1. 大的;大型的
A large thing or person is greater in size than usual or average.
large的意思
e.g. The Pike lives mainly in large rivers and lakes...
狗鱼主要生活在大江大湖中。
e.g. 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。
2. 大量的;很多的
A large amount or number of people or things is more than the average amount or number.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. 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.
e.g. ...a large company in Chicago...
芝加哥一家大公司
e.g. Many large organizations run courses for their employees.
许多大企业为旗下员工开办课程。
4. 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.
large的反义词
e.g. ...the already large problem of under-age drinking...
已经很严重的未成年人饮酒问题
e.g. 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, and
great are all used to talk about size. In general,
large is more formal than
big, and
great is more formal than
large.
Large and
big are normally used to describe objects, but you can also use
big to suggest that something is important or impressive.
...his influence over the big advertisers. You normally use
great to emphasize the importance of someone or something.
...the great English architect, Inigo Jones. However, you can also use
great to suggest that something is impressive because of its size.
The great bird of prey was a dark smudge against the sun. You can use
large or
great, but not
big, to describe amounts.
...a large amount of blood on the floor. ...the coming of tourists in great numbers. Both
big and
great can be used to emphasize the intensity of something, although
great is 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)。
5. 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.
large在线翻译
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
6. 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.
e.g. 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。
7. 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.
e.g. 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。
8. to a large extent -> see extent
larger than life -> see life
to loom large -> see loom
in large measure -> see measure