big names

基本解释

People tend to elect candidates who have big names.
人们倾向于投那些名气大的候选人的票。
It has proved that fashion does not have to be elitist and that big names are as capable of creating cheap chic as haute couture.
这也证明了，时尚不再是曲高和寡的精英产业，而知名人士也正在竭尽所能的创造廉价的高雅，比如高级时装。
His committee includes several big names who will take the opportunity to lay into the new policy: John Kerry and Barack Obama on the Democratic side and Mr Hagel on the Republican.
他的委员会中有几位知名人士，他们将借此机会向新政策发起攻击：其中有民主党的约翰•凯利（John Kerry）和巴拉克•奥巴马（Barack Obama），共和党的哈格（Hagel）。

Arcade Fire starting opening in concerts for major bands like U2 and working with big names like David Bowie.
The truth of the matter is if you look at the technology industry, there's always a few big guys, some medium size guys, lots of small guys, and the names are always changing because the industry is so darn dynamic, and there's so much new stuff being invented.
真相是，如果你回首科技行业，人总会分为三六九等，耳熟能详的名字总在变化,因为这个行业发展实在太快了，有如此多的新事物被发明出来。
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"If you talk of our audiences here in Malawi, if you talk of big names ,ask them, they will say Michael Jackson was the one who inspired them."

King and Buddy Guy are only a few of the big names who have reinterpreted his work.
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