1.[ubn]大的；巨大的；数量大的；众多的very large; much bigger than average in size or quantity
A great crowd had gathered.一大群人聚集在一起。
People were arriving in great numbers.人们大批到来。
The great majority of(= most) people seem to agree with this view.大多数人似乎都同意这种观点。
He must have fallen from a great height.他肯定是从很高的地方摔下来的。
She lived to a great age.她活了很大岁数。
2.[obn](informal)（强调尺寸、体积或质量）很used to emphasize an adjective of size or quality
There was a great big pile of books on the table.桌上有很大一摞书。
He cut himself a great thick slice of cake.他给自己切了厚厚的一大块蛋糕。
3.非常的；很多的；极大的much more than average in degree or quantity
a matter of great importance非常重要的事
The concert had been a great success.音乐会非常成功。
Her death was a great shock to us all.她的死使我们所有人都感到非常震惊。
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you here today.今天能在这里欢迎您是我极大的荣幸。
Take great care of it.对此要多加小心。
You've been a great help.你帮了大忙。
We are all to a great extent the products of our culture.我们在很大程度上都是所属文化的产物。
4.伟大的；优秀的；杰出的；卓越的extremely good in ability or quality and therefore admired by many people
He has been described as the world's greatest violinist.他被称为世界上最杰出的小提琴手。
Sherlock Holmes, the great detective赫赫有名的侦探福尔摩斯
Great art has the power to change lives.伟大艺术品有着改变人们生活的力量。
5.(informal)美妙的；好极的；使人快乐的very good or pleasant
He's a great bloke.他是个大好人。
It's great to see you again.很高兴再次见到你。
What a great goal!这球进得真妙！
We had a great time in Madrid.我们在马德里玩得很开心。
‘I'll pick you up at seven.’ ‘That'll be great, thanks.’“我七点钟来接你。”“太好了，谢谢。”
Oh great, they left without us.啊，真绝，他们撇下我们走了。
You've been a great help, I must say(= no help at all) .依我看，你真是帮了个大忙啊（指帮倒忙）。
6.[obn]重要的；重大的；给人深刻印象的important and impressive
The wedding was a great occasion.这婚礼可是一大盛典。
As the great day approached, she grew more and more nervous.随着这重大日子的临近，她心情越来越紧张。
The great thing is to get it done quickly.重要的是尽快将它完成。
One great advantage of this metal is that it doesn't rust.这金属最大的一个优点就是不生锈。
7.地位高的；位高权重的；影响大的having high status or a lot of influence
the great powers(= important and powerful countries)大国
We can make this country great again.我们可以使这个国家再次强大起来。
Alexander the Great亚历山大大帝
8.身心健康的；心情愉快的in a very good state of physical or mental health
She seemed in great spirits(= very cheerful) .她好像心情很不错。
I feel great today.我今天感觉特别好。
Everyone's in great form.每个人的状态都很好。
9.[nubn](informal)~ at (doing) sth擅长；精通able to do sth well
She's great at chess.她国际象棋下得很好。
10.(informal)~ for (doing) sth适合；（对…）有用very suitable or useful for sth
This gadget's great for opening jars.这小玩意儿开广口瓶挺好。
Try this cream─it's great for spots.试试这种乳霜吧，对皮肤斑点挺有效。
11.[obn]（强调某种情况）used when you are emphasizing a particular description of sb/sth
We are great friends.我们是最要好的朋友。
I've never been a great reader(= I do not read much) .我从来都看书不多。
She's a great talker, isn't she?她是个话匣子，对不对？
12.（冠于家庭成员的称呼前，表示更高或更低一辈的亲属关系）added to words for family members to show a further stage in relationship
my great-aunt(= my father's or mother's aunt)我的姑婆╱姨婆
her great-grandson(= the grandson of her son or daughter)她的曾孙
my great-great-grandfather(= the grandfather of my grandfather)我的高祖
13.[obn]（用于相似动植物中较大者的名称前）大used in the names of animals or plants which are larger than similar kinds
the great tit大山雀
14.（与城市名连用，指包括市区和周围广大地区在内的区域）大used with the name of a city to describe an area that includes the centre of the city and a large area all round it
Greater London大伦敦
Work is going great guns now.目前工作很顺利。
Work is going great guns now.目前工作很顺利。
I've never been a great one for writing letters.我向来不喜欢写信。
You're a great one for quizzes, aren't you?你是智力竞赛老手，不是吗？
I've never been a great one for writing letters.我向来不喜欢写信。
You're a great one for quizzes, aren't you?你是智力竞赛老手，不是吗？
all creatures great and small所有大小生物
all creatures great and small所有大小生物
Their pet rabbit had gone to the great rabbit hutch in the sky.他们的宠兔已回到西天的兔宫了。
Their pet rabbit had gone to the great rabbit hutch in the sky.他们的宠兔已回到西天的兔宫了。
1.[usupl](informal)名人；伟人；伟大的事物a very well-known and successful person or thing
He was one of boxing's all-time greats.他是一位空前的拳击好手。
1.(informal)很好地；极好地；很棒地very well
Well done. You did great.干得好。你干得真棒。
Moreover, a greater proportion of single men, in any society, is often linked with increasing rates of crime and violence.
再者，在任何社会当中，如果单身汉的比例过大，通常这个社会的犯罪率和暴力程度就越高。
My surprise was all the greater to hear that manner of speaking in the mouth of a grown man.
现在，从一个成人的嘴里，竟也听到这种说话的腔调，更使我诧异了。
It has been a great privilege to serve as your Secretary-General. That you should ask me to serve once again makes it all the greater.
担任秘书长的工作一直是我莫大的荣幸，今天再次获得大家的任命使我更加感到光荣。
But now, greater efforts are being made to see that wild pandas are able to live and thrive in their Chinese mountain homes.
但现在，我们在尽更大的努力以能够看到野生大熊猫在它们位于中国山区的家中生活和繁盛。
The aim is to get tough with China to teach it a lesson, so it will bolster its currency and usher in a greater flow of U.
目的即是要对中国强硬并给它“上一课”，使中国升值人民币并引入更多的美国货物。
The result of this process is the change in social thinking, and a greater sense of mutual dependence between the citizens of Europe.
随着这一过程而来的是，社会思维方式的改变和欧洲各国公民对彼此依赖性认识的增强。
Duality and physicality as you know it are to evolve and grow into something else, something greater.
你所知的二元性与肉体性将演化并成长为其他更大的什么。
It was for the greater good, but I'm sorry. And to prove it, I'm not gonna feed on a human . For at least a week.
但是我很抱歉，为了证明我的歉意，我准备不喝人血，至少坚持一周。
I feel as if time has somehow been stretched. The distance between Monday and Friday feels greater, but the weekends seem longer too.
好像时间被拉长了，无论是周一到周五还是周末，我都有类似的感觉。
If it started greater acceleration we would have to look at doing something, but I don't think we need to do anything for a few years yet.
如果倾斜速度加快，那我们就需要采取一些行动了。不过我觉得近几年还用不着。
Cuthbert was, upon the whole, the more liberal-minded, though, with greater subtlety, he had not so much heart.
总的说来，卡斯伯特是一个气量更加宽宏的人，不过他虽然显得更加敏感，但是却少了许多勇气。
A view is only visible if it has a color or an image assigned to it, and if the height and width are greater than zero.
如果将一个颜色或一张图片分派给视图并且他的宽和高都大于零，那他是可见的。
With only a few games to draw from, the first few contests seem to hold greater significance.
虽然只有几场比赛，但是最先的几场看起来就有更重要的意义。
If the events of this week encourage greater circumspection then this will have been a bout of market turmoil well worth enduring.
如果上周所发生的事件能让投资者更为慎重，那么这将是一次很值得承受的市场动荡。
But Japan's public is not ready to support greater spending on defence that has, since the war, largely been outsourced to the US, he says.
但杜加里克表示，日本公众并没有准备好支持增加国防开支。自二战结束以来，日本的国防主要外包给美国了。
For a user mode application to be able to create a core file, the system limit on the size of the core files must be greater than 0.
用户模式的应用程序可以创建一个内核文件，系统对内核文件尺寸的限制是必须大于0。
Opening up to the global market economy did not necessarily bring greater employment opportunities, she said.
她表示，向全球市场经济开放，不一定带来更多就业机会。
Everybody seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater development and greater riches and so on.
每个人看起来都是为了更大的发展和更多的财富和别的东西而这样的匆忙，这样的担忧。
He said the crisis puts at risk recent hard-won gains in faster economic growth, lower poverty and greater political stability.
他说，这次危机使得这些国家本应用于加快经济发展，减少平困，增强政局稳定的来之不易的收益又处于危险之中。
Ask him to ship you a replacement bottle of equal or greater value or to return the beer you sent him.
要求他更换一瓶同等或更高价值的啤酒或是退回你的交易啤酒。
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