Big brother
n. 老大哥, <美>违法或无依靠少年的管教所
📖 牛津释义
Big Brother
dictator or the forces of a totalitarian state controlling every aspect of people's lives while pretending to be kindly 老大哥（专制国家中假仁假义的独裁者或势力）.
🧩 词语组成解析
big
[bɪɡ]
adj. 大的;重要的;（计划）庞大的;大方的;
adv. 大量地;成功地;夸大地;宽宏大量地;
n. 大亨;大公司;
brother
['brʌðɚ]
n. 兄弟;同事，同胞;同志;
int. （表示生气或吃惊）我的老兄！;
🗣️ 情景例句
Television is the most powerful tool of persuasion that man has ever created.
电视是人类所创造的最有威力的游说工具。
He surprised them, so they gave up quietly.
他出其不意地袭击了他们，因此他们乖乖地投降了。
Chaplin was born in London in 1889 and first acted when he was five years old.
卓别林1889年出生于伦敦，5岁时就开始演戏。