large 音标拼音: [l'ɑrdʒ]
a . 大的,大量的,宽大的,广博的
ad . 大大地,夸大地
n . 大
大的,大量的,宽大的,广博的大大地,夸大地大
large 大
large adv 1 :
at a distance ,
wide of something (
as of a mark )
2 :
with the wind abaft the beam ; "
a ship sailing large "
3 :
in a boastful manner ; "
he talked big all evening " [
synonym :
{
boastfully }, {
vauntingly }, {
big }, {
large }]
adj 1 :
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent ; "
a large city "; "
set out for the big city "; "
a large sum "; "
a big (
or large )
barn "; "
a large family ";
"
big businesses "; "
a big expenditure "; "
a large number of newspapers "; "
a big group of scientists "; "
large areas of the world " [
synonym : {
large }, {
big }] [
ant : {
little }, {
small }]
2 :
fairly large or important in effect ;
influential ; "
played a large role in the negotiations "
3 :
ostentatiously lofty in style ; "
a man given to large talk ";
"
tumid political prose " [
synonym : {
bombastic }, {
declamatory },
{
large }, {
orotund }, {
tumid }, {
turgid }]
4 :
generous and understanding and tolerant ; "
a heart big enough to hold no grudges "; "
that '
s very big of you to be so forgiving "; "
a large and generous spirit "; "
a large heart ";
"
magnanimous toward his enemies " [
synonym : {
big }, {
large },
{
magnanimous }]
5 :
conspicuous in position or importance ; "
a big figure in the movement "; "
big man on campus "; "
he '
s very large in financial circles "; "
a prominent citizen " [
synonym : {
big }, {
large },
{
prominent }]
6 :
having broad power and range and scope ; "
taking the large view "; "
a large effect "; "
a large sympathy "
7 :
in an advanced stage of pregnancy ; "
was big with child "; "
was great with child " [
synonym : {
big (
p )}, {
enceinte }, {
expectant },
{
gravid }, {
great (
p )}, {
large (
p )}, {
heavy (
p )}, {
with child (
p )}]
n 1 :
a garment size for a large person Large \
Large \ (
l [
aum ]
rj ),
a . [
Compar . {
Larger } (
l [
aum ]
r "
j [~
e ]
r );
superl . {
Largest }.] [
F .,
fr .
L .
largus .
Cf . {
Largo }.]
1 .
Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk ,
capacity ,
quantity ,
superficial dimensions ,
or number of constituent units ;
big ;
great ;
capacious ;
extensive ; --
opposed to {
small };
as ,
a large horse ;
a large house or room ;
a large lake or pool ;
a large jug or spoon ;
a large vineyard ;
a large army ;
a large city .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
For linear dimensions ,
and mere extent ,
great ,
and not large ,
is used as a qualifying word ;
as ,
great length ,
breadth ,
depth ;
a great distance ;
a great height .
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2 .
Abundant ;
ample ;
as ,
a large supply of provisions .
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We have yet large day . --
Milton .
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3 .
Full in statement ;
diffuse ;
full ;
profuse .
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I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education . --
Felton .
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4 .
Having more than usual power or capacity ;
having broad sympathies and generous impulses ;
comprehensive ; --
said of the mind and heart .
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5 .
Free ;
unembarrassed . [
Obs .]
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Of burdens all he set the Paynims large . --
Fairfax .
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6 .
Unrestrained by decorum ; --
said of language . [
Obs .] "
Some large jests he will make ." --
Shak .
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7 .
Prodigal in expending ;
lavish . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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8 . (
Naut .)
Crossing the line of a ship '
s course in a favorable direction ; --
said of the wind when it is abeam ,
or between the beam and the quarter .
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{
At large }.
(
a )
Without restraint or confinement ;
as ,
to go at large ;
to be left at large .
(
b )
Diffusely ;
fully ;
in the full extent ;
as ,
to discourse on a subject at large .
{
Common at large }.
See under {
Common },
n .
{
Electors at large }, {
Representative at large },
electors ,
or a representative ,
as in Congress ,
chosen to represent the whole of a State ,
in distinction from those chosen to represent particular districts in a State . [
U .
S .]
{
To give large }, {
To go large }, {
To run large },
or {
To sail large } (
Naut .),
to have the wind crossing the direction of a vessel '
s course in such a way that the sails feel its full force ,
and the vessel gains its highest speed .
See {
Large },
a .,
8 .
Syn :
Big ;
bulky ;
huge ;
capacious ;
comprehensive ;
ample ;
abundant ;
plentiful ;
populous ;
copious ;
diffusive ;
liberal .
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Large \
Large \,
adv .
Freely ;
licentiously . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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Large \
Large \,
n . (
Mus .)
A musical note ,
formerly in use ,
equal to two longs ,
four breves ,
or eight semibreves .
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140 Moby Thesaurus words for "
large ":
Brobdingnagian ,
Gargantuan ,
adipose ,
altogether ,
ample ,
amplitudinous ,
as a whole ,
astronomical ,
at large ,
at liberty ,
awesome ,
beamy ,
beneficent ,
big ,
bighearted ,
boundless ,
bounteous ,
bountiful ,
brawny ,
broad ,
bulky ,
bull ,
bumper ,
burly ,
capacious ,
charitable ,
chiefly ,
chunky ,
colossal ,
considerable ,
corpulent ,
cosmic ,
eleemosynary ,
elephantine ,
eminently ,
enormous ,
excessive ,
exorbitant ,
extensive ,
extravagant ,
extreme ,
fat ,
free ,
freehanded ,
freehearted ,
galactic ,
gargantuan ,
generally ,
generous ,
gigantic ,
giving ,
good ,
goodly ,
gracious ,
grand ,
great ,
greathearted ,
handsome ,
healthy ,
heavy ,
hefty ,
hospitable ,
huge ,
humongous ,
husky ,
immeasurable ,
immense ,
immoderate ,
imposingly ,
in a body ,
in general ,
in the main ,
infinite ,
inordinate ,
jumbo ,
kind ,
king -
size ,
large -
scale ,
largehearted ,
lavish ,
liberal ,
magnanimous ,
mainly ,
major ,
mammoth ,
man -
sized ,
massive ,
massy ,
monster ,
monstrous ,
monumental ,
mountainous ,
munificent ,
muscular ,
numerous ,
obese ,
on the loose ,
open ,
open -
handed ,
openhanded ,
openhearted ,
outsize ,
overgrown ,
overweight ,
philanthropic ,
portly ,
princely ,
prodigious ,
profuse ,
prominently ,
rotund ,
sizable ,
sizeable ,
solid ,
spacious ,
staggering ,
stintless ,
stocky ,
stout ,
strapping ,
stupendous ,
sturdy ,
substantial ,
tall ,
thickset ,
tidy ,
titanic ,
tremendous ,
unconfined ,
unfettered ,
ungrudging ,
unrestrained ,
unselfish ,
unsparing ,
unstinted ,
unstinting ,
vast ,
voluminous ,
weighty ,
wide
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LARGE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of LARGE is exceeding most other things of like kind especially in quantity or size : big How to use large in a sentence
LARGE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Something that is large is of more than average size, quantity, or degree
LARGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary LARGE definition: 1 big in size or amount: 2 enjoying yourself very much by dancing and drinking alcohol: 3 big… Learn more
Large - definition of large by The Free Dictionary Big, large, and great can all be used to describe objects Big is the word you usually use in conversation Large is more formal Great is used in stories to show that something is very impressive because of its size
LARGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 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
What does Large mean? - Definitions. net Of considerable or relatively great size or extent Etymology: From large, from large, from larga, feminine of largus Displaced stoor (from stor) and muchel (from mycel) Etymology: large, French; largus, Latin 1 Big; bulky
LARGE Synonyms: 238 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for LARGE: sizable, substantial, considerable, big, huge, handsome, great, oversized; Antonyms of LARGE: small, smallish, little, puny, dwarf, dinky, undersized, tiny
Large paper format crossword clue - LATSolver. com The solution we have for Large paper format has a total of 5 letters Answer F O L I O Share the Answer! The word FOLIO is a 5 letter word that has 3 syllable's The syllable division for FOLIO is: fo-li-o Related Clues We have found 5 other crossword clues with the same answer First __: Shakespeare collection;
large - definition and meaning - Wordnik From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus ("abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much") Displaced Middle English stoor, stour ("large, great") (from Old English stōr) and muchel ("large, great") (from Old English myċel)
large, adj. , adv. , n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . There are 58 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word large, 18 of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence