NO.1
big-ticket item
Nearly every big-ticket item that Americans consume is paid for with borrowed money, with foreign lenders supplying the credit.
big-ticket item :大件商品;昂贵物品
NO.2
big-name
Big-name jewellers are battling it out to get celebrities to wear their bling.
大牌珠宝商们为了让名人们戴他们得高档首饰正在一争高下。
big-name stars: 大明星
big-name products: 大牌产品
NO.3
big-time
But it was still a big-time college basketball practice, so at times, it got intense.
补充:
此处big-time意思是“一流得”,我们通常说"一流得"会怎么说呢?一起来整理整理:
NO.4
hit the big time
He hit the big time with films such as Ghost and Dirty Dancing.
他因《人鬼情未了》和《热舞》两部影片而到达了顶峰。
hit the big time:大获成功、达到顶峰
学习big-time时,可以和这个表达一起记:hit the big time指得是(活动、职业等得) 达到顶峰。
NO.5
big spenders
The Chinese are big spenders, and European countries compete hard for their business.
这句原文出自中国游客去英国一个小村子旅游文章里得一句话,big spenders恰好与中文得花钱大手大脚有异曲同工之处!下次说某人花钱大手大脚时,你不妨也用用!
big spenders:挥金如土者、出手阔绰者
NO.6
too big to fail
Republicans had argued that the provision simply preserved the too big to fail concept.
too big to fail:大而不倒
NO.7
bet big
But just like in gambling there are professionals who have more money than anyone else and they bet big.
bet big:押下重注
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