greater
🇬🇧 /ˈgreɪtə/
🇺🇸 /ˈgreɪtɜr/
📖 释义
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adjective
更大的;更伟大的; 更高级的;更重要的; 更多的;数量更大的; 更强烈的;更极端的; 大(用于分类学或地理名称); 更杰出的;更著名的; 大于的; 年长的(古用法)
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noun
更伟大的人或事物
🔗 详情
词形变化
可数
复数: greats
比较级: greater
最高级: greatest
常用搭配
great dealgreat powergreat successgreat importancegreat caregreat detail
派生词
greatlygreatnessgreatergreatest
同义词
excellentoutstandingremarkablemagnificentsuperbwonderful
反义词
smallminorinsignificantterribleawful
易混淆词
grate
EN: 'Grate' is a metal frame of bars or a verb meaning to shred food; 'great' means large, excellent, or important.
zh: 'Grate' 是由金属条组成的框架,或指将食物切碎的动作;'great' 意为大的、优秀的或重要的。
grater
EN: 'Grater' is a kitchen utensil for shredding food; 'greater' is the comparative form of 'great'.
zh: 'Grater' 是用于切碎食物的厨房用具;'greater' 是 'great' 的比较级形式。
拼写提示
EN: Don't confuse 'greater' (comparative of 'great') with 'grater' (a kitchen tool for shredding). Remember 'great' has 'ea' while 'grate/grater' has 'ate'.
zh: 不要混淆 'greater'('great' 的比较级)和 'grater'(用于切碎厨房工具)。记住 'great' 包含 'ea',而 'grate/grater' 包含 'ate'。
💬 例句
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She showed greater determination than anyone expected.
她表现出了比任何人预想的都更大的决心。
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He was promoted to a greater position within the company.
他被提升到了公司里更高的职位。
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A greater number of students applied this year.
今年申请的学生数量更多了。
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The storm caused greater damage than anticipated.
这场风暴造成的损失比预期的更大。
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Greater London includes the city center and surrounding boroughs.
大伦敦包括市中心和周边各区。
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He is considered one of the greater poets of the twentieth century.
他被认为是二十世纪最伟大的诗人之一。
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Find all values of x greater than zero.
找出所有大于零的x值。
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Pliny the Greater was a Roman author and naturalist.
大普林尼是罗马作家和博物学家。
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The greater of the two options is clearly the safer one.
两个选项中更伟大的那个显然是更安全的那个。