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单词 big leagues
释义
big leagues
noun[plural]
USinformal
us
/ˈbɪɡ ˌliːɡs/uk
/ˈbɪɡ ˌliːɡs/
(UKbig league)
thetoplevelof aparticularsport,business, oractivityin which there is thegreatestcompetitionand thegreatestopportunityforsuccess:
He is about tojointhebigleagueof Formula One intimefor the newseason.
For themagazineto besuccessful, it will have tocompetein thebigleagueagainstleadingweeklywomen'smagazines.
in the U.S., agroupofprofessionalsportsteamsthatcompeteat thehighestlevel,especiallyinbaseball
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(Definition ofbig leaguesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

big leagues| American Dictionary

big leagues
plural noun
us/ˈbɪɡ ˈliɡz/
infmlthetoplevelof aparticularsport,business, oractivity:
the big leagues ofhorseracing
(Definition ofbig leaguesfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The first 10 selections went on to play in thebigleagues.
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Not just to get to thebigleaguesor be a first-round draft choice.
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Wakefield went 1-for-7 in a brief stint in thebigleagues.
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Lamb made it to thebigleaguesat the end of 1920.
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Greene started only 19 games in thebigleaguesfrom the 1994 season until he left the game in 1997.
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Alvarez had control problems in the minors, and it carried over to thebigleagues.
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Maier played only one season in thebigleagues, but he spent that season on a championship team.
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Foster's sophomore season in thebigleagueswas one of his best, in which he pitched in 32 games, while starting in 27 of them.
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Niekro had bounced around thebigleagueswith minimal success.
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Kunkel reached thebigleaguesquickly, but never developed into a full-time player.
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Sleater did not play in thebigleaguesfrom 1953 to 1954.
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Diggins had 2 quality starts of his 5 games pitched in thebigleagues.
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Gale has not given up on continuing his career in thebigleaguesof stock car racing.
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Mikulik came very close to joining thebigleaguesduring his 11 year tenure in the minor leagues.
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Dewey earned $225,000 in his final season in thebigleagues.
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