big

big, large, great, grand

形容词 big:

1. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
   同义词：large
2. significant
3. conspicuous in position or importance
   同义词：large, prominent
4. very intense
   同义词：bad
5. loud and firm
6. prodigious
   同义词：heavy
7. (of animals) fully developed
   同义词：adult, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup
8. marked by intense physical force
9. feeling self-importance
   同义词：swelled, vainglorious
10. exhibiting self-importance
    同义词：boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising
11. generous and understanding and tolerant
    同义词：large, magnanimous
12. given or giving freely
    同义词：bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded
13. in an advanced stage of pregnancy
    同义词：enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with child

副词 big:

1. extremely well
2. in a boastful manner
   同义词：boastfully, vauntingly, large
3. on a grand scale
4. in a major way

1. New York is a big commercial city.
   纽约是一座大的商业城市。
2. His business yields big profits.
   他的生意带来巨大的利润。
3. The big rafter is visible in this room.
   这间屋子粗大的椽子可以看得见。
4. The big moment has come at last!
   重要的时刻终于到来了！
5. Don't cry, you are a big boy now.
   别哭，你现在已经是大男孩了。

big

adj.（形容词）
big.ger,big.gest
Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large.See Synonyms at large
巨大的：在尺寸、数字、质量、广度或范围上相当大的；巨大的参见 large

Of great force; strong:
强大的：力量大的；强大的：
例句：
a big wind; in a big rage.
大风；盛怒

Obsolete Of great strength.
【废语】 强力的：力量大的
Grown-up; adult.
长大的；成人的
Pregnant:
怀孕的：
例句：
big with child.
怀孩子

Filled up; brimming over:
充满的：充满了的；溢出的：
例句：
felt big with love.
心中满怀爱意

Having or exercising considerable authority, control, or influence:
重要的，有影响力的：有或运用相当大的权力、控制力或影响力的：
例句：
a big official; a big chief.
首要官员；重要首长

Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent:
显赫的：在地位、财富或重要性方面惹人注目的；显著的、重要的：
例句：
a big figure in the peace movement.
在和平运动中显赫的人物

Of great significance; momentous:
重大的：意义重大的；重要的：
例句：
a big decision; a big victory.
重大决定；重大胜利

Informal Self-important; cocky:
【非正式用语】 自大的；傲慢的：
例句：
You`re too big for your own good.
你太自负了

Loud and firm; resounding:
大声的：大声而坚定的；响亮的：
例句：
a big voice.
响亮的嗓音

Bountiful; generous:
慷慨的；大度的：
例句：
had a big heart.
有雅量

adv.（副词）
In a pretentious or boastful way:
夸大地：自负地或自夸地：
例句：
talked big about the new job.
夸大新工作的好处

Informal
【非正式用语】
With considerable success:
成功地：取得巨大成功地：
例句：
made it big with their recent best-selling album.
他们最近的畅销唱片生意取得很大成功

In a thorough or unmistakable way; emphatically:
断然地：完全地或确切无疑地；显著地：
例句：
failed big at the box office.
票房失利

<习惯用语>big on
Enthusiastic about; partial to:
对…热心的；对…过分偏爱：
例句：
.The Japanese are big on ranking things and deciding which is Number One.(James Fallows)
.日本人热衷于将事物分成三流九等，然后决定那个是第一等的.(詹姆斯·法洛斯)

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
[perhaps of Scandinavian origin]
[也许源于斯堪的纳维亚语]

【引伸】
big.gish
adj.（形容词）
big.ly
adv.（副词）
big.ness
n.（名词）