big, large, great, grand

形容詞 big:

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

副詞 big:

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

1. New York is a big commercial city.
   紐約是一座大的商業(yè)城市。
2. His business yields big profits.
   他的生意帶來巨大的利潤。
3. The big rafter is visible in this room.
   這間屋子粗大的椽子可以看得見。
4. The big moment has come at last!
   重要的時刻終于到來了！
5. Don't cry, you are a big boy now.
   別哭，你現在已經是大男孩了。

big

adj.（形容詞）
big.ger,big.gest
Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large.See Synonyms at large
巨大的：在尺寸、數字、質量、廣度或范圍上相當大的；巨大的參見 large

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

Obsolete Of great strength.
【廢語】 強力的：力量大的
Grown-up; adult.
長大的；成人的
Pregnant:
懷孕的：
例句：
big with child.
懷孩子

Filled up; brimming over:
充滿的：充滿了的；溢出的：
例句：
felt big with love.
心中滿懷愛意

Having or exercising considerable authority, control, or influence:
重要的，有影響力的：有或運用相當大的權力、控制力或影響力的：
例句：
a big official; a big chief.
首要官員；重要首長

Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent:
顯赫的：在地位、財富或重要性方面惹人注目的；顯著的、重要的：
例句：
a big figure in the peace movement.
在和平運動中顯赫的人物

Of great significance; momentous:
重大的：意義重大的；重要的：
例句：
a big decision; a big victory.
重大決定；重大勝利

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

Loud and firm; resounding:
大聲的：大聲而堅定的；響亮的：
例句：
a big voice.
響亮的嗓音

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

adv.（副詞）
In a pretentious or boastful way:
夸大地：自負地或自夸地：
例句：
talked big about the new job.
夸大新工作的好處

Informal
【非正式用語】
With considerable success:
成功地：取得巨大成功地：
例句：
made it big with their recent best-selling album.
他們最近的暢銷唱片生意取得很大成功

In a thorough or unmistakable way; emphatically:
斷然地：完全地或確切無疑地；顯著地：
例句：
failed big at the box office.
票房失利

<習慣用語>big on
Enthusiastic about; partial to:
對…熱心的；對…過分偏愛：
例句：
.The Japanese are big on ranking things and deciding which is Number One.(James Fallows)
.日本人熱衷于將事物分成三流九等，然后決定那個是第一等的.(詹姆斯·法洛斯)

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
[perhaps of Scandinavian origin]
[也許源于斯堪的納維亞語]

【引伸】
big.gish
adj.（形容詞）
big.ly
adv.（副詞）
big.ness
n.（名詞）