adj.大的；大量的；大号的；广泛的

adv.夸大地；[航海]顺风地

v.狂欢作乐

Shanghai is a large city. 上海是一个大城市。

The oceans are large bodies of water. 海洋是广大的水域。

The hill was surmounted with a large castle. 小山上有一座巨大的城堡。

The concert drew a large audience. 音乐会吸引了大量的观众。

He has a large amount of mail to answer every day. 他每天有大量的信件要回复。

He has a large number of reference books at his disposal. 他有大量的参考书可供使用。

This issue is so large and the process was so lengthy. 这个问题如此广泛，过程又如此漫长。

The President is a man of large experience. 总统是一位经验丰富的人。

He tends to talk large. 他喜欢讲大话。

When a vessel goes large, it gains its highest speed. 船顺风而行时速度最快。

large通常用来指形状、面积、数量、范围或规模等方面的“大”,有时也可用来修饰抽象事物如程度、能力、权力等,表示“广博的,宽大的”“慷慨的,夸张的”等。large通常不指精神上的大,也不形容无形的东西。

large常与介词at连用表示“(囚犯)在逃,逍遥法外”“随便地,无的放矢地”“详细地”等。

large还常与介词in连用,表示“大规模地”“一般说来”。

large的比较级为larger,最高级为largest。

large偶可名词化,用于at large, in (the) large等短语中。