big league
informal
noun countable usually singular
■the top level of a particular sport, business or activity in which there is the greatest competition and the greatest opportunity for success （某运动、行业或活动的）顶级水准（竞争最激烈，成功的机遇也最大）•He is about to join the big league of Formula 1 in time for the start of the new season at the South African Grand Prix.他即将晋身世界一级方程式拉力赛，并将参加新赛季初的南非大奖赛。 •For the magazine to be successful, it will have to compete in the big league against leading weekly women's magazines.想成功的话，该杂志就必须在主流市场和顶尖的女性周刊竞争。 •We're not playing at local politics here - this is big league stuff.我们并不是在玩地方政治的游戏——这是国家大事。 |