large/lɑːdʒ/

adj

1. 大的，巨大的

• a large crowd of spectators 一大群人

• a large family 大家庭

• a large sum of money 一大笔钱

2. 开阔的，广泛的

• large experience 丰富的经验

• large powers 很大的权力

3. 大规模的

• a large import and export corporation 一家规模很大的进出口公司

词组as large as life (某人)本人

• He went out of the room and saw his boss, as large as life. 他走出房间就看到了老板本人。

at large

1. 自由，逍遥自在

• The escaped prisoner is still at large. 那逃犯仍逍遥法外。

2. 详尽地

• talk about one's life at large 详谈自己的生活

3. 一般的，普遍的，整个的

• society at large 全社会

• the people at large 普通民众

4. 随意地，笼统地

• arrangements made at large 随意的安排

by and large 大体上，一般地 larger than life 夸大的

• Heroes are larger than life in movies. 电影中的英雄都被夸大拔高了。

–largeness n U