Big Brother

n.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 词典例句

1. N-UNCOUNT “老大哥”(指操控别人的人、政府或组织) People sometimes use Big Brother to refer to a person, government, or organization when they think it has complete control over people and is always checking what they do. 
  • It's an attempt to control what reaches the public. Big Brother is watching.

    这么做的目的是要控制公众得到的信息。“老大哥”正盯着呢。

Noun

1. an older brother

1. A friend procured a position in the bank for my big brother.
一位朋友为我哥哥谋得了一个银行的职位。

来自《用法词典》

2. Bill idolizes his big brother, who is a professional footballer.
比尔非常崇拜他哥哥,他哥哥是个职业足球员。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. His big brother is always ordering him about.
他的大哥老是对他颐指气使。

来自《简明英汉词典》