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larger

/lahrj/US // lɑrdʒ //UK // (lɑːdʒ) //

较大的,更大的,较大,更大

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Definitions

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

  • There is a larger reason, beyond the airlines themselves, why Lion Air and 61 other Indonesian airlines are on this black list.

  • Last March they gave Airbus a huge piece of new business, ordering 169 A320s and 65 of the slightly larger A321.

  • And yet as Robert Ward discovered, Marvin—for all of his larger-than-life machismo—was surprising in real life.

  • This “Sixth Migration” of massive human migration to Texas is the larger story of the book, and it is a significant story.

  • Before it was split between Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Baluchistan spread over an area slightly larger than California.

  • Ages back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.

  • But just wishing never made anyone larger or taller, not even a pig, and Squinty stayed the same size.

  • The reader is referred to larger works upon urinalysis for details.

  • Nowhere can be found a region capable of supporting a larger population to the square mile than Lombardy.

  • "Now I have a larger place for you," the boy said, speaking just as though Squinty could understand him.