large
adjective uk/lɑːdʒ/ us/lɑːrdʒ/
A2 大的；大规模的；大量的
big in size or amount
a large house 大房子
the world's largest computer manufacturer 世界上最大的计算机制造商
We need a larger car. 我们需要一辆更大的车。
We didn't expect such a large number of people to attend the concert. 我们没想到会有这么多人来听音乐会。
We've made good progress, but there's still a large amount of work to be done. 我们已经取得了一些进展，但仍有大量的工作要做。
There was a larger-than-expected fall in unemployment last month. 上个月的失业人数比预计数字减少了很多。
Researchers have just completed the largest-ever survey of criminal behaviour in the UK 研究人员刚刚完成了英国历史上最大规模的犯罪行为调查。
The population faces starvation this winter without large-scale emergency food aid. 今年冬天由于没有大规模的紧急食品援助，人们将面临饥荒。
Synonyms: astronomical (LARGE) big (LARGE)colossalelephantine enormousgargantuangiant giganticginormous great (BIG)heftyhugeimmensejumbomahoosive mammoth massivesizeable stupendoustremendousvastwalloping whopping
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- A large house like this must be expensive to heat.
- The Black Sea is a large inland sea.
- Has she had any experience of managing large projects?
- We had to cross a large area of arid, featureless desert.
- I come from a large family - I have three brothers and two sisters.
Idioms
by and largeidiom C1 大体上，总体上，一般来讲
when everything about a situation is considered together
There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but by and large it's very enjoyable. 虽然有些小的地方让我不太满意，但总的来讲我还是很喜欢这份工作的。
(as) large as lifeidiom （表示见到某人本人感到惊奇）本人，本身
used as a way of describing a person you see, and are surprised to see, in a particular place
I looked up from my newspaper and there he was, as large as life, Tim Trotter! 我看完报纸抬起头来，竟意外地看到了蒂姆‧特罗特，真的是他本人，一点儿没错。
larger than lifeidiom 更有趣的，更活跃的（因此可能更引人注目）
If someone is larger than life, that person attracts a lot of attention because they are more exciting or interesting than most people.
Most characters in his movies are somewhat larger than life. 在他的电影中，大多数人物都是超群不凡之辈。
large
verb uk/lɑːdʒ/ us/lɑːrdʒ/
larging itUK informal 纵情享乐，肆意享受
enjoying yourself very much by dancing and drinking alcohol
We were larging it at a club last night. 昨晚我们在俱乐部纵情玩乐了一番。