英语词汇“great”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	great
释义	great I. \ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V\ adjective (-er/-est) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat coarse-grained, large, tall; akin to Old Frisian grāt large, Old Saxon grōt, Old High German grōz and probably to Old English grēot sand, grit — more at grit 1. a. : large in spatial dimension : of notable size : big < a boy of nine, great and heavy for his years — Arnold Bennett > < had eaten great juicy steaks — Bruce Marshall > < the great size of these figures — the largest man is 167 feet long and has an arm spread of 164 feet — American Guide Series: California > < the best forests had been reduced to great stretches of stump land — American Guide Series: Minnesota > b. now dialect : pregnant c. : of a kind characterized by relative largeness — used in plant and animal names d. archaic : capital < great A > e. chiefly Scotland, of a stream or body of water : high, swollen f. : elaborate, ample < a plan worked out in great detail > 2. a. : large in number : numerous < a great multitude of warriors > < a great company of men > < the respect due his greater years > b. : predominant, overruling — used in such phrases as the great majority, the great body < the great bulk of the populace favors peace > < written nearly a thousand letters about goats, the great majority in reply to people who have asked questions — Joan & Harry Shields > 3. : considerable or remarkable in magnitude, power, intensity, degree, or effectiveness < great bloodshed > < a great weariness > < with great difficulty > < the year of the great inflation — H.H.Martin > : loud < a great voice > < a great uproar > : heavy, forceful < a great blow with the fist > : intense < a great pain shooting through the arm > : far-reaching : big in scope < when once the great plans for power transmission have been realized — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington > : extreme, marked < showed great good taste > : very close < a great friend of mine > : markedly accomplished < a great lover > 4. a. : full or charged especially with an emotion < great with anger > < great with pride > < others who returned from overseas great with message — E.P.Snow > < when kings are reduced to thumb size and beasts are great with wisdom — Time > b. archaic : proud, arrogant 5. a. : prominent, renowned < a great politician > < a great dictator > < a great creator of confusion in the political scene > : eminent, distinguished < a great poet > < the great and aging father of modern electronics > : important, significant < one of the great theories in Christian ethics > : weighty, effective < a great argument in criminal-law practice > < a great truth > b. : chief or preeminent over others < the great work of his old age was the decoration of the chapel — Encyc. Americana > < defines the scope of some of the great questions that call for answers — W.H.Bucher > < the great novelist of the war years > — often used in titles < Lord Great Chamberlain > c. (1) : belonging to the aristocracy < most people thought it quite natural that great folk should have great privileges — G.B.Shaw > (2) : marked by an aristocratic, dignified, lofty bearing : grand < great ladies descending from their chauffeured cars > d. : being to a notable degree < a great beauty > < a great indignity > e. : being on a large scale < appealed to the great manufacturers for help > f. : having large holdings < the great farmers of the area > 6. : long continued : lengthened in duration < a great while > < a great interval > 7. : favorite < a great trick of his > < a great word among the members of the club > 8. chiefly dialect : friendly, chummy, thick — often used with overtones of disapproval < they've been mighty great lately, I expect it'll all blow up some day — Anna Doleshaw > 9. : main, principal < held the conference in the great hall of the abbey > < came down the great staircase > 10. : older or younger or more remote in a family relationship by a single generation than (a specified relative) < a great-grandfather > 11. : markedly superior in character or quality to others of the same class < a book that could be called good but not great > : of high purpose or nature : lofty, noble, magnanimous < a big man who needed only a little feeling to be a great man — H.J.Laski > < a person committed to great ends > < great of soul and generous in actions > 12. a. : remarkably or unusually informed or skilled — used with at, on < a man great at tennis > < a speaker great on international relations > b. : unusually addicted to or enthusiastic about — used with at, for, or on < a person great at talking by the hour > < a person great for gallivanting all over town > < mother was always great on fantasy — Catherine Hubbell > < a great church worker and well-known for his philanthropies — American Guide Series: Ind. > c. : assiduous, persistent < a great talker > < a great skier although he is not very good at skiing > < a great collector of books > 13. : wonderful, admirable — used as a generalized term of enthusiastic approval < had a great time > < the attitude of all concerned was just great > 14. Eastern Church : of or relating to Holy Week < great Monday > II. adverb Etymology: Middle English grete, from grete, adjective : in a great manner : successfully, well < things are going great > III. noun (plural great or greats) Etymology: Middle English grete, from grete, adjective 1. : one that is great : one that is particularly noted or notable for superiority of accomplishment especially in a particular field of activity < the music of Mozart and Beethoven and all the other greats — Deems Taylor > < his playing is less monumental … than that of any of the other pianistic great — Virgil Thomson > < the golfing greats of last season > < some of the scientific greats — Science Illustrated > < the great of London society came to their receptions — Fashion Digest > < the galaxy of football greats — S.M.Spencer > 2. [by shortening] : great organ 3. greats plural, usually capitalized a. : the final examination for the B.A. in classics especially with honors at Oxford University b. : the course taken in preparation for this examination — compare great go
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