English-Thai Dictionary

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ADJ ขี้คุย  ขี้โม้  ki-kui

 

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ADJ มีความสำคัญ หรือ มีอิทธิพล  influential important mee-khwam-sam-kan-rue-mee-ied-ti-pon

 

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ADJ มีชื่อ  ขึ้นชื่อ  famous mee-chue

 

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ADJ มีพลัง มาก  ทรงพลัง  มีอำนาจ สูง  mee-pha-lang-mak

 

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ADJ เติบโต แล้ว  เป็นผู้ใหญ่  grown-up tob-tol-laeol

 

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ADJ ใจกว้าง  ใจดี  generous jai-kwang

 

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ADJ ใหญ่  ยิ่งใหญ่  large small yai

 

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ADV ประสบความสำเร็จ  pra-sob-khwam-sam-red

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BIG

a. 1. Bulky; protuberant; pregnant, applied to females. Big, in the sense of pregnant, is followed by with; as, big with child. The use of of, big of child, is not good English.
2. Great; large; in a more general sense; applied to any body or object.
3. Full; fraught, and about to have vent, or be brought forth.
The important day, big with the fate of Rome.
4. Distended; full, as with grief or passion.
Thy heart is big, get thee apart and weep.
5. Swelled; tumid; inflated, as with pride; hence, haughty in air or mien, or indicating haughtiness; proud; as big looks; big words; to look big.
6. Great in spirit; lofty; brave.
Have not I a heart as big as thine?

 

BIG

n.A kind of barley.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BIG

Big, a. [compar. Bigger; superl. Biggest. ] Etym: [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac'h; or cf. OE. bygly, Icel. biggiligr, (properly ) habitable; (then ) magnigicent, excellent, fr. OE. biggen, Icel. byggja, to dwell, build, akin to E. be. ]

 

1. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large. "He's too big to go in there. " Shak.

 

2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively. [Day ] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome. Addison.

 

3. Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc. , whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride. God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. Jer. Taylor.

 

Note: Big is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, big-boned; big-sounding; big-named; big-voiced. To talk big, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously. I talked big to them at first. De Foe.

 

Syn. -- Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

big

big |big bɪɡ | ▶adjective ( bigger , biggest ) 1 of considerable size, extent, or intensity: big hazel eyes | big buildings | big cuts in staff. • [ attrib. ] of a large or the largest size: my big toe. • grown up: I'm a big girl now. • elder: my big sister. • [ attrib. ] informal doing a specified action very often or on a very large scale: a big eater | a big gambler. • informal on an ambitiously large scale: a small company with big plans. • informal popular or exciting interest among the public: Latino bands that are big in Los Angeles. • showing great enthusiasm: a big tennis fan | he tells me the Inuits of the Arctic are very big on Jim Reeves. • (big with ) archaic advanced in pregnancy: my wife was big with child | figurative : a word big with fate. 2 of considerable importance or seriousness: it's a big decision | Mark's biggest problem is money | he made a big mistake. • informal holding an important position or playing an influential role: as a senior in college, he was a big man on campus. 3 [ predic. ] informal, often ironic generous: “I'm inclined to take pity on you. ” “That's big of you! ” ▶noun (the bigs ) informal the major league in a professional sport: the day he made it to the bigs, he forgot every minor league ballpark he ever played in. PHRASES big bucks informal large amounts of money, esp. as pay or profit: Emily earns big bucks on Wall Street. the big idea chiefly ironic a clever or important intention or scheme: okay, what's the big idea? the big lie a gross distortion or misrepresentation of the facts, esp. when used as a propaganda device by a politician or official body. the big screen informal the movies: the play was adapted for the big screen. big shot (also big noise ) informal an important or influential person. big stick informal the use or threat of force or power: the authorities used quiet persuasion instead of a big stick. the Big Three, ( Four, etc. ) informal the dominant group of three, four, etc.: increased competition between the Big Three networks. go over big informal have a great effect; be a success: the story went over big with the children. in a big way informal on a large scale; with great enthusiasm: he contributed to the project in a big way | they went for it in a big way. make it big informal become very successful or famous: Simon had made it big in the financial world. talk big informal talk boastfully or overconfidently: he talked big, blinding her with legal jargon. think big informal be ambitious: to trade in a heavyweight world market we must think big. too big for one's britches (or breeches ) informal conceited. DERIVATIVES big gish adjective, big ness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘strong, mighty ’): of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

big

big |bɪg | ▶adjective ( bigger, biggest ) 1 of considerable size or extent: her big hazel eyes | big buildings | big staff cuts. • [ attrib. ] larger than other items of the same kind: my big toe. • grown-up: I'm a big girl now. • [ attrib. ] elder: my big sister. • informal on an ambitiously large scale: a small company with big plans. • [ attrib. ] informal doing a specified action very often or on a very large scale: a big eater | a big gambler. • informal showing great enthusiasm: a big tennis fan. • informal very popular or successful: African bands which are big in Britain. 2 of considerable importance or seriousness: it's a big decision | his biggest problem is money | he made a big mistake. • informal holding an important position or playing an influential role: as a senior in college, he was a big man on campus. 3 [ predic. ] informal, often ironic generous: ‘I'm inclined to take pity on you. ’ ‘That's big of you! ’. ▶verb ( bigs, bigging, bigged ) [ with obj. ] (big something up ) Brit. informal praise or recommend something highly: the record's been on the streets a while now, but it's certainly still worth bigging up. ▶noun (the bigs ) N. Amer. informal the major league in a professional sport. PHRASES big with child archaic in a late stage of pregnancy. the Big Board US informal the New York Stock Exchange. big cheese informal an important person. [1920s: cheese, probably via Urdu from Persian čīz ‘thing ’: the phrase the cheese was used earlier to mean ‘first-rate ’ (i.e. the thing ).] Big Chief (also Big Daddy ) informal a person in authority; the head of an organization or enterprise. the big five a name given by hunters to the five largest and most dangerous African mammals: rhinoceros, elephant, buffalo, lion, and leopard. the big idea chiefly ironic a clever or important intention or scheme: the government's big idea was to make public services competitive. the big lie a gross distortion or misrepresentation of the facts, especially when used as a propaganda device by a politician or official body. big money (chiefly N. Amer. also big bucks ) informal large amounts of money. big name (or big noise ) informal a person who is famous in a particular sphere: he's a big name in athletics. the big screen informal the cinema. big shot informal an important or influential person. the big stick informal the use or threat of force or power: the authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick. the Big Three (or Four etc. ) informal the three, four, etc. , most important or powerful figures in a particular field: increased competition between the Big Three cider-makers. come (or go ) over big informal have a great effect; be a success: the story went over big with the children. give someone the big E Brit. informal reject someone. [ E from elbow . ] in a big way informal to a great extent or high degree: he contributed to the film in a big way. make it big informal become very successful or famous. talk big informal talk boastfully or overconfidently. think big informal be ambitious. too big for one's boots (or dated breeches ) informal conceited. DERIVATIVES biggish adjective, bigness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘strong, mighty ’): of unknown origin.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

big

big adjective 1 a big building: large, sizable, substantial, great, huge, immense, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, tremendous, gigantic, giant, monumental, mighty, gargantuan, elephantine, titanic, mountainous, Brobdingnagian; towering, tall, high, lofty; outsize, oversized; goodly; capacious, voluminous, spacious; king-size (d ), man-size, family-size (d ), economy-size (d ); informal jumbo, whopping, mega, humongous, monster, astronomical, ginormous; formal commodious. ANTONYMS small, little. 2 clothing for big people: well-built, sturdy, brawny, burly, broad-shouldered, muscular, muscly, rugged, Herculean, bulky, hulking, strapping, thickset, stocky, solid, hefty, large; tall, huge, gigantic; fat, stout, portly, plump, fleshy, paunchy, corpulent, obese; full-figured, big-boned, buxom; roly-poly, rotund, well-fed; informal hunky, beefy, husky; literary thewy. ANTONYMS small, slight, diminutive. 3 my big sister: elder, older; grown-up, adult, mature, grown. 4 a big decision: important, significant, major, momentous, weighty, consequential, far-reaching, impactful, key, vital, critical, crucial, life-and-death. ANTONYMS unimportant, minor, trivial. 5 informal a big man in the government: powerful, important, prominent, influential, high-powered, leading, preeminent; major-league. ANTONYMS unimportant, obscure. 6 informal she has big plans: ambitious, far-reaching, grandiose, on a grand scale. ANTONYMS modest. 7 he's got a big heart: generous, kind, kindly, caring, compassionate, loving. 8 informal East Coast bands are big across the country: popular, successful, in demand, sought-after, all the rage; informal hot, in, cool, trendy, now, hip. PHRASES too big for one's britches /boots informal sudden popularity has made him too big for his britches: conceited, full of oneself, cocky, arrogant, cocksure, above oneself, self-important, puffed up; vain, self-satisfied, pleased with oneself, smug, complacent; informal bigheaded; literary vainglorious.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

big

big adjective 1 a big garden | big buildings: large, sizeable, of considerable size, substantial, considerable, great, huge, immense, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, prodigious, tremendous, gigantic, giant, monumental, mighty, stupendous, gargantuan, elephantine, titanic, epic, mountainous, megalithic, monstrous, Brobdingnagian; towering, tall, high, lofty; outsize, oversized, overgrown, cumbersome, unwieldy; inordinate, unlimited, goodly; capacious, voluminous, commodious, spacious, good-size (d ), fair-size (d ); king-size (d ), man-size, family-size (d ), economy-size (d ); informal jumbo, whopping, whopping great, thumping, thumping great, bumper, mega, humongous, monster, astronomical, almighty, dirty great, socking great, tidy; Brit. informal whacking, whacking great, ginormous; literary massy. ANTONYMS small, little. 2 a big man with a square red face: well built, sturdily built, heavily built, sturdy, brawny, burly, broad-shouldered, muscular, muscly, well muscled, robust, rugged, lusty, Herculean, bulky, strapping, thickset, stocky, solid, hefty, meaty; tall, huge, gigantic; fat, stout, portly, plump, heavy, overweight, oversize, fleshy, paunchy, corpulent, obese, gargantuan, elephantine; informal hunky, hulking, beefy, husky; dated stalwart; literary thewy, stark. ANTONYMS small, slight, short. 3 you're a big girl now | my big brother: grown-up, adult, mature, grown, full grown; elder, older. 4 it's a big decision, so don't rush it: important, significant, major, of great import, of significance, momentous, of moment, weighty, consequential, of consequence, far-reaching, key, vital, critical, crucial, life-and-death, high-priority, serious, grave, solemn; no joke, no laughing matter. ANTONYMS minor, unimportant, trivial. 5 informal a big man in the government: powerful, important, prominent, influential, high-powered, leading, pre-eminent, of high standing, outstanding, well known, eminent, distinguished, principal, foremost, noteworthy, notable, noted; N. Amer. major-league. ANTONYMS unimportant, obscure. 6 informal a small company with big plans: ambitious, far-reaching, on a grand scale; grandiose, unrealistic, overambitious. ANTONYMS modest. 7 she's got a big heart: generous, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, caring, compassionate, loving, benevolent, magnanimous, unselfish, altruistic, selfless, philanthropic. 8 informal African bands are big in Britain: popular, successful, commercially successful, in demand, sought-after, all the rage; informal hot, in, cool, trendy, now, hip; Brit. informal, dated all the go. PHRASES too big for one's boots informal conceited, full of oneself, cocky, boastful, arrogant, cocksure, above oneself, self-important, immodest, swaggering, strutting; vain, self-satisfied, self-congratulatory, pleased with oneself, self-loving, in love with oneself, self-admiring, self-regarding, smug, complacent; informal big-headed, swollen-headed; literary vainglorious; rare peacockish. ANTONYMS modest.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

big

big /bɪɡ /〖語源は 「(人などが )力の強い 」〗形容詞 ～ger ; ～gest 1 (形 面積 規模 数量などが )大きい (↔little ; →fat 類義 )▸ a big mountain 大きな [高い ]山 ▸ big shoulders 広い肩 ▸ America's biggest airline アメリカ最大の航空会社 ▸ a big crowd 大群衆 ▸ a great big voice ｟話 ｠ものすごく大きな声 ▸ How big is the house? その家はどのくらいの大きさですか 類義 bigとlarge, great 1 big が重さ かさ 規模が大きいことを表す最も日常的な語であるのに対し, large は広さ 量の程度が大きいことを客観的に示すややかたい語.great は程度の大きさを (強調して )表すほかに 「堂々とした, 偉大な 」といった話し手の主観的な判断を表す ▸ a big city 大都会 ▸ a large city (人口規模から見た )大きな都市 ▸ a great musician 偉大な音楽家 2 greatは抽象名詞と共に用いることができるが, bigとlargeは一般に U 名詞と共には用いられない ▸ great [╳big, ╳large ] damage 大きな損害 3 large, greatは数量名詞と共に用いられるが, greatの方がより強意的 主観的に用いられる傾向がある ▸ a large [great ] number of people 大勢の [かなりの ]人々 ▸ a great amount of pain 多大な苦痛 2 a. 〈物 事が 〉重大な ▸ big news 重大ニュース ▸ The biggest problem is that …最大の問題は …ということだ b. ｟くだけて ｠〈人が 〉 (ある分野で )偉い ; 成功した ; 人気の (ある )▸ He is very big in Hollywood .彼はハリウッドでは大物 [大変な人気者 ]だ c. ｟主に報道 ｠〖時にB -; 名詞 の前で 〗強大な (影響力をもつ )〈組織 業界など 〉▸ Big Tobacco 強大なタバコ業界 .3 (比較なし )｟話 ｠a. 〖名詞 の前で 〗年上の (↔little )▸ one's big brother [sister ]お兄さん [お姉さん ]b. (年齢的に )大きい, 成長した ▸ “Come on, be quiet! You're a big boy [girl ] now. ”「ちょっと静かにしてなさい . もう大きいんだから 」 (!子供をしかる時に ) 4 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗a. ｟話 非難して ｠ひどい ▸ You're a big coward! なんて臆病 （おくびょう ）者なんだ b. ｟くだけて ｠大変な, 大した ▸ I'm a big fan of yours .私はあなたの大ファンです ▸ a big eater 大食漢 ▸ Ted gave her a big hug .テッドは彼女をぎゅっと抱きしめた 5 ｟くだけて ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗野心的な 〈計画など 〉; 大げさな 〈言動など 〉▸ have big ideas 大きなことを考えている ▸ big words ほら ; (長く )難解な語 ▸ What's the big idea calling this late? ｟話 ｠こんな夜遅くに電話をしてくるなんて, いったいどういうことだ (!怒って相手の行為に対する説明を求めて ) .6 ｟話 ｠〈人が 〉心が広い, 親切な, 寛大な ▸ That's big of you .こりゃご親切なことで (!しばしば皮肉で ) 7 a. ｟古 ｠〖be ～〗おなかが大きい, はらんで (pregnant ).b. «…で » いっぱいの «with » ▸ eyes big with tears 涙をいっぱいにためた目 b è [g è t, gr ò w ] too b í g for one's b ó ots [br í tches ]｟くだけて ｠(分をわきまえずに )うぬぼれている [うぬぼれる ], 気取っている [気取る ].b í g on A ｟話 ｠A 〈物 事 〉が大好きで ; Aに熱中して ; A 〈特徴など 〉が盛りだくさんで .b ì g ú p to [for ] A ｟くだけた話 ｠A 〈人 〉は最高だ .m à ke it b í g ｟くだけて ｠大成功する, 有名になる .副詞 1 おおげさに, 自慢して, 偉そうに ▸ think big ｟ くだけて ｠でかいことを企 （たくら ）む ▸ talk big about one's family 家族の自慢をする 2 うまく, 首尾よく ▸ go over big ｟くだけて ｠成功する ; よい影響 [印象 ]を与える .～̀ á ir ビッグエア 〘スノーボード競技の一種 〙.B -̀ Á pple ｟くだけて ｠〖the ～〗ビッグアップル 〘米国New York市の愛称 〙.～̀ b á nd ビッグバンド 〘大編成のジャズバンド 〙.～̀ b á ng 〖通例the ～〗1 〖時にB - B- 〗〘天 〙ビッグバン 〘宇宙の始まりとされる大爆発 〙.2 〘経 〙抜本的な (経済 )改革 ; 〖時にB - B- 〗(英国の )金融市場自由化 〘1986年実施 〙.～̀ b á ng th è ory 〖the ～; 時にB - B- t- 〗〘天 〙ビッグバン理論 〘宇宙は大爆発をもって始まったとする 〙.B -̀ B é ar 〖the ～〗おおくま座 .B -̀ B é n ビッグベン 〘英国国会議事堂の時計塔およびその上にある大時鐘; 工事監督者Sir Benjamin Hallの愛称にちなむ 〙.B -̀ Bl ú e ｟米俗 ｠ビッグブルー ｟IBM社の愛称 ｠.B -̀ B ó ard 〖the ～〗ニューヨーク証券取引所 .～́ b ò ys ｟くだけて ｠〖the ～〗(影響力のある )大物 ; 大手企業 .B -̀ Br ó ther ｟非難して ｠(人民を監視する )独裁主義国家 [組織 ]; その指導者 〘George Orwellの小説 『1984 』より 〙.～̀ b ú cks ｟米 くだけて ｠＝big money .～̀ b ú siness 1 〖集合的に 〗大企業 ; 独占資本 .2 大きな商売 [産業 ].～̀ c á t ｟俗 ｠大型のネコ科の動物 〘ライオン トラなど 〙.～̀ ch é ese ｟くだけて しばしばおどけて ｠ボス, お偉いさん .～̀ d é al ｟くだけて ｠〖単数形で 〗1 大したもの, 大ごと ▸ It's no big deal .大したことないよ ▸ make a big deal about A Aのことで大騒ぎする .2 ｟皮肉で ｠それは大したもんだ .～̀ d í pper 1 ｟英 ｠ジェットコースター (roller coaster ).2 ｟米 ｠〖the B- D- 〗〘天 〙北斗七星 (｟主に英 ｠Plough ).B -̀ É asy ｟くだけて ｠〖the ～〗ビッグイージー 〘米国 New Orleans市の愛称 〙.～̀ enchil á da ｟米 おどけて ｠＝big cheese .～̀ f í ght 大げんか ; (ボクシングなどの )大勝負 .～̀ f í sh ｟くだけて ｠実力者, 大物 (↔small fry ).B -̀ F í ve 〖the ～〗傑出した5者 ; (業界の )上位5社 ; 5大国 〘第1次世界大戦後の米 英 仏 伊 日; 第2次世界大戦後の米 英 ソ連 中国 仏 〙.～̀ g á me 〖集合的に 〗(スポーツとしての狩猟で )大きな獲物 〘ライオン ゾウなど 〙.～́ g ò vernment ｟米 ｠大きな政府 〘経済統制や福祉政策など多くの仕事を抱えた政府 〙.～̀ g ú n ｟くだけて ｠＝big shot .～̀ h á ir ｟くだけて ｠(1980年代に流行した )ボリュームのある髪型 .～̀ h í tter 重要人物, 大物 ; 業績好調の企業 ; 売れ筋商品 .～̀ h ó use 〖通例the ～; 時にB - H- 〗刑務所 .～̀ l é tter ｟くだけて ｠〖通例 ～s 〗(アルファベットの )大文字 (capital letter ).B -́ M à n on C à mpus ｟米 くだけて ｠大学の花形男子学生 〘スポーツ選手など 〙.～̀ m ó ney ｟くだけて ｠(特に容易に手に入る )大金 ; 大もうけ ; 大金を得る好機 ; 高給 ; 高収益 ; 大ぼら吹き .～̀ n á me ｟くだけて ｠(芸能界などの )有名 [著名 ]人, スター (!個人またはグループをさす ) .～̀ n ó ise ｟くだけて ｠＝big shot .～̀ p í cture ｟くだけて 主に米 ｠〖the ～〗(物事の )全体像 .～̀ sc í ence 巨額の経費を必要とする科学研究 .～̀ scr é en 〖the ～; 単数形で 〗(テレビに対して )映画 (↔small screen ).～́ sh ò t ｟くだけて ｠(ある分野における )お偉方, 大物 .～́ sm ò ke ｟くだけて ｠〖the ～〗大きな町, 都市 .～̀ st í ck ｟くだけて ｠(政治的 軍事的な )強制力, 圧力 〘T. Rooseveltの演説より 〙.～̀ t é nt さまざまな考えの人が集まった組織 [集団 ], 多様な組織 .B -̀ Thr é e 〖the ～〗傑出した3者 ; 米国三大自動車メーカー 〘General Motors, Ford, Chryslerをさす 〙.～́ t ì me →見出し語 .～̀ t ó e 足の親指 .～́ t ò p 〖単数形で 〗サーカスの大テント .～̀ wh é el 1 ｟米 くだけて ｠＝big cheese .2 ｟英 ｠(遊園地などの )大観覧車 (｟主に米 ｠ferris wheel ).b í g ness 名詞 U 大きいこと, 大きさ ; 重要さ .