To be a big deal

成為大人物

To be an important / famous person, especially in a specific location / area of work.

成為重要人物/名人，尤指在特定的位置/工作領域。

I hear she’s a big deal in Biochemical engineering nowadays.

我聽說她現在在生化工程方面是個大人物。

That’s her! She’s a big deal in local politics.

那是她！她在當地政壇可是個大人物。

big cheese idiom examples

重要人物習語例子

To be the big cheese

成為大人物

Very informal. To be an important / influential person, especially in an area of work / company. ‘The big cheese’ is often used to talk about the boss or manager.

非常不正式。成為重要/有影響力的人，尤指在工作/公司領域。“The big cheese”經常被用來談論老板或經理。

He’s the big cheese at Google.

他是谷歌的大人物。

She’s the big cheese of the HR department.

她是人力資源部的重要人物。

To be a big shot

成為一個大佬

An important, successful or influential person. However, ‘big shot’ can have negative connotations and is often used sarcastically.

一個重要的、成功的或有影響力的人。然而，“big shot”可能具有負面含義，而且經常被諷刺地使用。

I haven’t seen you in a while. I heard you became a big shot in the city. I’m surprised you still have time for us.

我有一段時間沒見到你了。我聽說你成了城里的一個大佬。我很驚訝你仍然有時間見我們。

Alright big shot, don’t spend all your millions all in one go.

好吧，大佬，不要把你所有的錢都一股腦兒花掉。

To be a big fish in a small pond

成為一個小地方的大人物

Someone who is very successful but only in a very limited area, and only because there isn’t much competition.

他非常成功，但只是在一個非常有限的領域，只是因為沒有太多的競爭。

She likes being a big fish in a small pond because then she knows she’ll do well.

她喜歡在一個小地方成為一個大人物，因為她知道她會做得很好。

If he went to London he wouldn’t think quite so highly of himself. Here he’s a big fish in a small pond.

如果他去倫敦，他不會對自己有那么高的評價。他在這種小地方一定是個大人物。

To become successful

變得成功

To make the big time

賺大錢

To become successful in something you do – often earning a lot of money.

在你所做的事情上取得成功——常常賺很多錢。

When he made the big time he took everyone to the most expensive restaurant in town to celebrate.

當他賺大錢的時候，他帶大家去城里最貴的餐廳慶祝。

Most people don’t make the big time until they’ve been working for at least 20 years.

大多數人直到他們工作至少20年才開始賺大錢。

other ways to say successful, ahead of the curve, ahead of the pack, get something off the ground.

其他方式來表達成功

To make it big

取得成就，賺大錢

To become successful in something you do – often earning a lot of money.

在你所做的事情上取得成功——常常賺很多錢。

She made it big on Broadway back in 2007.

她在2007年底在百老匯演出取得巨大成功。

His dream is to make it big so that he can pay off his mortgage and live debt-free.

他的夢想是賺大錢，這樣他就可以還清抵押。

（來源：滬江英語）