"big as life" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 活生生地
• 原原本本地

Definition

该表达用于描述某人或某物非常清楚地、出乎意料地出现在你面前。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常是口语和富有戏剧性的表达，常用于讲述令人惊讶的场景，多指人也可指物。有时带有夸张语气。

Examples

I turned around and there he was, big as life.

我转过身，他就**活生生地**站在那里。

She appeared at my door, big as life and smiling.

她突然出现在我门口，**活生生地**在微笑。

There was a cat in the kitchen, big as life.

厨房里有只猫，**原原本本地**在那里。

I hadn’t seen her in years, and suddenly she walks in—big as life!

好多年没见她了，结果她一下就出现了——**活生生地**！

You said the legend wasn’t real, but there it was, big as life.

你说那个传说不是真的，可它就**原原本本地**在那里。

He showed up to the party, big as life, like nothing had ever happened.

他出现在聚会上，**活生生地**，就像什么都没发生过一样。