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► 副詞
大して  [(1)たいして]  [大して～ない]  [coll]    meaning:  significant  rank: 2
☆ あそこのラーメン屋は大して美味くない ⇨ That ramen restaurant is not that good  (☛ Always used in negative sentences as “not significantly”)
☆ 両者の値段は大して違わない ⇨ The prices of the two are not that different  (☛ Always used in negative sentences as “not significantly”)


More examples:
  • 腫瘍が肥大している ⇨ The tumor has grown large
  • 米国では過激派が勢力を拡大している ⇨ In US radicals, extremists are increasing their influences
  • 彼は大していい仕事をしないのに要領が良いので出世している ⇨ He hasn’t done particularly good job but knows how to make himself look good, and that’s why he gets promoted