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largeness

/lahrj/US // lɑrdʒ //UK // (lɑːdʒ) //

大型,规模,巨大,庞大

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    larg·er, larg·est.

    • : of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
    • : on a great scale: a large producer of kitchen equipment.
    • : of great scope or range; extensive; broad.
    • : grand or pompous: a man given to large, bombastic talk.
    • : representing the features of the original with features of its own that are relatively large so that great detail may be shown.
    • : famous; successful; important: He's very large in financial circles.
    • : Obsolete. generous; bountiful; lavish.
    • : Obsolete. unrestrained in the use of language; gross; improper.unrestrained in behavior or manner; uninhibited.
    • : Nautical. free.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
    • : Obsolete. generosity; bounty.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : Nautical. with the wind free or abaft the beam so that all sails draw fully.

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Examples

  • In 2019, the AOS rejected an earlier proposal to rename the McCown’s longspur, in large part because there was no policy in place for changing a name based on offensiveness.

  • In less than two years, SpaceX launched more than 1,000 new satellites for its Starlink constellation, becoming the world’s largest satellite operator and increasing the number of active satellites by nearly a third.

  • It directly reflects a set of larger problems facing helmet makers.

  • A large part of the value comes from the number of other people on it.

  • In other large cities, from Los Angeles to Miami, there were parallel efforts to grow the sport but little coordination.

  • A fourth suspect, a 26-year-old woman named Hayat Boumeddiene, remains at large.

  • However much we gossip about heterosexual couples with large age gaps, we at least refrain from calling them sex offenders.

  • I think a large majority of our fans are [other] nationalities.

  • Drugeon survived an airstrike last year and is believed to be still at large, officials have said.

  • Late Wednesday night, French authorities reported that Mourad had surrendered to police, while the two brothers remained at large.

  • Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.

  • Sometimes in the case of large plants, cones have been known to occur on the tips of the branches of the Marsh Horsetail.

  • The thought seemed to produce the dreaded object, for next moment a large hummock appeared right ahead.

  • In the entrance hall of the Savoy, where large and lonely porters were dozing, he learnt that she was at home.

  • His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.