biga ,big 'cheese/'wheel (informal)1.■an important person with a lot of influence in an organization, etc. 重要人物； 大亨； 要员:His father’s a big wheel in the textile industry. 他父亲是纺织业的巨头。2.■ORIGIN In this sense, ‘cheese’ comes from the Urdu word chiz, meaning ‘thing’. cheese 作此义时，源于乌尔都语词chiz，意为“东西”。big 'deal (informal,ironic)3.■used for suggesting that sth is not as important or impressive as sb else thinks it is 没什么了不起:‘I’ve got tickets for next Saturday’s football match.’ ‘Big deal! Who’s interested in football anyway?’“我搞到下周六足球比赛的票了。”“有什么了不起的！谁会对足球感兴趣？”the big enchi'lada (AmE, informal,humorous)4.■the most important person or thing 最重要的人﹙或事物﹚:New Hampshire is the big enchilada in American politics. 新罕布什尔州是美国政治中的关键州。a big fish (in a little pond)5.■an important person (but only in a small community,group, etc.)﹙小圈子或小团体等中的﹚要人，大人物；大腕:I would rather stay here in the village and be a big fish in a little pond than go to the city where no one knows me. 我宁愿呆在村庄做条小池塘里的大鱼，也不愿到大城市里做个无名小卒。a big girl’s 'blouse (informal,humorous)6.■used to say that you think the way a boy or a man is behaving is more typical of a woman than a man,especially when they appear weak or not brave﹙尤指显得软弱或怯懦的男人﹚像个大姑娘一样:Don’t be a big girl’s blouse and start crying! 别像娘儿们似地哭哭啼啼！a big name/noise/shot (informal)7.■an important person 要人:‘What does Ian’s dad do?’ ‘Oh, he’s a big shot in the City.’“伊恩的父亲是干什么的？”“噢，他可是伦敦商业区的大人物。”the big 'picture (informal,especially AmE)8.■the situation as a whole 整个局面；大局:Right now forget the details and take a look at the big picture. 现在别管细节问题，先通观全局。'big time (informal)9.■(the big time) great success in a profession,especially the entertainment business﹙ 尤指在娱乐业的﹚巨大成功，大红大紫:a bit-part actor who finally made/hit the big time 最终成名的小角色演员10.■on a large scale; to a great extent 大规模地；在很大程度上:This time they’ve messed up big time!这一次他们可搞砸了！give sb a big 'hand (informal)11.■clap your hands loudly and enthusiastically 热烈鼓掌；大声喝彩:Let’s have a big hand, ladies and gentlemen, for our next performer … 女士们先生们，让我们以热烈的掌声请出下一位表演者?make it 'big12.■be very successful 获得成功:He’s hoping to make it big on television. 他正期待着在电视行业中干出个名堂来。me and my big 'mouth (spoken)13.■used when you realize that you have said sth that you should not have said﹙表示意识到自己说了不该说的话﹚我这张大嘴巴，我真多嘴no big 'deal (spoken)14.■used to say that sth is not important or not a problem 没什么要紧；没关系；无所谓:If I don’t win it’s no big deal. 我就是不赢也没关系。one big happy family (informal)15.■a group of people who live or work together happily and without disagreements 欢乐的大家庭﹙ 指一起愉快地生活或工作的人﹚ :We were always together.We were like one big happy family.我们总是在一起，就像欢乐的一大家子一样。(ironic) ‘Is your office a happy place to work in?’ ‘Oh sure, we’re just one big happy family. Everybody hates everybody else.’“你办公室工作还开心吗？”“噢，当然，我们就像是一个欢乐的大家庭，谁也不喜欢谁。”too ,big for your 'boots (informal)16.■thinking that you are more important than you really are 自大；自负；自以为是:His political rivals had decided that he was getting too big for his boots. 他的政敌觉得他越来越自以为是了。17.■dirty great/big 另见dirty18.■do sth in a big/small way 另见way19.■hit (it) big 另见hit20.■talk big 另见talk21.■think big 另见think