(1)(巨)大的，容量大的(having a great size;able to hold many or much)：a～box/family/farm/hand/house/school/tree 一个大盒子/一个大家庭/一个大农场/一只大手/一所大房子/一所大学校/一棵大树;a～number of children/people 很多儿童/人;a～herd of cattle 一大群牛;do a～overseas business 做一大宗海外贸易;a～supply/income/fortune 大量供应/大笔收入/大笔财产;draw a～audience 吸引大批观(听)众;This coat is too～for me. 这件上衣我穿太大了。〖同〗 big，huge，great;〖反〗small，little，tiny;

(2)广大(阔)的，宽宏的(wide;broad)：a～area of responsibility 广泛的责任;the president with very～powers 权力极大的总统;He has a～heart.他心胸豁达。〖反〗narrow;

as large as life 1)和原物一样大小：a picture of a dog as～as life 一张和真狗一样大的狗的图片;2)本人;确确实实：There he stood，as～as life. 他确确实实就站在那里。

at large 1)未被捕的，逍遥法外：The suspect is still at～. 嫌疑犯仍逍遥法外。2)一般(总的)来说，整体;Boys at～like sports. 总的来说男孩们喜欢运动。country/people/society/world at～全国/全体人民/整个社会/全世界;3)详细地，充分地：She talked at～about her plans. 她详细地谈了她的打算。4)随便地，无拘束地：They wandered at～over the countryside. 他们自由自在地在乡下漫游。

by and large 总的来说：By and～，women can bear pain better than men. 总的来说，女人比男人更能忍受痛苦。

→′largely adv 主要地;大量地;′largeness n 大;广泛;′largish adj 相当大的;′large-′handed adj 慷慨大方的;′large-′hearted adj 慷慨的;富有同情心的;′large-′minded adj 心胸开阔的;′large-′scale adj 大规模的;

【辨异】large与big和great的区别见BIG。