greater

greater

美 [ɡreɪt]  英 [ɡreɪt]

  • n.伟人;名人;伟大的事物;大事;名家;全部;〈英俚〉牛津大学学士学位考试
  • adj.伟大的;优异的;贵族的;很多的;伟大的;擅长;巨大的;数量大的
  • adv.〈口〉很好地;很好地;极好地;很棒地
  • 网络大于;更大的;更伟大的

词形变化

比较级:greater  最高级:greatest  复数:greats  

反义词

同义词

英汉双解

adj.
large
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]
(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。
受赞赏admired
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。
good
5.
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)。
重要;给人深刻印象important/impressive
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。
有影响with influence
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
健康in good health
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。
熟练skilled
9.
[nubn]
~ 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。
有用useful
10.
~ 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。
强调for emphasis
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?
家庭family
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
较大的动物╱植物larger animals/plants
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
城市名city name
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
n.
1.
[usupl]
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。
adv.
1.
很好地;极好地;很棒地very well
Well done. You did great.
干得好。你干得真棒。

习惯用语

be going great guns
做得快;顺利;成功to be doing sth quickly and successfully
Work is going great guns now.
目前工作很顺利。
be a great one for (doing) sth
老做,总是做,喜欢做(某事)to do sth a lot; to enjoy sth
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?
be no great shakes
不太出色;不太有效;不怎么合适;不怎么样to be not very good, efficient, suitable, etc.
great and small
大小;高低;贵贱of all sizes or types
all creatures great and small
所有大小生物
great minds think alike
英雄所见略同used to say that you and another person must both be very clever because you have had the same idea or agree about sth
the great …in the sky
(人死后回到)天上的老家,天国,西天;(东西无用了进)博物馆used to refer to where a particular person is imagined to go when they die or a thing when it is no longer working, similar to the place they were connected with on earth
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。

英汉解释

adj.
1.
伟大的,杰出的;优异的,显著的;贵族的,高尚的
2.
很多的;充足的,十足的,非常的
3.
重大的;主要的;长久的;强烈的
4.
〈口〉了不起的,绝妙的,非常愉快的,令人满意的
5.
精通的,熟悉的,熟练的
6.
大的,巨大的
7.
真正的,名副其实的
8.
(字母)大写的
9.
〈口〉多么...
n.
1.
大人物,大事
2.
〈美俚〉大师,名家
3.
全部,全体
4.
〈英俚〉牛津大学学士学位考试
adv.
1.
〈口〉很好地,成功地

英英解释

adj.
n.
adv.

例句

Moreover, a greater proportion of single men, in any society, is often linked with increasing rates of crime and violence.

再者任何社会当中如果单身汉比例通常这个社会犯罪率暴力程度

My surprise was all the greater to hear that manner of speaking in the mouth of a grown man.

现在一个成人听到这种说话腔调使诧异

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.

担任秘书长工作一直莫大荣幸今天再次获得大家任命使更加感到光荣

But now, greater efforts are being made to see that wild pandas are able to live and thrive in their Chinese mountain homes.

现在我们努力能够看到野生大熊猫它们位于中国山区生活繁盛

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.

目的中国强硬”,使中国升值人民币引入更多美国货物

The result of this process is the change in social thinking, and a greater sense of mutual dependence between the citizens of Europe.

随着过程社会思维方式改变欧洲各国公民彼此依赖性认识增强

Duality and physicality as you know it are to evolve and grow into something else, something greater.

肉体演化成长其他什么

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.

但是抱歉为了证明歉意准备至少坚持

I feel as if time has somehow been stretched. The distance between Monday and Friday feels greater, but the weekends seem longer too.

好像时间拉长无论周一周五周末类似感觉

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.

如果倾斜速度加快我们需要采取一些行动不过觉得近几年用不着

Cuthbert was, upon the whole, the more liberal-minded, though, with greater subtlety, he had not so much heart.

总的说来卡斯伯特一个气量更加宽宏不过虽然显得更加敏感但是许多勇气

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.

如果一个颜色图片分派视图并且宽和大于可见

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几场看起来重要意义

If the events of this week encourage greater circumspection then this will have been a bout of market turmoil well worth enduring.

如果上周发生事件投资者更为慎重那么一次值得承受市场动荡

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.

杜加里克表示日本公众没有准备好支持增加国防开支二战结束以来日本国防主要外包美国

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.

用户模式应用程序可以创建一个内核文件系统内核文件尺寸限制必须大于0。

Opening up to the global market economy did not necessarily bring greater employment opportunities, she said.

表示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.

每个人看起来为了发展更多财富别的东西这样匆忙这样担忧

He said the crisis puts at risk recent hard-won gains in faster economic growth, lower poverty and greater political stability.

这次危机使得这些国家用于加快经济发展减少增强政局稳定来之不易收益处于危险之中

Ask him to ship you a replacement bottle of equal or greater value or to return the beer you sent him.

要求更换同等价值啤酒或是退回交易啤酒

The much greater frequency of imitation with insects than with other animals, is probably the consequence of their small size.

昆虫拟态例子之所以其它动物原因大概在于体型

The readiness to run risks for peace was bound to be greater in America than in Israel.

美国必然以色列更加愿意谋求和平风险

Economic historians have debated whether the pull of opportunity is greater than the push of economic difficulty.

一些经济史学家一直机会吸引力是不是大于经济困难推动力这个问题争论不休

Alluvial soil was found to be more likely to show a greater deficiency of magnesium than glacial till soils.

冲积冰川容易呈现严重

The puzzle appears greater when one recalls the vast accumulation of material power available to the Habsburgs.

回想一下哈布斯堡家族积聚掌握大量物质力量令人困惑费解

Greater availability of health care in cities than in rural areas has led to lower death rates in cities.

城市农村能够获得更多医疗保健使得城市死亡率较低

The greater the number of protons, the greater is their tendency to blow the nucleus apart.

质子它们使爆裂倾向

Here was a greater fertility and greater abandonment.

这里更加丰饶更加放纵

A greater reliance on prices and markets is essential if the level and efficiency of investment are to rise.

为了提高投资水平效率必须更多依靠价格市场

The introduction given here should prepare the student to enter these fields with greater ease.

这里导引学生容易进入这些领域做好准备

It took a greater act of faith than I was capable of to believe that they would abide willingly by an inconclusive outcome.

实在不敢相信他们心甘情愿承担一种尚未见最后分晓后果

The signal collecting area of each system would be at least 100 times greater than that of the Arecibo telescope.

每个系统收集信号区域至少一百阿雷西博望远镜

He was, upon the whole, the more liberalminded, though, with greater subtlety, he had not so much heart.

整个说来比较豁达一点虽然脑筋较为灵活心计

For as soon as he began to turn, or double, the greater number of his pursuers would put escape out of the question.

因为只要往回或是拐弯敌人就会

The researchers related these changes to the heart muscle's greater need for oxygen when alcohol is in the body.

研究人员认为这些改变体内心肌需要增大有关

A fear seized her of what she was about to do, but she was driven on by a greater fear.

将要事情使深感恐惧一种恐怖驱使

Troy toiled up the road with a languor and depression greater than any he had experienced for many a day and year before.

特罗伊带着一种许久不曾倦怠沮丧路上艰难

It was observed that the lower yield point was subject to a greater degree of scatter than that of the upper yield point.

业已观察屈服屈服产生散布

In terms of mechanical properties, the stronger the forces are, the greater is the strength and rigidity of the mineral crystal.

力学性质来讲这个矿物晶体强度刚性

The bed being soft, it broke no bones, but as the weight was great, and made greater by the fall, it beat me down.

垫子当然没有骨头折断但是重量上面扔下来势因此打倒

We would have to entrust greater responsibility to the permanent officials of the Department of the State and the Foreign Service.

我们国务院外交部门常务官员职责

In order for energy to be conserved, the final total kinetic energy must be greater than the initial by this amount.

符合能量守恒原理动能必须动能这么

One form of colonial rule shall not have passed away merely to be replaced by a far greater iron tyranny.

一种形式殖民统治消亡不仅仅是为了一种更加严酷暴政替代

The actual rate of decay may be somewhat greater or less than this expected rate.

衰变实际速率可以这个预期速率

In the event of a scavenging stage, it was introduced to achieve greater sensitivity.

为了达到灵敏度要求浓缩处理

The greater the similarity of economic structure, the greater the interdependence of the urban and national economies.

经济结构相似城市经济国家经济互相依赖程度

Man never directly perceives motion with speed greater than a tiny fraction of the speed of light.

人们从来未曾直接觉察速率光速极小一个因子运动

Generally a higher lignin content in a particular wood species will result in lower movement or greater stability.

通常含量某些树种较小相当稳定

Barnum's successive hoaxes only brought him greater popularity, so long as he altered them often enough.

骗人玩意使越来越欢迎只要经常变换花样

This conviction, though not entirely satisfactory, gave her pleasure, and she continued her letter with greater alacrity.

这个确信十分令人满足使高兴于是带着愉快继续写信

Likewise, domestic production by the subsidiaries of foreign owned MNEs is often greater than imports.

同样国内外资独资跨国公司子公司生产产品通常优于国外进口

It was very early in the morning, and there was a thick fog that added an even greater sense of magic and mystery to this ritual.

这个时间清晨这个宗教仪式增添更多神秘意味

Men like me, who were, are the greater offenders, not because we knew better (that would be too much to say) but because we sensed better.

这样妨碍纳粹不是因为我们知道更多那样夸大),而是我们敏感

The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.

人们彼此烦扰能力看起来胜于其他任何一种动物

The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is greater than or equal to the length of the remaining side.

一个三角形两边一定大于等于第三长度

Both countries have corruption in India than China, the greater need seems to be also to look inwards rather than as outright competitors.

印度贪污情况中国严重他们似乎需要整理自己国家内部矛盾不是在外寻找竞争对手

Finances will be released in a greater measure to be able to allow the Body of Christ to disciple nations.

财富大量释放出来好使基督体能训练万国门徒

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he welcomed the greater sense of urgency being shown over Greece.

美国财长盖特纳TimothyGeithner表示希腊展现程度紧缺表示欢迎

"You can only do so much in a flask, and obviously the mix of species would be much greater in a natural environment, " Jones pointed out.

培养实验差不多只能做到这个程度显然自然条件下共生物种数量。”琼斯指出

if the chicks eyes open Large, lift your head, ready to take off on its daring greater is the top grade birds, you can select.

如果眼睛挺胸昂首准备起飞说明胆子较大上品可以选取

A blazing sun upon a fierce August day was no greater rarity in southern France then, than at any other time before or since.

法国南部八月炎热日子骄阳当空之前之后不是什么稀罕

Function must be at least four bytes greater than the actual length of the string.

参数指定记录长度必须至少实际字符串长度四个字节

The second thing is we could have placed greater emphasis on coaching rather than leave it up to the projects to ask for coaching.

第二我们应该强调指导不是要求指导

Yet compared to the US, China seems to have a clearer sense of direction, greater flexibility and a willingness to move.

然而美国相比中国似乎清晰地方向灵活度而且愿意进行转移

Then you may be able to help the animals and man in a greater and deeper sense.

那样广泛深入帮助动物

Although the word "democracy" did not appear, the report argued for greater political participation by China's citizens.

虽然报告并未使用民主这个主张中国公民程度参与政治

Finally from the surface modification, metal-coated carbon-doped and an analysis of three modified to have greater advantages.

最后表面修饰金属掺杂包覆三个方面进行分析使优越性

Lisa changed schools because she was convinced that the opportunity and need for her Christian witness were far greater in her new school.

转学因为相信学校需要基督徒见证见证机会

Summarizing the year's work, the managing director in the company proposed a greater project of the next year.

公司总经理总结工作提出年度工程计划

After a year, those who lost at least 2 percent of their body fat had even greater decreases in estrogen.

那些减去至少2%体重妇女雌激素水平大幅度下降

A high-fat diet correlates with a greater risk of heart disease.

脂肪饮食增加心脏病发作风险密切相关

The aversion of the radicals to add their own monomers is the greater, the smaller the corresponding r, or, r2 value.

自由自己单体疏远相应rr2数值

This should be expected in view of the much greater mass contained in the cylinder.

鉴于圆柱包含质量意料之中

The work of the chemical engineer in utilizing successively greater fractions of raw materials such as crude oil is well known.

化学工程师工作对象原油这样一些原材料多数分馏加以连续不断利用尽人皆知

At low temperatures, the difference in population of atoms between two energy levels, which is the basis of maser action, is greater.

低温作为微波激射作用基础两个能级之间原子差别较大

The greater the tax rate, the more those who are being taxed try to avoid it.

税率纳税人逃避

It is axiomatic that a whole is greater than any of its parts.

整体大于任何一部分不待证明即可明白

Some difficulties lie behind us, but greater ones lie ahead.

我们已经克服一些困难但是前面困难

"All done to save money for tempting fortune, and make her triumph greater, " cried the old man.

所以这样为了省下碰运气风光,”老人

Because of the ellipticity of the earth's orbit the solar radiation incident on the earth is about 7% greater in December than in June.

因为地球轨道椭圆入射地球太阳辐射12月份6月份7%。