great

[greit]

adj.很好的, 美好的, 伟大的, 重要的, 大量的
adv.(口语)好极了

a.

1. (数量、规模等)大的, 巨大的

There is a great tree in front of our house.

我们的屋前有棵大树。

2. 伟大的, 优秀的

Einstein was a great scientist.

爱因斯坦是个优秀的科学家。

3. 重大的, 重要的[B]

It was a great decision for her.

这对她来讲是一个重大的决定。

4. 【口】美妙的, 极好的

You have a great future.

你前途远大。

5. 【口】对……拿手的; 热衷的[(+at/on)]

He's really great at playing the guitar.

他吉他弹得好极了。

6. (程度)异乎寻常的[B]

His resign was a great loss to us.

他的辞职对我们是个巨大损失。

7. 【口】(用来强调其后紧接的形容词)非常的[B]

He is a great big fool.

他是一个十足的大傻瓜。

8. 高贵的

n.

伟人们, 大人物们[the S][the P][K]

Charlie Chaplin is one of the all-time greats of the cinema.

查理・卓别林是电影史上最伟大的人物之一。

词形变化

副词: greatly | 形容词比较级: greater | 形容词最高级: greatest | 名词: greatness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.大的; 伟大的; 重大的

grand  magnificent  majestic  stately  mighty  tremendous  noble  notable  illustrious  superior  supreme  monumental

a.巨大的

large  grand  sizable  considerable

a.优秀的; 宏伟的

outstanding  prominent  famous  distinguished  remarkable  honorable  glorious  magnificent  impressive  majestic  stately  

同义参见:

vast  terrific  huge  almighty  sublime  stupendous  abundant  significant  big  profound  prodigious  prime  extensive  expansive  excellent  enormous  eminent  noted  celebrated  divine  momentous  marvelous  desperation  deep  bulky  deadly  intense  immense  immeasurable  violent  well-known  high  

反义:

a.大的; 伟大的; 重要的

small  petty  little  puny  trifling  trivial  inferior  

英英释义

名词 great:

a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field

形容词 great:

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

of major significance or importance

同义词：outstanding

remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect

very good

同义词：bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing

uppercase

同义词：capital, majuscule

marked by active interest and enthusiasm

同义词：avid, eager, zealous

in an advanced stage of pregnancy

同义词：big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, large, heavy, with child

短语词组

be great on

1. 精通

The speaker is great on international affairs.

作报告的人对国际事务非常熟悉。

补充

greatgreat英:[ɡreit] 美:[ɡret]adj.1.大的, 巨大的; 非常的, 很多的That great tree takes away all the light.那棵大树把光线全给遮住了。2.距离遥远的, 时间久远的That was a great while ago.那是很久以前的事了。3.格外的, 相当的You take great care to do it properly.要格外用心地把这事做好。4.伟大的, 杰出的He's the greatest man I have ever seen.他是我见过的最伟大的人物。5.非常愉快的, 令人满意的It's great to see you again.又见到你, 实在太好了。6.擅长, 精于He is great on the subject.他精于此道。7.重要的, 显著的, 值得注意的That's a great decision indeed.那的确是一项重大的决定。8.无比的, 无双的, 极好的She grasped a great chance.她抓住了一个极好的机会。9.名副其实的, 真正的, 不一般的, 不寻常的He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。

例句

1. a great expanse of desert一片广袤的沙漠 2. a great mansion一座大厦 3. The new policy will affect a great number of people.这项新政策会影响到很多人。 4. the greatest scientist since Einstein自爱因斯坦以来最伟大的科学家 5. one of the greatest football players of all time有史以来最杰出的足球运动员之一 6. the great novels of the 19th century19世纪的小说杰作 7. the great cities of the Rhineland莱茵兰地区的主要城市 8. Winning the title is a great achievement.赢得这个称号是一项巨大的成就。 9. The heat was so great I took off my shirt.实在是太热了, 我把衬衣脱了。 10. He was in great pain.他疼得很厉害。 11. The club is having great difficulty attracting new members.这个俱乐部目前在吸引新成员方面遇到很大困难。 12. He had taken a great risk in opposing the new policy.他冒了巨大的风险反对这项新政策。 13. Smokers have a three times greater risk of developing heart disease.吸烟者患心脏病的风险是其他人的三倍。 14. My greatest pleasure is talking to my children.跟我的孩子们交谈是我最大的快乐。 15. He has a great love for his son.他深爱他的儿子。 16. All his life he got great pleasure from simple country pursuits.他一生都从简单的乡村活动中获得极大的乐趣。 17. They get great pleasure from visiting gardens.他们从游园活动中获得极大乐趣。 18. the great white shark大白鲨 19. She's great at French.她精通法语。 20. They're great friends.他们是挚友。 21. I am a great believer in the power of prayer.我对祈祷的力量深信不疑。 22. He is a great supporter of the trade-union movement.他坚决支持工会运动。 23. It's a great idea.这是个好主意。 24. That's great!太棒了！ 25. I feel great.我感觉非常好。 26. The kids were in the pool all day having a great time.孩子们游泳池里待了一天, 玩得很开心。 27. The great thing is that we can be together.好处是我们能在一起。 28. Oh great! Just what I need.太好了！正是我需要的。 29. great balls of fire! What's that?好大的火球！那是个什么玩意儿？ 30. She was great with child.她怀了孩子。 31. Mum's great on diseases and problems, but not so good on pleasure.妈妈对疾病和解决难题都很在行, 却不太明白如何享乐。 32. He was great on the personal contact.他热衷于与人交往。 33. She is one of the greats of modern cinema.她是现代电影界的巨星之一。 34. Indurain can be ranked among the greats of cycling.安杜兰可以跻身最伟大的自行车手之列。 35. the greats of feminist literature女权主义文学巨匠 36. She was attending a dinner for the great and the good.她正在参加为大人物举办的一场晚宴。 37. They played great.他们打得很出色。 38. the article was of great interest.文章非常有趣。 39. she showed great potential as an actor.作为一名演员，她表现出了极大的潜力。 40. a great ocean between them.它们之间广阔无边的海洋。 41. a great big grin.十分灿烂的笑容。 42. huge great hooks.巨大的吊钩。 43. you great oaf!.你这个大傻瓜！。 44. great Malvern.大莫尔文。 45. greater Manchester.大曼彻斯特。 46. the great Italian conductor.伟大的意大利指挥家。 47. we obeyed our great men and leaders.我们追随伟人和领袖们。 48. great art has the power to change lives.崇高的艺术具有改变人生的力量。 49. Alexander the great.亚历山大大帝。 50. another great goal from Alan.艾伦的又一次精彩射门。 51. he's a great bloke.他是个了不起的家伙。 52. wouldn't it be great to have him back?.要他回来不是很好吗？。 53. [as exclamation]‘great!’ said Tom.妙极了，好极了“太棒了！”汤姆说。 54. a brilliant man, great at mathematics.才华横溢的人，精通数学。 55. the great thing is the challenge.最重要是这一挑战。 56. I was a great fan of Hank's.我曾是十足的汉克迷。 57. great-aunt.曾姑奶。 58. great-great-grandfather.曾曾（外）祖父。 59. one of the boys was very great with her.其中的一个男孩和她非常亲密。 60. the Beatles, Bob Dylan, all the greats.甲壳虫乐队、鲍勃•迪伦等所有的大人物。 61. the lives of the great, including Churchill and Newton.丘吉尔和牛顿等伟人的一生。 62. we played awful, they played great.我们表现得很糟，他们表现得很好。 63. a non-departmental public body made up of the great and the good.一个由显要人物组成的非部门性的群众团体。 64. all creatures great and small.所有生物，无论大小。 65. my father was a great one for buying gadgets.我父亲热衷于购买各种小玩意。 66. we are all to a great extent the product of our culture.我们所有人在很大程度上都是自己文化的产物。 67. We had great difficulty in solving the problem.我们解决这个问题有很大困难。 68. The party was a great success.这个酒会搞得很成功。 69. Einstein was perhaps the greatest scientist of the century.爱因斯坦也许是20世纪最伟大的科学家。 70. They were great friends.他们是很要好的朋友。 71. That film is one of the all-time greats.这部电影是历来最叫座的电影之一。 72. all creatures great and small所有大大小小的生物 73. a great beast巨兽 74. We were surprised by the great size of the auditorium.我们惊异于这座礼堂的宏大。 75. They traveled through a great stretch of wilderness.他们穿越了大片荒野之地。 76. a great cloud of smoke滚滚浓烟 77. A great crowd had formed in the city square.城市广场已经聚集了很大一群人。 78. the great Wall of China中国长城 79. the great Lakes五大湖 80. (US) The house has a large great room. [=a large room used for several different purposes]这座房子有个宽敞的多功能厅。 81. (informal) They live in a great big house. [=a very large house]他们住在一座非常大的房子里。 82. (chiefly Brit) a huge/whopping great elephant巨象 83. the great white shark大白鲨 84. the great horned owl大角鸮 85. The project will require a great amount of time and money.这项工程将需要大量时间和资金。 86. He lived to a great age. [=he lived to be very old]他活到了很大的年纪。 87. "The show was a great [=big, huge] success."演出取得了巨大成功。 88. It's been a great [=long] while since we last saw them.自从我们上次见到他们到现在已经过去很长时间了。 89. He amassed a great [=large] fortune.他积聚了一大笔财富。 90. The building was restored at great expense.这个楼房的修复耗费了大量资金。 91. a great quantity of fish大量的鱼 92. He explained in great [=much] detail how they had met.他十分详细地解释了他们是如何相遇的。 93. These topics need to be discussed in greater [=more] depth and at greater length.这些话题需要更深入更详尽的讨论。 94. Our speed/strength/power became greater (and greater) as we went on.随着我们继续向前推进，我们的速度越来越快/力量越来越强大。 95. He made a great deal of money. [=he made a large amount of money]他赚了一大笔钱。 96. Things could be a great deal worse. [=things could be much worse]情况可能会更糟糕。 97. He is supported by the great majority of voters. [=by most voters]绝大多数选民都支持他。 98. The low cost of these products gives them great appeal.这些产品低廉的价格深深地吸引了他们。 99. There is a very great need for reform.现在迫切需要改革。 100. They're in no great hurry to finish.他们并不急着去完成。 101. There is a great demand for his services.现在急需他的专业服务。 102. She takes a great [=considerable] interest in everything her children do.她对她的孩子们所做的一切都抱有极大兴趣。 103. an actress of great charm极富魅力的女演员 104. with great [=strongly felt] sadness/admiration/love强烈的悲伤/钦佩/爱 105. Is there any love greater than that between parent and child?还有比父母和子女间更浓厚的感情吗？ 106. The whole matter must be treated with great care. [=very carefully]整个事件一定要十分谨慎地处理。 107. His comments are true to a great extent. [=most of his comments are true]在很大程度上他的评论都是真实的。 108. This new tax affects everyone to a greater or lesser degree/extent. [=to some degree/extent]这项新的税收政策或多或少都会影响到每一个人。 109. I've always been a great admirer of his work. [=I have always admired his work very much]我一向十分欣赏他的作品。 110. They are great friends. [=they are very friendly]他们是挚友。 111. I'm a great believer in the value of patience. [=I believe very much in the value of patience]对于忍耐的重要性我深信不疑。 112. "This room is only used for great occasions. [=grand occasions, very important and formal occasions]"这个房间只用于一些重大场合。 113. The storm caused great damage/destruction.这场暴风雨造成了严重的破坏。 114. He was obviously in great pain/discomfort.很明显他极度痛苦/不适。 115. She has suffered a great loss.她遭受了巨大的损失。 116. It would be a great mistake to ignore these problems.忽视那些问题将会酿成大错。 117. a great disaster/misfortune极大的灾难/不幸 118. great difficulties重大困难 119. a very great error非常严重的错误 120. great (works of) art/literature伟大的艺术/文学（作品） 121. great music精湛的音乐 122. a great poet/artist伟大的诗人/艺术家 123. a great leader/scientist/thinker/woman杰出的领导人/科学家/思想家/女性 124. He was a great but flawed man.他是个有缺点的伟人。 125. a great discovery/invention重大发现/发明 126. great achievements伟大的成就 127. My brother is a great golfer.我弟弟是个出色的高尔夫球手。 128. She's a great judge of character.她是个识别性格的行家。 129. My brother is great at (playing) golf. [=my brother plays golf very well]我弟弟打高尔夫球很出色。 130. She is great at Chinese cooking.她很擅长中餐烹饪。 131. “How was the movie?” “It was (really) great!”“电影怎么样？”“（真的）棒极了！” 132. It was the greatest.这是最棒的。 133. The movie got great reviews.这部电影获得了极好的评价。 134. We are having great weather this summer.这个夏天天气很好。 135. We had a great time on our vacation.这次假日旅行我们玩得很愉快。 136. a great party/lecture/performance精彩的晚会/讲座/演出 137. an actress with great [=very good-looking] legs有着修长美腿的女演员 138. It's great to see you again. = It's great seeing you again.很高兴再次见到你。 139. This restaurant is great for a quick meal. = This is a great restaurant for a quick meal.这家餐馆的快餐很好。 140. The food tastes great!这食物味道好极了！ 141. "great work, everybody!"干得好，诸位！ 142. “I've passed the exam!” “That's great!”“我考试通过了！”“太棒了！” 143. You look great in that hat. = That hat looks great on you.那顶帽子你戴特别好看。 144. Things aren't looking so great at this point.此刻情况看起来不太妙。 145. He came home early because he wasn't feeling too great. [=he wasn't feeling well]他感到不大舒服，所以就早早地回家了。 146. I feel great just being with her!和她在一起我感觉真好！ 147. “I can't find the tickets.” “That's (just) great! What are we supposed to do now?”“我找不到票了。”“真怪好的！那我们现在该怎么办？” 148. "Oh, great. Now I've lost the tickets."这下可好了，我把票弄丢了。 149. My great aunt/uncle is my father's/mother's aunt/uncle.我的姑婆/叔祖是我父亲的姑姑/叔叔。 150. My great-grandfather is my grandfather's father.我的曾祖父是我祖父的父亲。 151. My great-great-grandmother is my great-grandfather's mother.我的高祖母是我曾祖父的母亲。 152. a gift sent to great-Uncle Mike寄给迈克曾叔父祖的礼物 153. He's a great one for (playing) golf.他向来喜欢打高尔夫球。 154. She's a great one for getting other people to do her work.她总是喜欢让其他人替她干活。 155. the greatness of the need for reform改革的极度迫切性 156. Shakespeare achieved true/real/genuine greatness as a writer.莎士比亚是一位真正伟大的作家。 157. "We had some problems at first, but now things are going just great."刚开始我们有些困难，但现在事情进展很顺利。 158. Keep up the good work. You're doing great!好好干下去。你们做得很出色！ 159. She is among the greats of literature.她是文学界的一位大家。 160. He is one of the all-time greats in baseball.他是棒球界有史以来最伟大的球员之一。