| 单词 | greatness |
| 释义 | greatgreat1 /greɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 1LARGE IN DEGREE/AMOUNT [usually before noun] very large in amount or degree: The show was a great success. The cost was considered to be too great. He was in great pain. It gives me great pleasure to introduce my next guest. A great many people died. The explosion caused a great deal (=a lot) of damage.2VERY GOOD very good SYN excellent: That was a great dinner. It’s great to be home. It’d be great if you could come.look/feel/sound great Your trip sounds great.► see thesaurus at good1, nice3SKILLFUL able to do something well or deal with someone or something well: Mrs. Townsend’s a great teacher.great at Candy’s great at swimming.great with He’s great with babies.4USEFUL informal very useful or appropriate for something, or giving you an advantage: great for This stuff’s great for getting stains out of clothes. The great thing about eating out is that you don’t have to wash dishes.5BIG especially written very large in size: the Great Lakes a great fireplace filled one wall the great white shark (=a type of shark that is larger than other sharks)6MATH greater than math if one number. value, or amount is greater than another, it is bigger than another. The symbol used to show this is (>): 14>9 means that 14 is greater than 9.7IMPORTANT [only before noun] important and having a lot of influence: a great scientific achievement the Great Powers of Europe (=the countries with the most power and influence)8famous [only before noun] famous and admired by a lot of people, because of doing something very well: one of the great writers of the 20th century9IN GOOD HEALTH feeling or looking well and happy: feel/look/sound great I feel great this morning! You look great!SPOKEN PHRASES10expression of pleasure used when you are pleased about something that someone has just said: Hey, that’s great! Congratulations. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” “Great!”11expression of annoyance said when you are disappointed or annoyed about something: “Your car won’t be ready until next week.” “Oh, great!”12great minds think alike used humorously when you and another person have the same idea at the same time13it’d be great if... used to ask someone politely to do something to help you: It’d be great if you could get here by 8:30 tomorrow.14be no great shakes to not be very good or interesting, or not very skillful: The food was no great shakes.15Great Scott! old-fashioned used to express surprise16strongly interested used to emphasize that someone is strongly interested in someone or something or does something a lot: I’m a great fan of his. My uncle’s a great joker. My grandfather was a great believer in education. She was a great admirer of Eleanor Roosevelt.17important events Great used in the title of an event or period of history that was very important: the Great Depression of the 1930s18ADMIRABLE good or generous in a way that should be admired: a great humanitarian gesture a great lady19the great outdoors the country, mountains, beaches, etc., considered as enjoyable and healthy places to be20go great guns informal to do something very fast and successfully: The business is going great guns.21NAMES/TITLES the Great used before or after a name or title to show someone's importance: Alexander the Great the Great Houdini22CITIES Greater used before the name of a city to mean the city and its outer areas: Greater Los Angeles[Origin: Old English]—greatness noun [uncountable] → see also be heavy/great/big with child at child (6) |
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