大dà

Ⅰ  ❶ (体积、面积等大) big;large:～ 城市 a big city；～ 厦 a large building
❷ （强度大） strong (wind,etc.);heavy (rain,etc.);loud:～ 风 a strong wind；～ 雨 a heavy rain；
声音太 ～ too loud
❸ (伟大的；重要的) great;important:～ 救星 the great liberator；～ 人物 important person;great personage
❹ (主要的；大规模的) general;main;major:～ 反攻 general counter￣ offensive；～ 路 main road;highway；～ 手术 major operation；～ 问题 major issue;big problem
❺ （尺寸大小） size:像豆粒一样 ～ the size of a bean;as big as a bean；
那件衣服我穿太 ～。 The coat is too large for me. 你穿多 ～ 的鞋？ What size shoes do you wear? 这间屋子有那间两个 ～。 This room is twice the size of that one.
❻ （年龄大小） age:论年纪，我比他 ～。 In respect of age,I am his senior. 你的孩子多 ～ 了？ How old is your child? 他比我 ～ 3岁。 He is three years senior to me.
❼ （排行第一）eldest:～ 房 senior branch of a family；～ 哥 eldest brother
❽ (敬辞，称与对方有关的事物) your:～ 札 your letter；～ 作 your writing；
尊姓 ～ 名？ May I know your name?
❾ (用在时令或节日前，表示强调):～ 白天 in broad daylight；～ 年初一 first day of the lunar year；～ 清早 early in the morning Ⅱ  ❶ （表示程度深） greatly;fully:～ 吃一惊 be greatly surprised;be quite taken aback；～ 好河山 beautiful rivers and mountains of a country；～ 献殷勤 do one's utmost to please and woo
❷ (用在“不”后，表示程度浅或次数少) not very;not often:不 ～ 好 not very good；
不 ～ 清楚 not too clear；
他不 ～ 看电影。 He seldom goes to cinema. 他最近不 ～ 来。 He hasn't been coming around much recently. Ⅲ  ❶ （年纪大的人） adult;grown-up:一家 ～ 小 the whole family；
全家 ～ 小5口。 There are five people in the family altogether.
❷ [方] （父亲） father:俺 ～ 是个农民。 My father is a peasant.
❸ [方] （伯父或叔父） father's brother;uncle
❹ （姓氏） a surname:～ 明 Da Ming
另见 see also dài;tài。
◆大白 （完全清楚） come out;become known;[方] （白垩） chalk;whiting；
大白菜 Chinese cabbage；
大白天[日] （白天） day；
大伯子 husband's elder brother;brother- in-law；
大败 （打败） defeat utterly;put to rout;（被打败） suffer a crushing defeat；
大班 （幼儿园的）the top class in a kindergarten;[方] （洋行经理） manager of a foreign firm;（舞厅领班） captain (of taxi dancers)；
大板车 large handcart；
大阪 Osaka (a city in Japan)；
大半 （过半数） more than half;greater part;for the most part;best part of;most;（较大可能性） very likely;most probably；
大办 go in for sth. in a big way；
大棒 big stick;means of intimidation；
大本营 {军} （最高统帅部） supreme [general] headquarters;（登山营地） base camp;nerve centre;(堡垒；要塞) stronghold；
大笔 （大的笔） pen;[敬] （称别人的书法或文章） your writing;your handwriting；
大笔如椽 a big pen as large as a beam；
大便 （拉屎） defecate;relieve the bowels;have a bowel movement;shit;（屎） stool;human excrement;shit;faeces；
大辩论 great or mass debate；
大兵 [旧] common soldier；
大兵团 large troop formation；
大饼 a kind of large flatbread;pancake;big breadcake；
大病 serious illness；
大伯 （伯父） father's elder brother;uncle;（尊称年长的男人） uncle；
大脖子病 （家畜甲状腺肿） big neck;（甲状腺肿大） goitre;goiter；
大不列颠（岛） Great Britain；
大步流星 with vigorous strides;at a stride；
大部 greater part;force；
大不了 （至多） at the worst;if the worst comes to the worst;(了不得，多用于否定式) alarming;serious；
大材 a great talent；
大材小用 put fine timber to petty use;a large material for petty use;cut blocks with razor;employ a steam-engine to crack a nut;great genius in little employment;great talent employed in a small capacity;men of great talents employed in a small sphere;not equal to one's abilities;shoot sparrows with artillery;talented people for trivial tasks;waste one's talent on a petty job；
大菜 （主菜） main course;（西餐） Western meal;meal in Western style；
大肠 {生理} large intestine;intestinum crassum；
大潮 flood tide;syzygial tide;spring tide；
大车 （牲口拉的货车） cart;dray;（火车司机） engine driver;（轮船上主要管机器的人） chief engineer (of a ship)；
大车店 inn for carters；
大臣 minister (of a monarchy);secretary；
大城市 metropolis;large city；
大成 （大的成就） great achievement;（姓氏） a surname；
大乘 （大乘佛教） Mahayana;Great Vehicle；
大吃大喝 eat and drink to one's heart's content;be spendthrift in feasting;eat and drink extravagantly;eat and drink with enthusiasm;extravagantly wine and dine;fancy eating and drinking;indulge in extravagant eating and drinking;make a pig of oneself;on the spree;pitch into a dinner;regale oneself on choice food；
大吃一惊 be startled at;be astounded at;be given quite a turn;be greatly surprised;be knocked into the middle of next week;be struck all of a heap;be taken aback;be taken completely by surprise at...;get a shock;have [get] a fright;jump out of one's skin；
大错特错 make a big mistake;make a gross error;off base;wide of the mark；
大打出手 strike violently;get into a free-for-all fight;attack brutally;come to blows；
大大 greatly;enormously；
大大咧咧 [方] (of a person) careless;casual；
大大落落 [方] natural and poised；
大胆 bold;daring;audacious；
大刀 broadsword；
大刀阔斧 make snap [bold] decisions;bold and resolute;boldly and resolutely;cut the Gordian knot;deal with a matter summarily without regard to details;drastic;handle without gloves [mittens];put the ax(e) in the helve;solve a problem unencumbered by minor details；
大道 main road;avenue；
大道理 major principle;general principle;great truth；
大灯 headlight;headlamp；
大敌 formidable enemy;archenemy；
大敌当前 be confronted with [by] a formidable enemy;A formidable enemy stands before...;be faced with a formidable foe;face a formidable enemy;faced with powerful enemies;in the face of archenemies;with a formidable enemy right in front;with dangerous enemy ahead；
大抵 generally speaking;in the main;on the whole；
大地 ground;earth;the earth;mother earth;the world；
大典 grand ceremony；
大殿 (封建王朝举行庆典、 接见大臣或使臣等的殿) audience hall;（寺庙中供奉主要神佛的殿） main hall of a Buddhist temple；
大调 {音} major；
大动干戈 go to war;get into a fight；
大动肝火 fly [get] into a rage; go into one's tantrums；
大动脉 {生理} （主动脉） main artery;aorta;（比喻主要交通干线） the artery of communications；
大豆 {植} soybean；
大都 for the most part;mostly;{穴位} Dadu (SP2)；大都市 bigalopolis;large city;metropolis；
大肚子 [口] （指怀孕） pregnant;[口] （指饭量大的人） big eater;[方] （对人的憎称） potbelly；
大度 [书] magnanimous；
大度包容 regard with kindly tolerance;be magnanimous and tolerant;be magnanimous；
大端 [书] main aspects;main features;salient points；
大队 {军} (队伍编制，由若干中队组成) military unit corresponding to the battalion or regiment;group;（农村的一级生产组织） production brigade (of a rural people's commune);（人数众多） a large body of；
大多 for the most part;mostly；
大多数 great majority;the bulk;vast majority；
大而化之 do things carelessly;in a careless way;wanting in care;with little care and caution in doing work；
大而无当 large but impractical;big but useless;unwieldy；
大发雷霆 be furious;bawl at sb. angrily;become very angry;be excited with anger;be in a blaze of passion;be wildly excited;blow one's top (at sb.);break into a furious rage;fall into a violent passion;flip one's lid [wig];fly [go] into a rage;fly into a tremendous passion;have a fit;on the warpath;open [pour out] the floodgate of wrath;pour out the vials of one's wrath on ...;raise the roof;show a great deal of temper;show one's teeth;throw a fit;thunder against ...；
大法 (国家的根本法；宪法) fundamental law;constitution of a nation;charter;（姓氏） a surname；
大凡 generally;in most cases；
大方 (专家学者；内行人) expert;scholar;{中医} heavy [potent] prescription；
大方向 general orientation；
大放厥词 talk a lot of nonsense;engage in wild talk;loosen one's tongue;spout a stream of empty rhetoric;talk drivel;talk wildly；
大方 （不吝啬） generous;liberal;（不拘束） natural and poised;easy;unaffected;（不俗气） in good taste;tasteful；
大分子 {化} macromolecule；
大粪 human excrement;night soil；
大风 {气} (8级风) fresh gale;（风力很大的风） gale;high wind;strong wind；
大风大浪 strong wind and big waves;great [violent] storms;violent storms and waves;wind and waves；
大风子 {植} Hydnocarpus anthelmintica;chaulmoogra；
大夫 （古代官职） a senior official in feudal China;（姓氏） a surname；
大副 first [chief] mate;mate;chief officer；
大腹贾 potbellied merchant;rich merchant；
大腹皮 {中药} the shell of areca nut;pericarpium arecae；
大腹便便 potbellied;big-bellied;barrel-bellied;paunchy；
大概 （大致内容或情况） general idea;broad outline;（大约） general;rough;approximate;（可能） probably;most likely;presumably；
大盖帽 big lip cap；
大干 work energetically;go all out;make an all-out effort；
大干快上 go all out and go fast;aim high and go all out;get going and go all out；
大纲 outline;compendium;syllabus;rough；
大哥 （最年长的哥） eldest brother;（尊称年纪相仿的男子） elder brother；
大哥大 （无线移动电话） cellular telephone;mobile telephone;take-along telephone；
大革命 （大规模革命） great revolution;（特指中国第一次国内革命战争） the Great Rovolution in China (1924—1927)；大功 great merit;extraordinary service；
大功告成 (of a project,work,etc.) be accomplished;be crowned with success;be brought to successful completion;ring the bell;end in a satisfactory way;finish nicely;The task is accomplished.;The great task has been completed.;One's purpose has been achieved.;the achievement of a great meritorious service;have achieved a great success；
大功率 {电} high-power;superpower；
大公 grand duke；
大公无私 selfless;unselfish;perfectly impartial;no personal [selfish] consideration;give no thought to self;just and unselfish;Great impartiality excludes consideration of self.;disinterestedness and unselfishness；
大姑娘 （未嫁的青年女子） unmarried young woman;（长女） eldest daughter;（大小姐） first young lady；
大姑子 husband's elder sister;sister-in-law；
大鼓 {音} bass drum;（曲艺的一种） dagu (versified story sung to the accompaniment of a small drum and other instruments)；
大骨节病 Kaschin-Beck disease;osteoarthritis deformans；
大褂 unlined long gown；
大官 （职位高的官） high-ranking official;（古时对有一定社会地位男子的尊称） sir；
大观 grand sight;magnificent spectacle；
大观园 showplace；
大管 {音} bassoon；
大规模 large-scale;extensive;massive;mass；
大规模集成电路 large scale integrated circuit；
大闺女 （未婚女青年） unmarried young woman;（长女） eldest daughter；
大锅 cauldron; 大锅饭 food prepared in a large canteen cauldron；“the big rice bowl” system；“big-pot” system；“big-pot” distribution system;mess；
大国 power;leading powers;great power；
大过 serious offense [mistake]；大海 sea;ocean;blue water;[俚] briny；
大海捞针 dredge for a needle in the sea;fish a needle out of the sea;fish for a needle in the ocean;locate a needle at the bottom of the sea;look for a needle in a haystack [bottle of hay;bundle of hay];look for a needle in the ocean;search for a pin on the ocean bed；
大寒 Great Cold (24th solar term)；
大汉 big [hefty;burly] fellow; 大汉族主义 Han chauvinism; Great-Hanism; 大好 （很好） very good;excellent;beautiful;[方] （病完全好） (of illness) completely recovered；
大号 （大尺码的） large size;{音} tuba;bass horn;[敬] your (given) name；
大合唱 cantata;chorus；
大河 （大的河流） great river;（指黄河） the Huanghe River;the Yellow River；
大亨 big shot;bigwig;magnate；
大轰大嗡 make a terrific din;raise a hue and cry；
大红 bright red;scarlet;royal scarlet；
大后方 rear area;(抗日战争时期国民党统治下的西南、西北地区) the area under KMT rule during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression；
大后年 three years from now；
大后天 three days from now；
大户 （有钱人家） rich and influential family;（人口多的家族） big family；
大花脸 the “painted face”，a character type in Chinese operas；
大话 big talk;tall talk;boast;bragging；
大回环 {体} giant circle;giant；
大会 (社会团体、政党召开的会) plenary session;general membership meeting;（群众会） mass meeting;mass rally；
大伙儿 [口] we all;you all;everybody；
大火 （大的火） big fire;conflagration;{天} (天蝎座α) Antares (α Sco)；
大惑不解 be not a little bewildered;be greatly [utterly;extremely] puzzled;be in a puzzle (about ...);be unable to make head or tail of sth.;be at a loss；
大祸 great misfortune;calamity;disaster；
大祸临头 be faced with imminent disaster;A great calamity is impending over sb.;A great misfortune has come.;Disaster is hanging over one.;Disaster is imminent.；
大吉大利 the most favorable auspices;good luck;big fortune and great profit；
大集 （大会聚） rally;（大的集市） fair;（敬称对方的文集） your great works；
大戟 （大戟科植物） Euphorbia pekinensis;（大戟根） {中药} root of Beijing euphorbia；
大蓟 {植} Circium japonicum;setose thistle；
大计 major program of lasting importance;matter of fundamental importance；
大家 （专家） great master;authority;（大伙）all;everybody;all the world and his wife;(高门贵族；大户人家) rich and influential family；
大家闺秀 girls from respectable [cultured] families;a young lady of a big,noble family;daughter of an eminent family；
大家庭 big family;community；
大驾 （古代帝王乘坐的一种车子） the carriage for a sovereign or emperor;（帝王） the Emperor;（对他人的尊称） your gracious presence；
大建 lunar month of 30 days；
大江 （大的河流） great river;（指长江） the Changjiang River;the Yangtze River；
大奖赛 great prix competition;grand prix；
大将 （最高一级将官） senior general;（高级军官） high-ranking officer；
大教堂 cathedral；
大街 avenue;street;main street；
大街小巷 high streets and back lanes;big streets and small alleys [lanes];the streets and alleyways；
大节 （节操） political integrity;（绳节） large knot；
大捷 great victory；
大姐 （最年长的姐） eldest sister;（对与自己年龄相仿的女人的尊称） elder sister；
大襟 the front of a Chinese garment which buttons on the right；
大惊失色 be frightened and change color;be greatly frightened;be [turn] pale with fear;be so terrified that one's face turns pale;change countenance for fear;get such a big scare that color goes out of one's face;turn pale with fright；
大惊小怪 get excited over a little thing;a tempest in a teapot;bark at the noon;be surprised at sth. perfectly normal;be alarmed at sth. perfectly normal;feel surprised;get alarmed about;get all stirred up over nothing;great alarm at a little bogey;make a fuss;make a fuss about nothing;make a great ado over (sth.);make a rare fuss over (sth.);make too much fuss;much cry and little wool；
大静脉 {生理} vena cava；
大净 Ghusl；
大舅子 [口] wife's elder brother;brother-in-law；
大局 overall situation;general situation [prospect];whole situation；
大举 carry out (a military operation) on a large scale；
大军 （主力部队） main forces;(huge) army;（人数众多） large contingent；
大卡 {物} kilocalorie;large calorie;great calorie;major calorie；
大楷 （手写大楷体汉字） regular script in big characters (as used in Chinese calligraphy exercises);（大写印刷体） block letters;blockwriting；
大看台 grandstand；
大考 end-of-term examination;final exam；
大科学观 outlook on mega-science；
大可不必 It is not at all worth it.;totally unnecessary；
大课 a lecture given to a large number of students;enlarged class;numerous class；
大口径 heavy calibre；
大跨径桥 long-span bridge；
大块头 tall and bulky fellow;hefty man；
大快人心 This cheers the people greatly.;affording general satisfaction;It gladdens the people's hearts.;It is a great satisfaction.;most gratifying to the people;This is really to the great joy of the people.;to the immense satisfaction of the people;to the satisfaction of the masses；
大牢 [口] prison;jail；
大老粗 uncouth fellow;uneducated person;rough and ready fellow;poor clod;rough hand；
大理石 marble；
大礼拜 fortnightly holiday；
大礼堂 hall;auditorium;assembly hall；
大丽花 {植} pompon;dahlia；
大力 energetically;vigorously；
大力士 man of unusual strength；
大殓 encoffining ceremony；
大梁 summer beam;girder summer;summer tree;cross-beam;longeron;side member；
大量 （数量多） a large number;a great quantity;(气量大；能容忍) generous;magnanimous;（量大） quantity;abundance;right smart;array;rout;ruck;ton;troop;mass;trunkful;lump;flock;stack;passel jorum;hecotomb;lashings;raft;load bushel;gob；
大料 [方] aniseed；
大龄 above the average age for marriage；
大楼 building;mansion;block;multi-storied building；
大路 highroad；
大路货 popular goods of dependable quality;[俚] bug juice；
大陆 （广大的陆地） continent;mainland;（姓氏） a surname；
大陆架 continental shelf；
大略 （大致内容或情况） summary;general idea;broad outline;（远大的谋略） great talent;bold strategy [vision];（大约） generally;roughly;approximately；
大妈 （伯母） father's elder brother's wife;aunt （尊称年长的妇人） aunt；
大麻 {植} Cannabis sativa;hemp;mariguana; marihuana; mariajuana；
大麻 [马]哈鱼 Oncorhynchus keta;dog salmon;salmon;Pacific salmons;chum;chum salmon；
大麦 {植} barley；
大忙 very busy;fully occupied；
大猫熊 {动} giant panda；
大帽子 exaggerated epithet used to categorize a person;unwarranted charge;political label；
大门 entrance door;front door;gate；
大米 (husked) rice；
大面儿 [方] （表面） general appearance;surface;（面子） face；
大民主 great democracy；
大鸣大放 free airing of views;air one's views freely;argue things out thoroughly;free expression of opinion;speak out freely and air one's views fully；
大名 one's formal personal name;[敬] your (given) name；
大名鼎鼎 One's name is known far and wide.;be very famous;be widely known;celebrated;enjoy a big name;One's name rang a bell.;well-known;with [have] one's name up；
大谬不然 be a gross error;absolutely preposterous;entirely [utterly] wrong;... great mistake,and it is not so;greatly mistaken;grossly mistaken；
大模大样 in an ostentatious [showy] manner;with a swagger;pompously;proudly；
大拇指 [口] thumb；
大拿 [口] （掌大权的人） person with power;（在某方面有权威的人） person with high skills or rich experiences;boss；
大难 catastrophe;disaster；
大难不死 escape from death in a great catastrophe;be delivered from a great danger;escape death in a great calamity；
大难不死，必有后福 One who survives a great disaster is destined to good fortune for ever after.；
大难临[当]头 A great calamity is at hand.;be faced with imminent disaster;be in deadly danger right now;Calamities come down on ....;with great disaster hanging over a person；
大脑 {生理} cerebrum;brain；
大脑半球 hemicerebrum;paroncephala;cerebral hemisphere;hemisphaerium cerebri；
大鲵 {动} megalobatrachus dividianus;giant salamander；
大逆不道 treason and heresy;be treacherous;commit high treason;go against [violate] all the heavenly laws of morality and filial love;greatest outrage;monstrous crime;offensive to all established values;the major crime of insubordination;(be charged with) the monstrous crime of insubordination;thoroughly perverse and unprincipled;thoroughly turbulent and absurd;worst offense；
大年 （丰收年） good year;bumper year;(of fruit trees) on-year;(农历12月有30的年份) a lunar year in which the last month has 30 days;{天} great year;platonic year；
大年初一 [口] first day of the lunar year; lunar New Year's Day; 大年夜 [方] lunar New Year's Eve；
大娘 [口] （伯母） wife of father's elder brother;aunt;（尊称年长的妇人） aunt；
大拍卖 sell at a bargain;auction；
大炮 （口径大的炮） artillery;big gun;cannon;[口] （好发表激烈意见的人） one who speaks boastfully or forcefully;one who noisily overstates things；
大批 large quantities [numbers;amounts] of;a smart of；
大辟 [旧] capital punishment (in feudal times);decapitation；
大菠 {植} water soldier;water lettuce;water cabbage；
大屏幕 large screen；
大谱表 {音} great stave；
大谱儿 general idea；
大器 one of outstanding talents；
大器晚成 A great man becomes famous late in life.;A great man will succeed late in life.;A great talent takes time to mature.;A great vessel will be long in completion.;Great instruments are never quickly forged.;Great men [minds] mature slowly.;Great vessels are late in completion.;Great vessels take years to produce — great minds mature slowly.;Rome was not built in a day.；
大气 （地球周围的气体） atmosphere;air;(呼吸；沉重的呼吸) breath;heavy breathing；
大气层 atmospheric layer;atmosphere;stratum;aerosphere；
大气候 {气} macroclimate;circumstances from the outside；
大气压 atmos;atmosphere;barometric pressure;pressure atmosphere；
大千世界 （佛教用语） universe of 1,000,000,000 universes;（广阔无边的世界） the boundless universe;the big world;the kaleidoscopic world；
大前年 three years ago；
大前提 {逻} major premise;sumption；
大前天 three days ago；
大巧若拙 Great art conceals itself — a capable man pretends to be stupid in order to avoid jealousy.;Great wisdom appears stupid.;A man of great skill is like an idiot.;A great intelligent man looks dull.；
大庆 （大规模庆祝） grand celebration of an important event;great occasion;[敬] （老人寿辰） birthday;（油田名） Daqing (oil field)；
大秋 （秋天收获季节） harvest season in autumn;（秋天的收成） crops harvested in autumn;autumn harvest；
大曲 （酿酒的曲） yeast for making hard liquor;（酒名） hard liquor made with such yeast；
大权 power over major issues;authority；
大权独揽 centralize power on major issues;absolute control on;arrogate all authority [powers] to oneself;centralize power in one man's hands to deal with major questions [issues];have sole power;take all power into one's hands;grasp the central power in one's own hands；
大权旁落 One's power has been transferred into the hands of others.;A chief loses power to those under him.;allow one's power to fall into another's hands;let power pass into other's hands;lose one's power to a subordinate while remaining as a figurehead;Power has fallen into the hands of others.；
大犬座 {天} Canis Major；
大人 [敬] used in a letter to address one's parents or people of an older generation；
大人物 important person;great personage;big shot;big bug;VIP;high and mighty；
大人 （成人） adult;grown-up;[旧] （地位高的人） Your Excellency;His Excellency；
大肉 {中医} muscles of the arm,the buttock and the thigh;[方] pork；
大扫除 general cleaning;thorough cleanup；
大嫂 （大哥的妻子） eldest brother's wife;sister-in-law （对已婚妇女的称呼） elder sister；
大煞[杀]风景 do sth. to spoil sb.'s enthusiasm;throw [put] a wet blanket over [on];dampen the spirit;disappointing;frustrating;spoil the fun;sink the spirits of;mar the pleasure of;spoil the pleasure；
大厦 edifice;large building;mansion polystyle;prytaneum；
大少爷 eldest son (of a rich family);a spoilt son of a rich family;spendthrift；
大舌头 [口] a thick-tongued person;one who lisps;lisper；
大赦 amnesty;general pardon；
大婶儿 aunt；
大声 loud;loudness;in a loud voice；
大声疾呼 clarion call to awaken the public;to lurking danger by writing [speeches];call out with a loud voice;cry as loud as possible;cry in the highest pitch of the voice;cry loudly;lift up one's voice;loudly to appeal;raise a cry of warning;run screaming to ...;shout [cry] at the top of one's voice；
大牲口 draught animal；
大师 （造诣深的人） great master;master;{佛教} （对和尚的尊称） Great Master；
大师傅 [口] Great Master,a courtesy title used to address a Buddhist monk；
大师兄 （义和团对自己头领的称呼） our leader;（称同学中年长才高者） way of address for one's older classmates；
大失所望 greatly disappoint one's hopes;be greatly disappointed;to one's great disappointment;lose great popularity;body blow；
大使 ambassador；
大事 （重大的事） great event;major event;important matter;major issue;（总的形势） overall;（大搞） in a big way；
大事化小，小事化了 reduce a big trouble into a small one,and a small one into nothing;minimize big scandals and overlook minor ones;reduce major issues to minor ones,and then minor issues to naught;reduce the trouble to the minimum;turn big problems into small ones and small problems into no problems at all；
大事记 （重大事件记载） chronicle of events;（编辑用报道的新闻记录册） datebook；
大势 general trend of events;general situation；
大势所趋 represent [be] the general trend;an irresistable trend;be pushed by the general trend of events;The general trend indicates ....;the general trend of development;The trend is unmistakable.;the trend of times;This is dictated by the general trend.；
大势已去 It is all up with ....;be on the decline;be rendered powerless;Nothing much can be done about it now.;One's day has gone.;The game is as good as lost.;The situation is beyond salvation.;The situation is hopeless.；
大是大非 major issues [matters] of principle;cardinal questions of right and wrong;cardinal [major] issues of right and wrong;(between) right and wrong on cardinal issues；
大师傅 （厨师） cook;chef；
大手笔 the work or writing of a great author or calligrapher；
大手大脚 wasteful;extravagant;free-handed;spend extravagantly；
大叔 younger brother of one's father;uncle;uncle; 大书特书 write a great deal about...;(be worth) recording at length;particularize;record in letters of gold;write repeatedly or elaborately；
大暑 Great Heat (12th solar term)；
大帅 commander in chief;generalissmo；
大水 flood;flood water；
大肆 without restraint;wantonly;violently;recklessly；
大苏打 {化} （硫代硫酸钠） sodium thiosulfate;sodium hyposulfite;hypo；
大蒜 garlic;allium sativum；
大踏步 in big strides；
大堂 [旧] court of law;principal hall in a Yamen；
大体 cardinal principle;general interest；
大体上 by and large;grosso modo；
大天白日 [口] broad daylight；
大田 land for growing field crops；
大厅 hall;sala;saloon;lobby;loft building;state room；
大庭广众 (before) a big crowd (of people);(on) a public occasion;in public;in broad daylight;in front of everybody；
大同 Great Harmony (an ideal or perfect society);Great unity；
大同小异 be the same in essentials while differing in minor points;a general resemblance with small [minor] differences;be alike in all important essentials,the differences being of a minor nature;be largely identical with only minor differences;differ only in [on] small points;essentially the same though differing on minor points;For the most part they are the same.;identical on major issues though with minor differences;mostly alike except (for) slight differences;much about the same;much of a muchness;very much the same;virtually the same；
大头 (大的那一端；主要的部分) the larger [thicker] end of sth.;the largest share;the major part;（面具） mask;（民国初年发行的铸有袁世凯头像的银元） silver dollar；
大头菜 {植} （芫青甘蓝） rutabaga;（根芥菜） root-mustard；
大头钉 hobnail;large-headed nail；
大团圆 happy reunion;happy ending；
大腿 thigh；
大王 king;magnate；
大为 very;greatly；
大尉 senior captain；
大我 the greater self;the spiritual self;the collective；
大无畏 dauntless;utterly fearless;indomitable；
大西洋 the Atlantic (Ocean)；
大媳妇 wife of one's eldest son;wife of a man with concubine大喜 [口] great rejoicing；
大喜过望 be delighted that things are better than one expected;be delighted with unexpectedly good results;be overjoyed;be pleased beyond one's expectations;in pleased surprise;rejoice beyond all expectations；
大戏 full-scale drama;[方] Beijing opera；
大虾 prawn；
大峡谷 grand canyon；
大显身手 display one's skill to the full;bring one's talents into full play;come out strong;distinguish oneself;cut a dashing [brilliant] figure;display one's prowess fully;do a really good job of ...;employ fully one's talent (in...);fully display one's talents;give a good account of oneself;give full play to one's abilities;turn one's talents to full account；
大显神通 make the mare go;give full play to one's remarkable skill [abilities];show a great miracle;show one's magic power;show what one is capable of；
大相径庭 be quite different;be very unlike;be widely divergent;entirely contrary [different];make a world of difference;poles apart；
大小 （程度大小） big or small;（辈份高低） degree of seniority;（大人和孩子） adults and children;(尺寸、规模、 面积等的大小) size;dimension;bulk;admeasurement;volume;scale;magnitude；
大小姐 a way of address for others' daughter;eldest daughter；
大校 senior colonel；
大笑 laughter;risus；
大协作 large-scale cooperation;a major pooling of efforts；
大写 （汉字数字的一种写法） the capital form of a Chinese numeral;（拼音字母的一种写法） capitalization；
大兴 go in for sth. in a big way；
大兴土木 be busy at putting up installations [buildings];a great bustle of masons and carpenters;build largely;build many new buildings;go in for large-scale construction;start architectural work on a large scale；
大猩猩 {动} Gorilla;gorilla；
大型 large-scale;large;{材} heavy section；
大姓 surname of an aristocratic family;popular surname；
大熊猫 {动} panda;giant panda；
大熊星座 {天} Ursa Major (UMa)；
大修（理） capital [heavy;extensive] repair;turnover job;major [big] repair;general overhaul(ing); general reconstruction;heavy maintenance;major service;thorough repair;top [major;maintenance] overhaul;permanent repairs；
大选 general election；
大学 （高等学校） university;college;institute;(“四书”之一) The Great Learning；
大学生 university student;college student；
大学英语四级考试 College English Test-Band 4；大雪 Great Snow (21st solar term);heavy snow；
大循环 {生理} systemic circulation;general circulation;greater circulation;major cycle；
大丫头 the head maid;young woman；
大牙 （槽牙） molar;（门牙） front tooth；
大雅 [书] elegance;refinement;good taste；
大烟 opium；
大盐 crude salt；
大言不惭 boast without shame;be shamelessly boastful;brag unblushingly;brag without feeling shame;make a shameless boast;not to feel ashamed for telling a lie;talk big;unblushing exaggeration；
大雁 wild goose；
大洋 （海洋） ocean;（银元） silver dollar；
大洋洲 Oceania;Oceanica；
大样 {刷} （报纸的整版清样） full-page proof;{工} （细部图） bulk sample;detail drawing；
大摇大摆 come [go] swaggeringly;an ostentatious,vain manner of walking;strutting;swaggering;swagger one's way (into ...); take big,swinging steps；
大要 main points;gist；
大业 great cause;great undertaking；
大爷 [口] （伯父） father's elder brother;uncle;（尊称年长的男子） uncle；
大衣 overcoat;topcoat；
大姨 [口] mother's eldest sister;aunt；
大姨子 [口] wife's elder sister;sister-in-law；
大意 general idea;main points;gist;tenor；
大义 principle of right and wrong;cardinal principles of righteousness;righteous cause；
大义凛然 with a strong sense of righteousness — fearless of death for a just cause;awe-inspiring righteousness;heroically;stand firm for the cause of justice;inspiring awe by upholding justice；
大义灭亲 punish one's own relations in the cause of justice;place righteousness above family loyalty;place righteousness above loyalty to one's family;sacrifice consanguinity for the sake of righteousness;sacrifice ties of blood to righteousness;uphold justice and righteousness even at the sacrifice of blood relations；
大意 careless;negligent;inattentive；
大音阶 {音} major scale；
大印 great seal;the seal of power；
大英百科全书 EB (Encyclopaedia Britannica)；
大油 [口] lard；
大有可为 have a brilliant future;be well worth doing;can accomplish great things;have bright prospects;It can be well managed.;There is ample scope for our abilities in ....；
大有人在 There are plenty of people who ....;Such people are by no means rare.;There are plenty of such people.;There are quite a few persons who ....；
大有文章 There is much fineness in ....;(Thereby) hangs a tale.;There seems to be much behind all this.;There's more to it [this] than meets the eye.;There's sth. behind all this.;There is something fishy about it.；
大雨 heavy rain;heavy rain fall;hale water;soaker;[英方] pash；
大雨如注 Rain falls in torrents;Down comes the rain,solid as though from a waterfall;It's raining cats and dogs;It's raining in torrents;It rains like fury.;The heavy rain pours down in [like] torrents.;The rain comes down in cataracts [sheets].;The rain falls in a perfect deluge.;The rain is pouring down.；
大元帅 generalissimo；
大员 [旧] high-ranking official；
大院 courtyard;compound；
大约 approximately;about;probably；
大月 a solar month of 31 days;a lunar month of 30 days；
大跃进 great leap forward；
大运河 the Grand Canal；
大杂烩 hodgepodge;hotchpotch；
大杂院儿 compound occupied by many households；
大枣 Chinese date;{中药} Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae；
大灶 brick kitchen range;ordinary mess；
大张旗鼓 put up a pageantry;give wide publicity to ...;in a big way;on a grand [large] scale;with a flourish;with a great fanfare;with colors flying and the band playing；
大丈夫 true man;real man;man；
大政方针 fundamental policy；
大指 thumb；
大志 high aim;lofty aim;exalted ambition;high aspirations；
大致 roughly;on the whole；
大智若愚 A man of great wisdom often appears [seems] slow-witted.;A master looks like a fool.;An intelligent man looks dull.;Apparent ignorance is in fact informed.;A wise man looks stupid.;Great wisdom takes the looks of folly [appearance of stupidity].;Still waters run deep.;The wisest man is often stupid-looking.；
大众 the masses;the people;the public;the broad masses of the people；
大众化 popular;in a popular style；
大宗商品 bulk commodity；
大洲 continent；
大轴子 the last item on a theatrical programme；
大主教 archbishop；
大专院校 universities and colleges;institutions of higher education；
大篆 ancient style of calligraphy,current in the Zhou Dynasty (11th century—256 B.C.)；
大资本家 big capitalist;monopolist；
大资产阶级 the big bourgeoisie；
大自然 nature；
大字报 Dazibao;big character poster；
大宗 a large amount;a large quantity;staple；
大作 [敬] （称对方的著作） your work;your script;（猛烈发作） explode;erupt

• parody
• paroxysm
• parquet
• parry
• parsimonious
• partisan
• parturition
• parvenu
• paste
• pastel
• pasteurize
• pastoral
• pastry
• pat
• patchwork
• pathetic
• pathology
• pathos
• patina
• patio
• patriarchy
• patrician
• patronage
• paucity
• pauper