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big name

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌbig ˈname noun [countable]  APFAMOUSa famous person or group, especially a musician, actor etc 知名人士[团体]〔尤指音乐家或演员等〕 Poor attendance at the concert was put down to the lack of big names. 这场音乐会上座率低被归咎于缺少大牌。
Examples from the Corpus
big nameThe athlete-trainer had a successful business, a big name, a wife and a child in the Soviet Union.None of the soloists are big names yet, but there's a lot of talent there.He told me it was important for me to understand he was a very big name in his own town.
From Longman Business Dictionarybig nameˌbig ˈname noun [countable] a very well-known person, company, product etcThe company has already signed up some big names to provide the content for its news service.The plan is supported by some of the biggest names in the US auto industry.
ˌbig ˈname nounChineseSyllable
a group, Corpus famous actor Business person musician, especially a or


big name
ˌbig ˈname noun [countable]
a famous person or group, especially a musician, actor etc:
    Poor attendance at the concert was put down to the lack of big names.