流逝汉英词典

great

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ɡreɪt]
  • 美式音标 [ɡreɪt]
  • 国际音标 [ɡreit]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. 伟大的，重大的；极好的，好的；主要的
  • n. 大师；大人物；伟人们

词源解说

  • 直接源自古英语的great，意为大的，精略的。

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    greater：较大的（great的比较级）。
  • adv性质的同根词
    greatly：很，大大地；非常。
  • n性质的同根词
    greatness：伟大；巨大。

用法辨析

    adj. (形容词)

  • great的基本意思是“大的,巨大的,非常的,很多的”,通常指物体在规模、体积上大或数量上众多。有时great可指在空间或时间上存在一定的距离,即“距离遥远的,时间久远的”,当用于表示健康状况时,指一个人的身体比较好或平安,即“健康的,平安的”。great还可指一个人在事业上很有成就,并受到人们的尊敬,即“伟大的,杰出的”; 或指某人或某物居于十分显要的地位,即“重要的,显著的,值得注意的”。great还可用来指“非常愉快的,令人满意的”“擅长,精于”“无比的”等。在用来表示程度时, great还可指“格外的,相当的”“名副其实的”等。
  • great在非正式英语中可用来表示赞同、羡慕或兴奋,还可表示蔑视等情感。
  • great可与形容词或表示品质、感情、困难等的名词连用,起强调作用,或放在名词前,表示一种“十足的”或“名副其实的”特性。

英汉例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)

    用作定语: ～+ n.

  • A great crowd had turned up.
    来了一大群人。

    • 用作表语: S+be+～

  • The sense of loss we felt at his death was very great.
    对于我们来说,他的死是个巨大的损失。

    • S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

  • Tom is great at golf.
    汤姆很会打高尔夫球。

    • S+be+～+to- v

  • Twenty dollars is great enough to cover my expenses.20
    美元足够我的开支了。

    • It is/was+～+(of sb) to- v

  • It's great to see you here!
    在这里见到你太好了!

    • It is/was+～+that-clause

  • It's great that you can come!
    你能来太好了!

词组短语

    用作形容词 (adj.)

    ～+名词

  • great beauty 大美人
  • great chance 极好的机会
  • great city 大都市
  • great crowd 一大群人
  • great deal 大量

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (BIG) large in amount, size, or degree
  • (FAMOUS) famous, powerful, or important as one of a particular type
  • (EXTREME) extreme
  • (GOOD) very good
  • used to emphasize the meaning of another word
  • a famous person in a particular area of activity

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • You use great to describe something that is very large. Great is more formal than big.
  • Great means large in amount or degree.
  • You use great to describe something that is important, famous, or exciting.
  • greatness
  • You can describe someone who is successful and famous for their actions, knowledge, or skill as great.
  • greatness
  • The greats in a particular subject or field of activity are the people who have been most successful or famous in it.
  • If you describe someone or something as great, you approve of them or admire them.
  • If you feel great, you feel very healthy, energetic, and enthusiastic.
  • You use great in order to emphasize the size or degree of a characteristic or quality.
  • You say great in order to emphasize that you are pleased or enthusiastic about something.

专业释义

    文学

  • 伟大

    Sigmund Freud and Henri Bergson are two great philosophers.
    弗洛伊德和伯格森是两位伟大的哲学家。

    能源科学技术

  • 大的

    • 经济学

  • 太好了

    • 计算机科学技术

  • 伟大的