big brother

基本解释

In the Big Brother house there was no hiding, except in the loo.
在"娱乐老大哥秀"中除了洗手间外没有地方可以隐藏.
And so, a lot of people see this as a sort of … or create a scenario, an Orwellian scenario, a Big Brother type scenario but I don't concur.
所以，大多数人会把这个现象视为一种……或者说创作一幕剧情，一幕奥威尔式或是“老大哥”式的剧情，但是我并不同意这样的看法。
In the past, Apple touted itself as the computer company for nonconformists who “Think Different.” Now the company is making moves that make it look like the Big Brother it once mocked.
过去苹果标榜自己是“不同凡想”的创新者的电脑公司，如今这个公司正在采取一些措施让它看起来正像它曾经嘲讽的那些老大哥。

They included the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Howling Wolf and Otis Redding.
Why not my big brother Aaron, he's a much better public speaker?
为什么不是我哥哥亚伦，他是更优秀的演讲家？
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Bloggers have had fun pointing out that "1984" is largely about censorship the suppression of information in a society led by Big Brother.

When in a less optimistic mood, I wonder where Big Brother may be lurking.
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People sometimes use Big Brother to refer to a person, government, or organization when they think it has complete control over people and is always checking what they do.