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larger

英 [ˈlɑːdʒə]

美 [ˈlɑrdʒər]

adj.  大的; 大规模的; 大量的; (服装、食物、日用品等)大型号的; 广泛的; 众多的
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柯林斯词典

  • ADJ-GRADED 大的;大型的
    Alargething or person is greater in size than usual or average.
    1. The Pike lives mainly in large rivers and lakes...
      狗鱼主要生活在大江大湖中。
    2. In the largest room about a dozen children and seven adults are sitting on the carpet...
      在最大那间房里,地毯上坐了约12个小孩和7个大人。
    3. He was a large man with thick dark hair.
      他身材魁梧,头发浓黑。
  • ADJ-GRADED 大量的;很多的
    Alargeamount or number of people or things is more than the average amount or number.
    1. 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。
    2. There are a large number of centres where you can take full-time courses...
      有很多中心提供全日制课程。
    3. The figures involved are truly very large.
      涉及数目确实非常庞大。
  • ADJ-GRADED 大型的;大规模的
    Alargeorganization or business does a lot of work or commercial activity and employs a lot of people.
    1. ...a large company in Chicago...
      芝加哥一家大公司
    2. Many large organizations run courses for their employees.
      许多大企业为旗下员工开办课程。
  • ADJ-GRADED 重大的;重要的;严重的
    Largeis used to indicate that a problem or issue which is being discussed is very important or serious.
    1. ...the already large problem of under-age drinking...
      已经很严重的未成年人饮酒问题
    2. There's a very large question about the viability of the newspaper.
      报纸能否办下去是一个重大问题。
  • Large,big, andgreatare all used to talk about size. In general,largeis more formal thanbig, andgreatis more formal thanlarge.Largeandbigare normally used to describe objects, but you can also usebigto suggest that something is important or impressive....his influence over the big advertisers.You normally usegreatto emphasize the importance of someone or something....the great English architect, Inigo Jones.However, you can also usegreatto suggest that something is impressive because of its size.The great bird of prey was a dark smudge against the sun.You can uselargeorgreat, but notbig, to describe amounts....a large amount of blood on the floor. ...the coming of tourists in great numbers.Bothbigandgreatcan be used to emphasize the intensity of something, althoughgreatis more formal.It gives me great pleasure to welcome you... Most of them act like big fools.
    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)。

  • PHRASE 大多数;一般;普遍
    You useat largeto indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned.
    1. 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。
    2. Amongst the population at large the support for the present regime is virtually zero.
      在一般大众中,支持现政权的人数几乎是零。
  • PHRASE 在逃的;未被捕获的
    If you say that a dangerous person, thing, or animal isat large, you mean that they have not been captured or made safe.
    1. 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。
  • PHRASE 大致上;总体上;总的说来
    You useby and largeto indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
    1. 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。
  • to a large extent→ see:extent

英英释义

adj

  • large or big relative to something else
      Synonym:bigger

    双语例句

    • China is larger than any country in africa.
      中国比任何一个非洲国家都大。
    • I'm about two inches larger round the waist.
      我的腰围大概粗了两英寸。
    • Larger fish devour the smaller ones.; The great fish eat up the small.
      大鱼吃小鱼。
    • Children tend to have relatively larger heads than adults in proportion to the rest of their body.
      与成人相比,儿童头部占整个身体的比例相对较大。
    • They have bred a new variety of rose with larger flowers.
      他们培养了能开大花朵的新品种的玫瑰花。
    • In the larger neighbourhood, I felt very unsafe.
      在大一点的小区里,我感到很不安全。
    • They moved on to a larger farm and in time made it over to Francis.
      他们搬到了一个更大的农场,过了一段时间又把它转给了弗朗西斯。
    • Throughout his career he's always been a larger than life character.
      在他的整个职业生涯中,他都是一个非同凡响的人物。
    • Switch to an interest-paying current account and stay in credit. Most banks and larger building societies now offer these accounts
      转成付息的活期存款账户,并保持账上有余额。多数银行和较大的购房互助会现在都能开立这种账户。
    • The Congressional Budget Office says the federal deficit shows every sign of getting larger
      国会预算办公室说有种种的迹象表明联邦赤字正在增加。