【large音标】 英[lɑ:dʒ] 美[lɑ:rdʒ]
【单词释义】 large是什么意思：
adv.大大地；夸大地；详细地；顺风地
adj.大的；大规模的；大型号的；广泛的
v.玩个痛快；（尤指跳舞和饮酒）作乐
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[比较级] larger [最高级] largest
【关联词/派生词】
largely adv.在很大程度上，主要地
【large形近词/近似词】
enlarge v.扩大，放大
charge v. 索（价）；起诉；充电 n.费用；指示；指责
barge n.驳船；游艇 v.冲撞；（鲁莽而笨拙地）闯入；用驳船运
discharge v. 释放；（使）流出，（使）排出 n.排出(物)；撤销；放电
【近义词解析】
◇ 大的
big (adj. 大的)：普通用词，主要形容面积、体积、范围之大，可与 large 换用，但更为通俗；形容人的时候，既可指身材高大，又可以表示职位、等级和辈分很高。
great (adj. 大的，巨大的)：表示体积、尺寸、程度等大于一般的，相当于 very big。
large (adj. 大的，巨大的；大量的)：普通用词，主要用于形容面积、体积、数量、重量；指人时表示身材高大的。
【单词例句】
◇ A miller fell slowly but surely into poverty, until finally he had nothing more than his mill and a large apple tree which stood behind it.
从前有位磨房主，他越来越穷，除了磨房后有棵大大的苹果树外一无所有。
---- The Girl without Hands (I)
◇ So the wolf went to a shopkeeper and bought himself a large piece of chalk, which he ate, making his voice soft.
于是，狼跑到杂货商那里，买了一大块白垩土，吃了下去，结果嗓子变细了。
---- The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids
◇ She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?"
这位女子看到他饥饿的样子，就倒了一大杯牛奶给他。男孩慢慢地喝完牛奶，问道：“我应该付多少钱？”
---- The warmth of a cup of milk
◇ Soon there was a large demand for kerosene. People began to search for new supplies of petroleum.
---- Oil Refining
◇ As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, largest smile I have ever seen.
当这对夫妇推着她走到我身边时，我低头看了看清单。转头看到小女孩，于是我对她眨了眨眼睛。从她爷爷奶奶手中接钱的时候，我又看了一眼小女孩，她正向我展示我所见过的最可爱、最宽大的笑容。
---- World of Smiles
◇ One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly.
一天，女孩敞开了鸟笼的小门。那只较大较壮的鸟儿飞出了鸟笼。女孩非常害怕鸟儿会飞走。鸟儿飞近时，她死命将它抓住。
---- Best Way to Keep Love is to Give It Wings
◇ The huge distance between the source of the explosion and the Earth suggests gamma-ray bursts are up to 10 times larger than previously thought,said Jonathan Katz,professor of physics at Washington University in St Louis.
圣劳伦斯华盛顿大学的物理教授Jonathan Katz认为：从地球到爆炸源如此远的距离可以知道，伽马射线的爆炸要比我们所看到的要大十倍。
---- The Big Bang
◇ Last year, large pub chain Wetherspoons announced that it would replace plastic straws with paper alternatives across 900 outlets. After the announcement, many smaller chains and pubs across the country followed suit.
去年，大型连锁酒吧Wetherspoons宣布，将在900家分店中把塑料吸管替换为纸吸管。在这之后，英国许多中小型连锁店和酒吧纷纷效仿。
---- Is time up for this plastic relic
◇ Foster said the potential outcome is promising. "The good news is that China has a history of thinking big and carrying out tasks at a large scale. It verifies that China can embrace huge projects like this."
福斯特说，可以预见的成果非常鼓舞人心。“好消息是，中国一直擅长于从大局着眼，大范围开展工作。中国可以以此实施大工程，这已经得到证实。”
---- Eliminating poverty builds larger market
◇ If large pimples require urgent treatment, a dermatologist can get rid of the contents of a pimple safely. They may also give it an injection that decreases inflammation in the pimple in a day or so.
如果有大痘痘需要紧急处理，皮肤科医生可以安全地去除痘痘的内容物。一天后他们可能还会给皮肤打一针来减少痘痘红肿。