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词汇 big-leagues
释义 big leagues
noun[ plural ]
USinformalus/ˈbɪɡ ˌliːɡs/uk /ˈbɪɡ ˌliːɡs/(UKbig league)
the top level of a particular sport, business, or activity in which there is the greatest competition and the greatest opportunity for success:
He is about to join the big league of Formula One in time for the new season.
For the magazine to be successful, it will have to compete in the big league against leading weekly women's magazines.
in the U.S., a group of professional sports teams that compete at the highest level, especially in baseball
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big leagues | American Dictionary


big leagues
plural noun
us/ˈbɪɡ ˈliɡz/
infml the top level of a particular sport, business, or activity:
the big leagues of horse racing

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The first 10 selections went on to play in the bigleagues.
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Not just to get to the bigleagues or be a first-round draft choice.
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Wakefield went 1-for-7 in a brief stint in the bigleagues.
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Lamb made it to the bigleagues at the end of 1920.
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Greene started only 19 games in the bigleagues from the 1994 season until he left the game in 1997.
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Alvarez had control problems in the minors, and it carried over to the bigleagues.
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Maier played only one season in the bigleagues, but he spent that season on a championship team.
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Foster's sophomore season in the bigleagues was one of his best, in which he pitched in 32 games, while starting in 27 of them.
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Niekro had bounced around the bigleagues with minimal success.
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Kunkel reached the bigleagues quickly, but never developed into a full-time player.
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Sleater did not play in the bigleagues from 1953 to 1954.
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Diggins had 2 quality starts of his 5 games pitched in the bigleagues.
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Gale has not given up on continuing his career in the bigleagues of stock car racing.
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Mikulik came very close to joining the bigleagues during his 11 year tenure in the minor leagues.
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Dewey earned $225,000 in his final season in the bigleagues.
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