“Your head is too big”是“头大”的意思？
当我们遇到头疼的问题时，常会说一句“这真叫我头大！”难道”Your head is too big” 就是这个意思？
（图源：视觉中国）
“Your head is too big”并不是说你头大，它是一个地道的英国俚语，意思是“你真自以为是”，这句话常用于怼人。
例句：
Who do you think you are? Your head is too big.
你以为是谁？你也太自以为是了吧！
Your head is getting too big. Pay attention to your words.
你太自以为是了啊，注意下你的言辞。
“Your head is too big”这句话源自big head这个俚语：
（图源：Collins Dictionary）
如果你描述某人是一个big head，那么你就是以一种不认同的表达方式来指代他们，因为这类人认为自己很聪明，什么都知道。
1. give (someone) a big head
释义：
To cause someone to become arrogant, conceited, or have an exaggeratedly high opinion of him-or herself.
使人变得傲慢、自负，或对自己的评价过高
例句：
Having her book on the bestseller list is giving Samantha a big head.
她的书登上了畅销书排行榜，这让萨曼莎变得很是傲慢。
2. have a big head
释义：
To be conceited, arrogant, or self-aggrandizing.
自负、傲慢或自我吹嘘
例句：
Janice has had a bit of a big head ever since she got that promotion.
自从升职后，珍妮丝就有点自负了。
3. bighead
释义：
someone who thinks that they are more important or cleverer than they really are
自命不凡的人
例句：
He's always boasting. He's such a bighead!
他老是吹牛。真是个自负的家伙！
4. bigheaded
释义：
thinking that you are more important or more intelligent than you really are
自负的，傲慢的
例句：
She's so bigheaded!
她自负得不得了！
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