1 [+ 数量、体积、面积] big
大街 dàjiē street
一大批 yī dà pī a large amount of
2 (指力气) great
他劲(勁)儿(兒)真大！ Tā jìnr zhēn dà! He's so strong!
3 (=重要) important
法国(國)是葡萄酒大国(國)。 Fǎguó shì pútáojiǔ dàguó. France is an important wine-producing country.
4 (=强) strong
大风(風) dàfēng strong wind
5 (指声音) loud
大声(聲) dàshēng loudly
音乐(樂)声(聲)太大,请(請)关(關)小一点(點)。 Yīnyuèshēng tài dà,qǐng guān xiǎo yīdiǎn. The music's too loud - could you turn it down a bit please?
6 [+ 雨、雪] heavy
大雨 dàyǔ heavy rain
7 (指年龄) old
你多大了？ Nǐ duō dà le? How old are you?
他比我大。 Tā bǐ wǒ dà. He's older than me.
8 (指程度)
大笑 dàxiào roar with laughter
大吃(喫)一惊(驚) dà chī yī jīng take a big shock大哭 dàkū sob one's heart out
9 (=老大) eldest
大姐 dàjiě eldest sister
10 (敬) [+ 名字、作品等]
请(請)问(問)尊姓大名？ Qǐngwèn zūn xìng dàmíng？ Would you be kind enough to tell me your name?
另见 dàibig, large 和 great 都用来表示大小。一般而言，large 比 big 正式，而 great 又比 large 更为正式。 big 和 large 通常用于描述物体。big 还表示某事物很重要或给人印象深刻。…his influence over the big advertisers… great 通常用于强调某人或某事物的重要性。…the great artist, Van Gogh… great 还可以暗示某事物因其大小而给人深刻的印象。The great bird of prey soared into the sky. 表示数量大可以用 large 或 great ，但不能用 big 。…a large amount of blood on the floor… the arrival of tourists in great numbers… big 和 great 都可用于表示程度，great 比 big 更正式。Most of them act like big fools… It gives me great pleasure to welcome you. 注意，great 除了表示大小外还有其他的含义，比如它可以表示某事物很独特，非常好或很有趣。
