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单词 bigwig
释义
bigwig
noun[C]
informal
uk
/ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ/us
/ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ/
apersonwho has animportantorpowerfulposition:
大人物，要人
We wereinvitedto alunchwithlocalbigwigs.我们受邀与当地要人共进午餐。
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(Definition ofbigwigfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

bigwig| American Dictionary

bigwig
noun[C]
infml
us
/ˈbɪɡˌwɪɡ/
animportantorpowerfulperson:
Thenetworktelevisionbigwigslovedthe show.
(Definition ofbigwigfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbigwig

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The son of the localbigwig(and therefore the wife's first choice for a son-in-law) is a college-trained boy who has been 'on' the dancing team.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The companies are now bigwigs in the market: they have capital assets of £150 billion.
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It has emerged that there is a group of large financial corporations that collaborates with various bigwigs and local dictators to oppress their own people.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Of course that was not said to the bigwigs, but it was said to the working class.
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An old people's home is opened, and the local bigwigs go on the platform and talk about the wonderful amenities in the home.
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It is true that civil defence in the old sense, with huge bunkers in which local bigwigs are protected from nuclear attack, is no longer appropriate.
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His powerful expression of human angst has resulted in his simultaneously receiving wide public acclaim and high censure from the orthodox and the political bigwigs.
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Entertainment bigwigs spotted her in the news clip and immediately went to her school to offer her a part.
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Thebigwig, in order to get his hands on a hidden treasure, had also taken the help of an evil tantrik.
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They are former film industry bigwigs, now in the twilight of their years.
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A few industry bigwigs praised his directorial ability, but others questioned the choice of subject for his debut venture.
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He succeeded in debuting two hot idol bands in just a couple of years and started to emerge as a newbigwigin show business.
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It is vain for bishops and pious bigwigs to discuss what dreadful things will happen if wild scepticism runs its course.
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His father was trapped by few big-wigs in town into a robbery case, accusing him of stealing ornaments from temple.
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Bill is a publishingbigwig, so he's very powerful, but he didn't grow up with a silver spoon, he said.
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