To, lớn

a big tree

cây to

big repair

sửa chữa lớn, đại tu

Big Three

ba nước lớn

Big Five

năm nước lớn

Bụng to, có mang, có chửa

big with news

đầy tin, nhiều tin

Quan trọng

a big man

nhân vật quan trọng

Hào hiệp, phóng khoáng, rộng lượng

he has a big heart

anh ta là người hào hiệp

Huênh hoang, khoác lác

big words

những lời nói huênh hoang khoác lác

Ra vẻ quan trọng, với vẻ quan trọng

to look big

làm ra vẻ quan trọng

Huênh hoang khoác lác

to talk big

nói huênh hoang, nói phách

too big for one's boots (breeches, shoes, trousers)

(từ lóng) quá tự tin, tự phụ tự mãn; làm bộ làm tịch

a big noise/ shot

big fish

a big cheese

nhân vật tai to mặt lớn, nhân vật quan trọng

big deal!

làm như ghê gớm lắm!

the big stick

sự phô trương thanh thế, sự biểu dương lực lượng

the big time

đỉnh cao của sự thành đạt

to give someone a big hand

nhiệt liệt hoan nghênh ai

to get a big hand

được hoan nghênh nồng nhiệt

in a big way

trong phạm vi lớn, trên bình diện rộng

Sb's eyes are bigger than his belly / stomach

Mắt to hơn bụng, no bụng đói con mắt, tham lam

to have bigger fish to fry

có việc quan trọng cần làm hơn

to

cao

to

Large, great, grand; huge, enormous, immense, gigantic,giant, tremendous, colossal, Brobdingnagian, jumbo, Colloq Britsocking or whacking big or great, US humongous: We live in abig house in the country.

Ample, hefty, huge, bulky, fat,obese; large, hulking, beefy, burly, brawny, strapping,gargantuan, elephantine, enormous, gigantic, immense, monstrous:The sumo wrestler was one of the biggest men Id ever seen.

Tall, grown, mature, grown-up, large: Christopher is certainlybig for his age.

Important, significant, outstanding,weighty, consequential, major, grave, momentous, notable,noteworthy, telling: Changing careers can be one of the biggestdecisions of your life.

Important, prominent, illustrious,noteworthy, notable, renowned, eminent, distinguished, esteemed:Mr Johnson is a big man in our town.

Generous, magnanimous,charitable, unselfish, giving: It was very big of her to takeon the support of the orphanage.

Popular, famous, well-known,successful: That band is very big with the kids these days.

Capital, large, upper case, majuscule: Always spell London witha big L.

Adv.

Pompously, boastfully, conceitedly, arrogantly,pretentiously: Alfred talks big at home, but hes very modestwhen hes with his friends. 10 successfully, well,oustandingly,effectively: I think your speech went over bigwith those opposed to the new budget.

Adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size,amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). b of alarge or the largest size (big toe; big drum).

Important;significant; outstanding (the big race; my big chance).

Agrown up (a big boy now). b elder (big sister).

Colloq. aboastful (big words; big mouth). b often iron. generous (big ofhim). c ambitious (big ideas).

(usu. foll. by with) advancedin pregnancy; fecund (big with child; big with consequences).

Adv. colloq. in a big manner, esp.: 1 effectively (went overbig).

Boastfully (talk big).

Ambitiously (think big).

US = the Great Bear (see BEAR(2)).big end (in a motor vehicle) the end of the connecting-rod thatencircles the crankpin. big game large animals hunted forsport. big gun sl. = BIGWIG. big-head colloq. a conceitedperson. big-headed colloq. conceited. big-headedness colloq.conceitedness. big-hearted generous. big house 1 the principalhouse in a village etc.

Sl. a prison. big idea often iron.the important intention or scheme. big money large amounts;high profit; high pay. big name a famous person. big noise (orpot or shot) colloq. = BIGWIG. big smoke Brit. sl.

London.2 any large town. big stick a display of force. Big Three (orFour etc.) the predominant few. the big time sl. success in aprofession, esp. show business. big-timer sl. a person whoachieves success. big top the main tent in a circus. big treeUS a giant evergreen conifer, Sequoiadendron giganteum, usu.with a trunk of large girth. big wheel 1 a Ferris wheel.

USsl. = BIGWIG. come (or go) over big make a great effect. in abig way 1 on a large scale.

Colloq. with great enthusiasm,display, etc. look (or talk) big boast. think big beambitious. too big for one's boots (or breeches) sl.conceited.

Biggish adj. bigness n. [ME: orig. unkn.]