larger

1. ADJ-GRADED 大的；大型的
   A large thing or person is greater in size than usual or average.
   1. The Pike lives mainly in large rivers and lakes...
      狗鱼主要生活在大江大湖中。
   2. 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。
   3. He was a large man with thick dark hair.
      他身材魁梧，头发浓黑。
2. ADJ-GRADED 大量的；很多的
   A large amount or number of people or things is more than the average amount or number.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. The figures involved are truly very large.
      涉及数目确实非常庞大。
3. ADJ-GRADED 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.
   1. ...a large company in Chicago...
      芝加哥一家大公司
   2. Many large organizations run courses for their employees.
      许多大企业为旗下员工开办课程。
4. ADJ-GRADED 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.
   1. ...the already large problem of under-age drinking...
      已经很严重的未成年人饮酒问题
   2. 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. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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

1. By the time I was Vice Chancellor, Senate had become a much larger and a much more democratic body
   到了我当校长的时候，大学评议会的人员规模已显著扩大，也变得更加民主了。
2. Religions, to survive, must make accommodations with the larger political structures that nurture them.
   为了生存，宗教必须同其赖以存在的更大的政治体系相调和。
3. The snails are no larger than one centimetre across.
   这些蜗牛体宽不超过1厘米。
4. The team police get to know the people in their patrol areas better than cops who must cover a larger beat.
   小分队的警察比那些负责大片区域的警察更了解自己管片的群众。
5. The Congressional Budget Office says the federal deficit shows every sign of getting larger
   国会预算办公室说有种种的迹象表明联邦赤字正在增加。
6. Larger drawings tend to require two or three exposures to cover them.
   较大的图画往往需要两三张胶片才能拍下来。
7. Throughout his career he's always been a larger than life character.
   在他的整个职业生涯中，他都是一个非同凡响的人物。
8. As such tensions increase, they loom larger in Russia's domestic politics.
   这种紧张关系的不断加剧使其在俄罗斯国内政治中愈发凸显。
9. They moved on to a larger farm and in time made it over to Francis.
   他们搬到了一个更大的农场，过了一段时间又把它转给了弗朗西斯。
10. The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.
    殖民地正要求获得更大程度上的自治。
11. Bedrooms have again been created by partitioning a single larger room
    通过将一间大屋用隔断断开的方法再隔出了几间卧室。
12. Children tend to have relatively larger heads than adults in proportion to the rest of their body.
    与成人相比，儿童头部占整个身体的比例相对较大。
13. A stronger European Parliament would, they fear, only reinforce the power of the larger countries
    他们担心一个更加强大的欧洲议会只会增强大国的力量。
14. I'm about two inches larger round the waist.
    我的腰围大概粗了两英寸。
15. There's little sense in trying to outspend a competitor with a much larger service factory.
    试图比竞争对手花更多的钱建一个大得多的维修厂没有什么意义。
16. The larger firm was capable of providing a better range of services.
    较大的公司能够提供一系列更好的服务。
17. His family then moved to a slightly larger house
    然后他全家搬到了一个稍微大一点的房子里。
18. Your problem with keeping boyfriends is just a symptom of a larger problem: making and keeping friends
    你在维系同男友的关系时遭遇的困难暴露了一个更大的问题：如何结交朋友和维持友谊。
19. Switch to an interest-paying current account and stay in credit. Most banks and larger building societies now offer these accounts
    转成付息的活期存款账户，并保持账上有余额。多数银行和较大的购房互助会现在都能开立这种账户。
20. Pay £ 4.80 for larger prints and they throw in a free photo album
    付4.8英镑冲印更大尺寸的照片就会获赠一本相册。
21. Leather jeans that are too big will make you look larger
    过于肥大的皮裤会让你看起来块头更大。
22. In the larger neighbourhood, I felt very unsafe.
    在大一点的小区里，我感到很不安全。
23. The size of the conference was larger and there were more participants in it.
    会议规模较大，参加人数较多。
24. Larger fish devour the smaller ones.; The great fish eat up the small.
    大鱼吃小鱼。
25. All bacteria are larger than viruses.
    所有细菌都比病菌大。
26. China is larger than any country in africa.
    中国比任何一个非洲国家都大。
27. They have bred a new variety of rose with larger flowers.
    他们培养了能开大花朵的新品种的玫瑰花。
28. The nucleus of light cells were larger than that of dark cells.
    亮细胞和移行细胞的细胞核明显大于暗细胞。
29. The males are often larger than the females.
    雄性动物常比雌性动物大。

adj

1. large or big relative to something else

   Synonym:    bigger