bigwig
英 ['bɪgwɪg]
美['bɪɡwɪɡ]
- n. 权贵之人；有重大影响的人
词态变化
复数: bigwigs;
中文词源
bigwig 大人物
big, 大。wig, 假发。过去假发象征着一种社会地位。
英英释意
- 1. the most important person in a group or undertaking
英文词源
- bigwig
- bigwig: see wig
- bigwig (n.)
- 1731, from big + wig, in reference to the imposing wigs formerly worn by men of rank or authority.
实用场景例句
- She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs.
- 她不得不款待当地一些无聊的大人物。
牛津词典
- That's enough to make a bigwig take to his sickbed, but illness could a problem too.
- 光是这点就可以让这些大人物气出病来, 可是生病也有问题.
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- Gordon: Hackman has been a Hollywood bigwig for more than 40 years.
- 戈登: 海克曼在好来坞走红已经四十多年了.
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- I feel terrible, I am late a meeting with a bigwig client.
- 糟糕透了, 我跟一个大客户的会面就要迟到了.
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- Mr. Smith is a bigwig around here.
- 史密斯先生是我们这儿的要人.
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- One local bigwig had steadfastly refused a license for the guesthouse until a document was produced.
- 有一个本地官员在取得一份文件之前坚决拒发客栈执照.
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- One bigwig broker may soon stand trial in South Africa ( see article ).
- 一名倒卖肾脏的重要人物可能不久就会在南非受审.
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- Award of the head in that person, it is a bigwig so!
- 那中头奖者, 原来是一个头面人物!
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- People never tell someone he is bigwig, they only use expression behind his back.
- 人们从来不对人说他是要人(bigwig), 只在背后说他.
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- As a Bigwig in the seen coming and going with Bigwigs.
- 作为当地的一个大人物张先生不得不时刻注意自己的言行.
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- Today, the expression bigwig is used to make fun of a person who feels important.
- 今天, “要人”(bigwig)的表达用于取笑一个自以为重要的人物.
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