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big game

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Animals, Other sports
ˌbig ˈgame noun [uncountable]  HBADSOlarge wild animals hunted for sport, such as lions and elephants 大猎物〔如狮、象等〕 a big game hunter 猎捕巨兽的猎人
Examples from the Corpus
big gameIt's all a big game.He says it's a big game for me and the club.We still have one big game left before the Super Bowl.Try saying big glass as you would say big game and then as you would say big deal.Heupel lost out on the Heisman Trophy, finishing runner-up to Weinke, but he won the big game that mattered.This was a very big game.It's got to the point where manager Lennie Lawrence must wake up at times wondering which big game is next.
ˌbig ˈgame nounChineseSyllable
for animals hunted wild Corpus large as sport, such


big game
ˌbig ˈgame noun [uncountable]
large wild animals hunted for sport, such as lions and elephants:
    a big game hunter


big gameBrE /ˌbɪɡ ˈɡeɪm/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbɪɡ ˈɡeɪm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] large wild animals that people hunt for sport, for example elephants and lions 大猎物(如大象和狮子)