largest

英 [ˈlɑːdʒɪst] 美 [ˈlɑrdʒəst]

adj.  大的; 大规模的; 大量的; (服装、食物、日用品等)大型号的; 广泛的; 众多的
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  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。

    5. 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
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双语例句

  1. The largest organ in the body is the liver.
    人体最大的器官是肝脏。
  2. The regime built up the largest army in Africa
    该政权逐渐建立起一支非洲规模最大的军队。
  3. The Internet is the largest computer bulletin board in the world.
    因特网是世界上最大的计算机公告系统。
  4. The Art Gallery of Ontario has the world's largest collection of sculptures by Henry Moore
    安大略美术馆是世界上收藏亨利·摩尔雕塑作品最多的美术馆。
  5. Fiat is Italy's largest industrial conglomerate.
    菲亚特是意大利最大的产业集团。
  6. The largest gallery contains at its centre a constellation of photographs called My Wishes.
    最大的画廊在中心位置展出了一组名为《我的心愿》的摄影作品。
  7. He now controls the largest retail development empire in southern California
    他现在掌管着加州南部最大的零售发展企业。
  8. Chile is the world's largest producer of copper.
    智利是世界上最大的产铜国。
  9. The company is the world's largest destroyer of tropical forests.
    该公司对热带雨林的破坏位居世界之首。
  10. These factories have displaced tourism as the country's largest source of foreign exchange
    这些工厂已取代旅游业成为该国最大的外汇来源。
  11. The telephone company is the country's largest employer.
    这家电话公司是该国最大的用工单位。
  12. It is the largest ever private foreign investment in the Bolivian mining sector.
    这是玻利维亚矿业史上最大的一次来自国外的私人投资。
  13. Germany is the largest giver of aid among the wealthy countries of the West.
    德国是西方富裕国家中给予援助最多的国家。
  14. 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。
  15. Some of Australia's largest listed companies are expected to announce huge interim earnings this week.
    澳大利亚最大的一些上市公司预计将在本周宣布巨额中期盈利。
  16. The blue whale is the largest living thing on the planet
    蓝鲸是地球上体型最大的生物。
  17. North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country
    北非人构成了该国最大的、也是最贫困的移民群。
  18. Britain's third largest building society abandoned its mutual status and became a bank.
    英国第三大建屋互助会准备放弃其互助性质，转变为银行。
  19. At least three times more daffodils are grown than in Holland, the next largest grower.
    水仙花的栽培量至少是第二种植大国荷兰的3倍。
  20. From the smallest to the largest production unit, no one escaped notice.
    从最小的到最大的生产单位，全都在监控之下。
  21. Europe's largest producer of nylon is based in Belgium
    欧洲最大的尼龙制造商总部设在比利时。
  22. Government statistics show the largest drop in industrial output for ten years.
    政府统计数据显示这是10年来工业产量最大幅度的滑坡。
  23. They have the world's largest per capita income
    他们的人均收入居世界之首。
  24. The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas.
    绒毛蛛猴是美洲最大的灵长类动物。
  25. He's based in Banja Luka, which is the largest city in northern Bosnia
    他驻扎在波斯尼亚北部的最大城市巴尼亚卢卡。
  26. The largest and most delicious apples come from Dalian.
    最大最好吃的苹果产于大连。
  27. The department store at the four corners is the largest one in the city.
    十字路口的那家百货商店是这个城市最大的一家。
  28. The state must be assured of the largest share of profits.
    保证国家得大头。
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