large
adj
verb
lɑːdʒ
adj
1
big
in
size,
amount,
or
number
巨大的; 大量的; 大的;
Los
Angeles
is
the
second
largest
city
in
the
US.
洛杉矶是美国的第二大城市。
The
T-shirt
comes
in
Small,
Medium
and
Large.
这种 T 恤有小号、中号和大号。
a
large
ovenproof
pan
一个耐热的大平底锅
large
sums
of
money
大笔的钱
those
who
drink
large
amounts
of
coffee
咖啡喝得很多的人
A
large
number
of
students
have
signed
up
for
the
course.
很多学生报名上这门课。
2
a
large
person
is
tall
and
often
fat
身材高大的;
3
be at large
if
a
dangerous
person
or
animal
is
at
large,
they
have
escaped
from
somewhere
or
have
not
been
caught
〔危险人物或动物〕在逃的，未被捕获的
The
escaped
prisoners
are
still
at
large.
越狱囚犯依然在逃。
4
the population/public/society/world etc at large
people
in
general
全部人口/全部民众/全社会/全世界等
The
chemical
pollution
poses
a
threat
to
the
population
at
large.
化学污染对全人类造成了威胁。
5
the larger issues/question/problem/picture
more
general
facts,
situations,
or
questions
related
to
something
更大的问题/更广泛的局势
The
book
helps
to
explain
the
larger
picture
in
the
Middle
East.
这本书有助于解释中东地区更广泛的局势。
6
in large part/measure
mostly
[正式] 大部分，基本上
formal
Their
success
was
due
in
large
part
to
their
ability
to
speak
Spanish.
他们的成功很大一部分归功于他们会说西班牙语。
7
(as) large as life
used
when
someone
has
appeared
or
is
present
in
a
place
where
you
did
not
expect
to
see
them
[英，口] 确确实实（就在眼前）〔用于表示没有料到某人的出现〕
BrE spoken
I
turned
a
corner
and
there
was
Joe,
as
large
as
life.
我转过弯，乔居然就在我的眼前。
8
larger than life
someone
who
is
larger
than
life
is
very
amusing
or
exciting
in
an
attractive
way
〔比多数人〕更有趣更具吸引力的，与众不同的，极不平常的
9
by and large
used
when
talking
generally
about
someone
or
something
大体上，总体上
Charities,
by
and
large,
do
not
pay
tax.
慈善机构一般来说无需缴税。
verb
10
large it
(up)
to
enjoy
yourself,
especially
in
a
way
that
involves
drinking
alcohol,
dancing
etc
[英，非正式] 狂欢
BrE informal
Here’s
a
picture
of
us
larging
it
up
in
Brighton
last
summer.
这是一张我们去年夏天在布莱顿狂欢的照片。