英语俚语天天说 第385期:"larger than life"是"大过生活"

 【俚语】

larger than life
耀眼的，引人注目的

【例句】

Celebrities¹ are always larger than life to their fans.
名人对于粉丝来讲是很耀眼的。

as large as life
表示见到某人本人感到惊奇

【例句】

I never expected her to come to the party, but there she was, as large as life.
我从没想到她会来参加聚会，但她就在那儿，真人站在那。

by and large
大体上，总体上

【例句】

It's a really cute town, and I like it by and large.
这是个非常漂亮的小镇，总体来讲我还是挺喜欢。

be at large 逍遥法外的

【例句】

The robbery² suspect is still at large.
抢劫嫌疑人依然逍遥法外。

[英] large it 纵情享乐

【例句】

We can’t wait to large it on Friday night after a long week.
繁忙的一周过去后，我们都迫不及待地想在周五晚上去尽情放纵一下。

1 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

2 robbery   

n.抢劫；抢劫案

参考例句：

• A man is being questioned in connection with the robbery.一名男子就那起抢劫案接受查问。
• The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery.警方出大笔赏金要求提供那起抢劫案的破案线索。