的一些建筑承包商。
• The Swiss are Europe's biggest spenders on food
  瑞士人是欧洲人中在食品上开销最大的人群。
• That deal would create, in effect, the world's biggest airline.
  事实上，这一协议将促成世界最大航空公司的成立。
• This company is the biggest wine e-tailer in the UK.
  这家公司是英国最大的网络葡萄酒零售商。
• It's one of the biggest buildings in this area, and it really dominates this whole place.
  这是该地区最大的建筑物之一，雄踞在整个地区之上。
• Tourism is Britain's single biggest invisible export
  旅游业是英国最大的一项无形输出。
• Currency-conversion costs remain one of the biggest obstacles to cross-border trade
  货币兑换成本仍是跨境贸易的最大障碍之一。
• Finance is usually the biggest problem for students.
  经济问题通常是学生最大的问题。
• We're dealing with probably the biggest missing link in what we know about human evolution.
  我们正在解决的可能是我们所知的人类进化过程中缺失最大的一环。