"big gun" in Chinese (Traditional)
大人物重要人物
Definition
指權勢大或重要的人物,通常在商業、政治或組織中。有時也指字面上的大砲或大型武器。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
屬於口語用法,通常指有影響力的人。如“he's a big gun in the company”的表達。類似“大人物”、“重量級人物”。很少指真正的大型武器。
Examples
Tom is a big gun at his law firm.
湯姆是他律師事務所的**大人物**。
The company called in a big gun to solve the problem.
公司請來了一位**大人物**來解決這個問題。
When the negotiations got tough, they brought in their big gun.
談判變困難時,他們請來了自己的**大人物**。
Everyone knew things were serious when the company's big gun showed up to the meeting.
當公司的**大人物**出現在會議上時,大家都知道事情很嚴重了。
You can tell he's a big gun by the way everyone listens when he talks.
從大家他一說話就安靜下來能看出他是個**大人物**。
If we want to win this contract, we need our big gun to make the pitch.
如果我們想贏得這份合約,要讓我們的**大人物**來簡報。