large
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ A large thing or person is greater in size than usual or average. 大的
The pike lives mainly in large rivers and lakes. 梭魚主要生活在大的江河湖泊裡。
In the largest room about a dozen children and seven adults are sitting on the carpet. 在最大的那個房間裡,十幾個孩子和七個大人正坐在地毯上。
2. ADJ A large amount or number of people or things is more than the average amount or number. 大量的
The gang finally fled with a large amount of cash and jewellery. 那幫歹徒最終帶著大量的現金和珠寶逃走了。
There are a large number of centres where you can take full-time courses. 這裡有很多你可以上全日制課程的培訓中心。
3. ADJ Large is used to indicate that a problem or issue which is being discussed is very important or serious. 重要的; 嚴重的
...the already large problem of under-age drinking. …已頗爲嚴重的未成年人酗酒問題。
4. PHRASE You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned. 大多數
I think the chances of getting reforms accepted by the community at large remain extremely remote. 我認爲,讓該團躰的大部分人都接受改革的希望仍然極其渺茫。
5. PHRASE If you say that a dangerous person, thing, or animal is at large, you mean that they have not been captured or made safe. 逍遙法外
The man who tried to have her killed is still at large. 企圖謀殺她的那個男人仍然逍遙法外。
6. to a large extent→see extent
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large /lɑːdʒ/ (larger,largest)
剑桥词典
- big in size or amount
- A large house like this must be expensive to heat .
- The Black Sea is a large inland sea .
- Has she had any experience of managing large projects ?
- We had to cross a large area of arid , featureless desert .
- I come from a large family - I have three brothers and two sisters .
大的;大槼模的;大量的
a large house 大房子
the world's largest computer manufacturer 世界上最大的計算機制造商
We need a larger car . 我們需要一輛更大的車。
We didn't expect such a large number of people to attend the concert . 我們沒想到會有這麽多人來聽音樂會。
We've made good progress , but there's still a large amount of work to be done. 我們已經取得了一些進展,但仍有大量的工作要做。
There was a larger-than-expected fall in unemployment last month . 上個月的失業人數比預計數字減少了很多。
Researchers have just completed the largest-ever survey of criminal behaviour in the UK 研究人員剛剛完成了英國歷史上最大槼模的犯罪行爲調查。
The population faces starvation this winter without large-scale emergency food aid . 今年鼕天由於沒有大槼模的緊急食品援助,人們將麪臨飢荒。
例句
習語
by and large(as) large as life
larger than life 返回 large