bigwig 英 [ˈbɪgwɪg]   美 [ˈbɪɡˌwɪɡ]

bigwig

bigwig  英 [ˈbɪgwɪg] 美 [ˈbɪɡˌwɪɡ]

n. 权贵之人;有重大影响的人 

名词复数:bigwigs 

Government ethics laws, he said, aim to prevent corporate titans from paying big money to influence politicians - but they don't ban the president from buying a bigwig a sandwich. 他说,政府的道德法律意在阻止企业巨头支付大笔资金影响政治人士,但道德法并没有明令禁止总统请大亨吃个三明治。

  • A bigwig is a very important person — in fact, you might call her a VIP. One bigwig at a university is its president, and the main bigwig in state government is typically the governor.
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  • n. 权贵之人;有重大影响的人
  • 1. Government ethics laws, he said, aim to prevent corporate titans from paying big money to influence politicians - but they don't ban the president from buying a bigwig a sandwich.

    他说,政府的道德法律意在阻止企业巨头支付大笔资金影响政治人士,但道德法并没有明令禁止总统请大亨吃个三明治。

  • bigwig (n.) also big-wig, "great man, person of consequence," 1781, from big + wig, in reference to the imposing wigs formerly worn by men of rank or authority.
big·wig / ˈbɪɡwɪɡ ; NAmE ˈbɪɡwɪɡ / noun ( informal) an important person 要人;大人物 She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs. 她不得不款待当地一些无聊的大人物。 bigwig bigwigs big·wig / ˈbɪɡwɪɡ ; NAmE ˈbɪɡwɪɡ /
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