| 词汇 | big-fish |
| 释义 | BETA big fishcollocation in Englishmeanings of bigand fishThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. big adjective uk /bɪɡ/ us /bɪɡ/ large in size ... See more at big fish noun uk /fɪʃ/ us /fɪʃ/ an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten ... See more at fish Examples of big fishbig fish These local, communal, small town elites, previously bigfish in small, autonomous ponds, discovered they counted for little within the larger departmental units. What if the bigfish eats the little one? By and large, the bigfish escaped early, realizing they were at risk, while the small fish were trapped. If in those years he had been a bigfish, it was in a tiny pool. They should be going for the bigfish—not the little fish in the big pond! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although many such large firms already run good share-save schemes, they are the bigfish in our company pond. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have known that to catch bigfish they must first muddy the water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We consider that the principle of command responsibility serves exactly that purpose: to catch the bigfish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because of the problems experienced with the bigfish, the little man has greater cause for fear as a result of this clause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is discouraging the workers is the impression which is gaining ground that the bigfish are holding out for larger bait. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are, after all, extremely bigfish in the market, and they think that they deserve extremely big pay-offs and rewards—£500,000 is the going rate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been followed by the smaller firms, like smaller fish following bigfish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps this bigfish will have a word with him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In that picture it is the bigfish that will be thrown overboard and discarded and the little fish that will be retained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, will it catch the bigfish or only the minnows? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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