1. | 大的；大规模的；大量的big in size or quantity |
a large area/family/house/car/appetite 大面积；大家庭；大房子；大汽车；大胃口 | |
a large number of people 很多人 | |
very large sums of money 几笔巨款 | |
He's a very large child for his age. 就其年龄来说，这孩子个头很大。 | |
A large proportion of old people live alone. 一大部分老人都是独居。 | |
Women usually do the larger share of the housework. 妇女通常承担大部分家务。 | |
Brazil is the world's largest producer of coffee. 巴西是世界上最大的咖啡生产国。 | |
Who's the rather large(= fat) lady in the hat? 那位戴帽子的丰满女士是谁？ |
2. | （服装、食物、日用品等）大型号的used to describe one size in a range of sizes of clothes, food, products used in the house, etc. |
small, medium, large 小号；中号；大号 |
3. | 广泛的；众多的wide in range and involving many things |
a large and complex issue 重大而复杂的问题 | |
Some drugs are being used on a much larger scale than previously. 与以前相比，某些药物的使用范围更广了。 | |
If we look at the larger picture of the situation, the differences seem slight. 倘若我们对情况看得全面些，这些分歧就显得微不足道了。 |
the opinion of the public at large 普通大众的意见 |
Her killer is still at large. 杀害她的凶手仍然逍遥法外。 |
the opinion of the public at large 普通大众的意见 |
Her killer is still at large. 杀害她的凶手仍然逍遥法外。 |
By and large, I enjoyed my time at school. 总的说来，我在学校的日子很开心。 |
By and large, I enjoyed my time at school. 总的说来，我在学校的日子很开心。 |
Their success is due in large part to their determination. 他们的成功在很大程度上应归功于他们的决心。 |
Their success is due in large part to their determination. 他们的成功在很大程度上应归功于他们的决心。 |
I hadn't seen her for fifteen years and then there she was, (as) large as life. 我有十五年未见过她，却在那里遇见她了，没错，就是她。 |
I hadn't seen her for fifteen years and then there she was, (as) large as life. 我有十五年未见过她，却在那里遇见她了，没错，就是她。 |
He's a larger than life character. 他这个人外表言行很招眼。 |
He's a larger than life character. 他这个人外表言行很招眼。 |
