| 单词 | big fish |
| 释义 | BETA Examples ofbig fishDictionary> Examples ofbig fish big fishisn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help! Add a definition These local, communal, small town elites, previouslybigfishin small, autonomous ponds, discovered they counted for little within the larger departmental units. From theCambridge English Corpus What if thebigfisheats the little one? From theCambridge English Corpus By and large, thebigfishescaped early, realizing they were at risk, while the small fish were trapped. From theCambridge English Corpus If in those years he had been abigfish, it was in a tiny pool. From theCambridge English Corpus They should be going for thebigfish—not the little fish in the big pond! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Although many such large firms already run good share-save schemes, they are thebigfishin our company pond. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have known that to catchbigfishthey must first muddy the water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We consider that the principle of command responsibility serves exactly that purpose: to catch thebigfish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Because of the problems experienced with thebigfish, the little man has greater cause for fear as a result of this clause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What is discouraging the workers is the impression which is gaining ground that thebigfishare holding out for larger bait. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are, after all, extremelybigfishin the market, and they think that they deserve extremely big pay-offs and rewards—£500,000 is the going rate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been followed by the smaller firms, like smaller fish followingbigfish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps thisbigfishwill have a word with him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In that picture it is thebigfishthat will be thrown overboard and discarded and the little fish that will be retained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 First, will it catch thebigfishor only the minnows? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are notbigfishin the financial world; but they do an incredible amount of sound local community social work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is sometimes a substantial advantage in being abigfishin a small pool rather than a small fish in a big pool. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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