great
巨大的,巨大,优秀,厉害
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great·er, great·est.
- : unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
- : large in number; numerous: Great hordes of tourists descend on Europe each summer.
- : unusual or considerable in degree, power, intensity, etc.: great pain.
- : wonderful; very good; first-rate: We had a great time.That's great!
- : being such in an extreme or notable degree: great friends;a great talker.
- : exceptionally outstanding; notable; remarkable: a great occasion.
- : highly significant or consequential; important: the great issues in American history.
- : distinguished; famous: a great inventor.
- : of noble or lofty character: great thoughts.
- : chief or principal: the great hall; his greatest novel.
- : of high rank, official position, or social standing: a great noble.
- : much in use or favor: “Humor” was a great word with the old physiologists.
- : of extraordinary powers; having unusual merit; very admirable: a great statesman.
- : of considerable duration or length: We waited a great while for the train.
- : Informal. enthusiastic about some specified activity: He's great on reading poetry aloud.skillful; expert: He's great at golf.
- : being of one generation more remote from the family relative specified: a great-grandson.
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- : Informal. very well: Things have been going great for him.
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plural greats, great.
- : a person who has achieved importance or distinction in a field: She is one of the theater's greats.
- : great persons, collectively: England's literary great.
- : greats,Also called great go. British Informal. the final examination for the bachelor's degree in the classics and mathematics, or Literae Humaniores, especially at Oxford University and usually for honors.the course of study.the subject studied.
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- : : Great! We just missed the last train home.
Phrases
- great deal
- great guns
- great many
- great minds run in the same channel, all
- great shakes
- great white hope
- good (great) deal
- good (great) many
- go to any length (great lengths)
- have a good (great) mind to
- make great strides
- no great shakes
- set (great) store by
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Examples
Along with Noma chef René Redzepi, Puglisi is a groundbreaking chef of new Nordic Cuisine, which turned Copenhagen into one of the world’s greatest dining destinations.
There's also an influx of counterfeit cheaper whiskies seeping into the markets, which could pose an even greater challenge, albeit less of a headline-grabbing one.
In 2012, 85 percent of Republicans and 66 percent of Democrats said the United States was the greatest nation.
“China is a great nation, and we should hope for the continued expansion.”
Florida’s way down, Texas is now way down, Arizona, governor’s done a great job.
Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.
It would became one of the first great mysteries in the United States of America, as it was only then 23 years old.
Unfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’
Great American leaders have long contributed profound thoughts of tremendous consequence to the public discourse.
“He turned pale, trembled to a great degree, was much agitated, and began to cry,” she told the court.
"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.
I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
After a minute's pause, while he stood painfully silent, she resumed in great emotion.
The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.
This is a feature by means of which it is always possible to distinguish the Great Horsetail from any other species.