large
- adj.大的;大量的;大规模的;广泛的;众多的;(服装、食物、日用品等)大型号的
- adv.大;详细地;夸大地;顺风地
- n.大
最高级： largest 比较级： larger 派生词： largeness n.
largeadj.
大的；大规模的；大量的
big in size or quantity
a large area/family/house/car/appetite
大面积 / 家庭 / 房子 / 汽车 / 胃口
a large number of people
很多人
very large sums of money
几笔巨款
He's a very large child for his age.
就其年龄来说，这孩子个头很大。
A large proportion of old people live alone.
一大部分老人都是独居。
Women usually do the larger share of the housework.
妇女通常承担了大部分家务。
Brazil is the world's largest producer of coffee.
巴西是世界上最大的咖啡生产国。
Who's the rather large (= fat) lady in the hat?
那位戴帽子的丰满女士是谁？
（服装、食物、日用品等）大型号的
used to describe one size in a range of sizes of clothes, food, products used in the house, etc.
small, medium, large
小 / 中 / 大号
广泛的；众多的
wide in range and involving many things
a large and complex issue
重大而复杂的问题
Some drugs are being used on a much larger scale than previously.
与以前相比，某些药物的使用范围更广了。
If we look at the larger picture of the situation, the differences seem slight.
倘若我们对情况看得全面些，分歧看起来就微不足道了。
used when you are saying something that is generally, but not completely, true
总的说来，我在学校很开心。
By and large, I enjoyed my time at school.
to enjoy yourself, especially by dancing and drinking alcohol
to a great extent
他们的成功在很大程度上应归功于他们的决心。
Their success is due in large part to their determination.
used to show surprise at seeing sb/sth
我有十五年未见过她，却在那里遇见她了，没错，就是她。
I hadn't seen her for fifteen years and then there she was, (as) large as life.
looking or behaving in a way that is more interesting or exciting than other people, and so is likely to attract attention
他这个人外表言行很招眼。
He's a larger than life character.
to be worrying or frightening and seem hard to avoid
战争的阴影在逼近，令人忧虑。
The prospect of war loomed large.
verb
to enjoy yourself, especially by dancing and drinking alcohol
These adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns.这些形容词常与下列名词连用：
big ~ |
large ~ |
great ~ |
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man |
numbers |
success |
house |
part |
majority |
car |
area |
interest |
boy |
room |
importance |
dog |
company |
difficulty |
smile |
eyes |
problem |
problem |
family |
pleasure |
surprise |
volume |
beauty |
question |
population |
artist |
difference |
problem |
surprise |
Large is more formal than big and should be used in writing unless it is in an informal style. It is not usually used to describe people, except to avoid saying ‘fat’.large较big正式，应该用于书面语，但非正式语体除外。该词通常不用以指人，除非是为了避免使用fat（胖）。
Great often suggests quality and not just size. Note also the phrasesgreat不仅指大，还常含伟大之意。另注意下列短语的用法：
a large amount of
大量
a large number of
许多
a large quantity of
大量
a great deal of
大量
in great detail
非常详细
a person of great age
年长者
large
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ADJ-GRADED 大的；大型的
A large thing or person is greater in size than usual or average.The Pike lives mainly in large rivers and lakes...
狗鱼主要生活在大江大湖中。
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ADJ-GRADED 大量的；很多的
A large amount or number of people or things is more than the average amount or number.The gang finally fled with a large amount of cash and jewellery...
该团伙最后携大量现金和珠宝逃之夭夭。
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ADJ-GRADED 大型的；大规模的
A large organization or business does a lot of work or commercial activity and employs a lot of people....a large company in Chicago...
芝加哥一家大公司
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ADJ-GRADED 重大的；重要的；严重的
Large is used to indicate that a problem or issue which is being discussed is very important or serious....the already large problem of under-age drinking...
已经很严重的未成年人饮酒问题
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large，big和great均用来谈论大小。一般而言，large比big更为正式，而great又比large更正式。large和big通常用来描述物体，但也可用big来表示某事物重要或令人印象深刻，例如，his influence over the big advertisers（他对大广告客户的影响）。great通常用来强调某人或某事物的重要性：the great English architect, Inigo Jones（英国伟大的建筑师伊尼戈·琼斯）。不过，也可用great来表示某物因为巨大而令人印象深刻：The great bird of prey was a dark smudge against the sun（逆着太阳望去，那只巨大的猛禽只是天空中的一个黑影）。形容数量可用large和great，但不可用big，例如，a large amount of blood on the floor（地板上的一大滩血），the coming of tourists in great numbers（大量游客的到来）。big和great均可用于强调强烈程度，但great更为正式，例如，It gives me great pleasure to welcome you（能欢迎您的到来是我的莫大荣幸），Most of them act like big fools（他们中大多数人都表现得像大傻瓜）。
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PHRASE 大多数；一般；普遍
You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned.I think the chances of getting reforms accepted by the community at large remain extremely remote...
我看要使改革方案得到社会的广泛认可，机会还很渺茫。
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PHRASE 在逃的；未被捕获的
If you say that a dangerous person, thing, or animal is at large, you mean that they have not been captured or made safe.The man who tried to have her killed is still at large.
那个企图雇凶杀她的男子仍然在逃。
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PHRASE 大致上；总体上；总的说来
You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.By and large, the papers greet the government's new policy document with a certain amount of scepticism.
总体上，报界对政府的新政策文件将信将疑。
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to a large extent→ see:extent
noun
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- a garment size for a large person
adj
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- having broad power and range and scope
- taking the large view
- a large effect
- a large sympathy
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- conspicuous in position or importance
- a big figure in the movement
- big man on campus
- he's very large in financial circles
- a prominent citizen
- Synonym: big prominent
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- generous and understanding and tolerant
- a heart big enough to hold no grudges
- that's very big of you to be so forgiving
- a large and generous spirit
- a large heart
- magnanimous toward his enemies
- Synonym: big magnanimous
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- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- a large city
- set out for the big city
- a large sum
- a big (or large) barn
- a large family
- big businesses
- a big expenditure
- a large number of newspapers
- a big group of scientists
- large areas of the world
- Synonym: big
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- ostentatiously lofty in style
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
- Synonym: bombastic declamatory orotund tumid turgid
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- fairly large or important in effect;influential
- played a large role in the negotiations
adv
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- in a boastful manner
- he talked big all evening
- Synonym: boastfully vauntingly big
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- with the wind abaft the beam
- a ship sailing large
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- at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
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I didn 't want to go to a large university .
我当时不想去大的综合性大学读书。
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Many large old houses have been converted into flats .
许多大的老房子已改建成单元房。
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A large number of people have applied for the job .
许多人申请了这工作。
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Their success is due in large part to their determination .
他们的成功在很大程度上应归功于他们的决心。
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By and large , I enjoyed my time at school .
总的说来，我在学校很开心。
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Many children can 't function effectively in large classes .
许多孩子在大班上课时学习效果不好。
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There are three sizes ─ small , medium and large .
有三种尺寸——小号、中号和大号。
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People like us are small fry to such a large business .
对于这样一家大公司来说，我们这样的人不过是小鱼小虾。
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The survey formed part of a larger programme of research .
这个调查是研究计划的一部分。
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Water covers a large proportion of the earth 's surface .
水覆盖了地球表面的大部分。
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He 's the president of a large international organization .
他是一个大型国际组织的主席。
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There were a large number of candidates for the job .
有许多求职者申请这份工作。
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Which is the largest city in the world ?
世界上最大的城市是哪个？
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There have been large cuts in government funding for scientific research .
政府提供的科研资金已大幅度削减。
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They agglomerated many small pieces of research into a single large study .
他们把许多小的研究课题汇集成一个大项目。
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Modern computers can organize large amounts of data very quickly .
现代计算机能迅速处理大量的信息资料。
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The house is large and difficult to maintain .
房子很大，难以养护。
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We found a large flat rock to sit on .
我们找了一块可以坐的大而平滑的石头。
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Somewhere along the line a large amount of money went missing .
有一笔巨款在某一环节上不翼而飞。
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Larger sizes give the best value for money .
较大尺寸的最划算。
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They have a large family .
他们的子女成群。
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He 's a larger than life character .
他这个人外表言行很招眼。
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He has a large body , but thin legs .
他身宽腿细。
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Some drugs are being used on a much larger scale than previously .
与以前相比，某些药物的使用范围更广了。
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They have a large family to feed .
他们要养活一大家人。
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We are one of the largest providers of employment in the area .
我们是本地区最大的雇主之一。
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At that time people had large families as an insurance against some children dying .
那时人们养的子女很多，以防有孩子夭折。
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We don 't carry a large stock of pine furniture .
松木家具我们备货不多。
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There is a large window on either side of the front door .
前门两侧各有一个大窗户。
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Most large companies now use computers for accounting and housekeeping operations .
多数大公司现在用计算机进行会计运算和内务操作。
普通用词，主要形容面积、体积、范围之大，可与 large 换用，但更为通俗；形容人的时候，既可指身材高大，又可以表示职位、等级和辈分很高。
The box is too big/large to carry.
箱子太大了，搬不动。
That police officer is a big man.
那个警察是个大块头。
Several big men in the entertainment industry came into the studio.
几位娱乐界要人来到了演播室。
形容某物体积大而笨重，难以携带或存放；也可指人又高又胖的。
You'd better not take that bulky piece of luggage.
你最好不要带那件笨重的行李。
He is a bulky man.
他是个大胖子。
表示体积、尺寸、程度等大于一般的，相当于 very big。
There are great white poplars along the road.
沿路有很多高大的白杨树。
They could be in great danger.
他们会处于极大的危险之中。
普通用词，主要用于形容面积、体积、数量、重量；指人时表示身材高大的。
We rarely see large trees in that country.
在那个国家，我们基本没看到大树。
It'll add up to a large amount.
总数将相当可观。
He's a very large child.
这个孩子个头很大。
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