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词汇 biggie
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Definition of biggie in English:

biggie

nounPlural biggies ˈbɪɡiˈbɪɡi
informal
  • A big, important, or successful person or thing.

    〈非正式〉大家伙,要人,大亨;庞然大物;重要的事

    composers including most of the biggies like Brahms, Wagner, or Mendelssohn

    包括绝大多数音乐大师的作曲家,如勃拉姆斯、瓦格纳、门德尔松。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But if you're trying this at home you can't forget the biggies.
    • On Friday, BCC officials, and industry biggies, surveyed the 19 roads to be taken up for upgradation under the short-term plan.
    • Across several key portfolios, a pattern of incompetence had been well-established: secondary education, tertiary education, police, immigration and justice, to name only the biggies.
    • But the current government is still letting itself be held hostage by the biggies.
    • So for me loyalty is right up there with the biggies like ‘devotion’, ‘trust’ and ‘love’.
    • The two biggies boast commentaries - one good, one frustrating - and excellent docos and all five have a great selection of relevant short subjects.
    • There were no stringers or local bureau reporters in this crowd - the biggies were here in person, and each one of them was laying to be the one who made everyone else's news with the killer question that defined a story.
    • James was on turning duty (turning all the peats we cut last week and cutting some of the biggies down into a more manageable size) whilst David and I finished off the bank we started last week.
    • Instituted in 1998, it wants to compete with the biggies.
    • If companies had to bid for contracts from American biggies, they had to have the infrastructure and the personnel to show that the firm had the wherewithal to handle a big contract.
    • But the best piece of advice I could give you (apart from the first two biggies in the first paragraph), is smile and nod.
    • Indeed, the film is weighted with questions about all the biggies: life, love, death, religion, revenge, organ transplantation, and much, much more.
    • Unlike the last round of negotiations held at Doha in 2001, the biggies have forged a massive alliance well in advance thereby attempting to dictate to the world their terms on which trade will be conducted.
    • Contacts with biggies like them is the only factor.
    • One of the biggies is balancing your feelings, thoughts and behavior.
    • Monday morning, across America, the news magazines came out, and this man made the cover of all three of the biggies.
    • I also worry about extending the rights of citizenship - and voting is the biggie - to people who haven't made that commitment.
    • Know-it-all TV biggies and critics quickly wrote off CNN and labeled it the ‘Chicken Noodle Network.’
    • It received support from dozens of countries, including some European biggies (Britain, Spain, Italy, Poland).
    • Do you enjoy those tete-a-tetes with the other biggies?
    Synonyms
    celebrity, famous person, very important person, personality, name, big name, famous name, household name, star, superstar, celebutante, leading light, mogul, giant, great, master, king, guru

Phrases

  • no biggie

    • informal Used to indicate that something is of little consequence.

      no biggie, I'm not in a hurry
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nosebleeds are no biggie, unless they occur a few times a week and frequently in the summer - then see your doctor.
      • When someone praises your newfound accomplishments, don't turn red and mumble, "No biggie."
      • They're cheap (so no biggie if it doesn't work) and come in different sizes.
      • No biggie, but I thought a small clarification was in order.
      • The acting is a little light in a couple places, since a number of the actors are early in their career, but it's no biggie.
      • Others just kept dancing like it was no biggie.
      • It's no biggie if you have another pilot with you, but it can be deadly if you're by yourself.
      • At first I thought, 'OK, no biggie, we'll get it washed off.'
      • Hey, an occasional friendship flub is no biggie - everybody screws up.
      • No biggie, just an old recurring boxing injury from my bare knuckle days.

Origin

1920s: from big + -ie.

Definition of biggie in US English:

biggie

nounˈbiɡēˈbɪɡi
informal
  • A big, important, or successful person or thing.

    〈非正式〉大家伙,要人,大亨;庞然大物;重要的事

    composers including most of the biggies like Brahms, Wagner, or Mendelssohn

    包括绝大多数音乐大师的作曲家,如勃拉姆斯、瓦格纳、门德尔松。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On Friday, BCC officials, and industry biggies, surveyed the 19 roads to be taken up for upgradation under the short-term plan.
    • If companies had to bid for contracts from American biggies, they had to have the infrastructure and the personnel to show that the firm had the wherewithal to handle a big contract.
    • The two biggies boast commentaries - one good, one frustrating - and excellent docos and all five have a great selection of relevant short subjects.
    • Contacts with biggies like them is the only factor.
    • But the current government is still letting itself be held hostage by the biggies.
    • Indeed, the film is weighted with questions about all the biggies: life, love, death, religion, revenge, organ transplantation, and much, much more.
    • It received support from dozens of countries, including some European biggies (Britain, Spain, Italy, Poland).
    • Instituted in 1998, it wants to compete with the biggies.
    • I also worry about extending the rights of citizenship - and voting is the biggie - to people who haven't made that commitment.
    • Know-it-all TV biggies and critics quickly wrote off CNN and labeled it the ‘Chicken Noodle Network.’
    • Unlike the last round of negotiations held at Doha in 2001, the biggies have forged a massive alliance well in advance thereby attempting to dictate to the world their terms on which trade will be conducted.
    • James was on turning duty (turning all the peats we cut last week and cutting some of the biggies down into a more manageable size) whilst David and I finished off the bank we started last week.
    • Across several key portfolios, a pattern of incompetence had been well-established: secondary education, tertiary education, police, immigration and justice, to name only the biggies.
    • There were no stringers or local bureau reporters in this crowd - the biggies were here in person, and each one of them was laying to be the one who made everyone else's news with the killer question that defined a story.
    • Do you enjoy those tete-a-tetes with the other biggies?
    • But the best piece of advice I could give you (apart from the first two biggies in the first paragraph), is smile and nod.
    • But if you're trying this at home you can't forget the biggies.
    • So for me loyalty is right up there with the biggies like ‘devotion’, ‘trust’ and ‘love’.
    • Monday morning, across America, the news magazines came out, and this man made the cover of all three of the biggies.
    • One of the biggies is balancing your feelings, thoughts and behavior.
    Synonyms
    celebrity, famous person, very important person, personality, name, big name, famous name, household name, star, superstar, celebutante, leading light, mogul, giant, great, master, king, guru

Phrases

  • no biggie

    • informal Used to indicate that something is of little consequence.

      no biggie, no one will know
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They're cheap (so no biggie if it doesn't work) and come in different sizes.
      • When someone praises your newfound accomplishments, don't turn red and mumble, "No biggie."
      • At first I thought, 'OK, no biggie, we'll get it washed off.'
      • Nosebleeds are no biggie, unless they occur a few times a week and frequently in the summer - then see your doctor.
      • The acting is a little light in a couple places, since a number of the actors are early in their career, but it's no biggie.
      • Hey, an occasional friendship flub is no biggie - everybody screws up.
      • No biggie, just an old recurring boxing injury from my bare knuckle days.
      • No biggie, but I thought a small clarification was in order.
      • It's no biggie if you have another pilot with you, but it can be deadly if you're by yourself.
      • Others just kept dancing like it was no biggie.

Origin

1920s: from big + -ie.

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