large
adjective
uk/lɑːdʒ/us/lɑːrdʒ/A2
biginsizeoramount:
大的；大规模的；大量的a largehouse大房子
the world's largestcomputermanufacturer世界上最大的计算机制造商
We need a largercar.我们需要一辆更大的车。
We didn'texpectsuch a largenumberofpeopletoattendtheconcert.我们没想到会有这么多人来听音乐会。
We've made goodprogress, but there's still a largeamountofworkto be done.我们已经取得了一些进展，但仍有大量的工作要做。
There was a larger-than-expectedfallinunemploymentlastmonth.上个月的失业人数比预计数字减少了很多。
Researchers have justcompletedthe largest-eversurveyofcriminalbehaviourin the UK研究人员刚刚完成了英国历史上最大规模的犯罪行为调查。
Thepopulationfacesstarvationthiswinterwithout large-scaleemergencyfoodaid.今年冬天由于没有大规模的紧急食品援助，人们将面临饥荒。
Synonyms
astronomical(LARGE)informal
big(LARGE)
colossal
elephantineformal
enormous
gargantuan
giant
gigantic
ginormousinformal
great(BIG)
hefty
huge
immense
jumbo
mahoosiveUKinformal
mammoth
massive
sizeablemainlyUK
stupendous
tremendous
vast
wallopinginformalhumorous
whoppinginformal
having a body that is bigger than average
- largeThey sell clothes for large men.
- bigHe is quite big for his age.
- well builtHe's muscular and well built.
- heavysetThe victim was a heavyset, bearded male in his 30s.
- thicksetMax is thickset and heavy, like a rugby player.
- burlyHe got out of the way for the burly biker.
greater than the average size or amount
- bigThey live in a big house in the country.
- largeA large number of people were crowded into the room.
- greatThe party was a great success.
- enormousThey bought an enormous house in the suburbs.
- A largehouselike this must beexpensivetoheat.
- TheBlackSea is a largeinlandsea.
- Has she had anyexperienceofmanaginglargeprojects?
- We had tocrossa largeareaofarid,featurelessdesert.
- I come from a largefamily- I have threebrothersand twosisters.
Big and quite big
- appreciable
- baronial
- bloated
- bulky
- burly
- expansive
- heaping
- hearty
- hefty
- higher
- hulking
- palatial
- rambling
- roomy
- royal
- savage
- sizable
- sizeable
- the bigger the betteridiom
- walk-in
Idioms
by and large
(as) large as life
larger than life
large
verb
uk/lɑːdʒ/us/lɑːrdʒ/larging itUKinformal
enjoyingyourself very much bydancinganddrinkingalcohol:
纵情享乐，肆意享受We were larging it at aclublastnight.昨晚我们在俱乐部纵情玩乐了一番。
Paying money
- advance
- ante up (something)
- balance
- burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
- chargeable
- co-finance
- compensate
- congestion charge
- cost-cutting
- cough
- lash
- pay top dollaridiom
- ransom
- settle up
- shortchange
- sink intosomething
- spender
- splash out(something)
- spring forsomething
- stump
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