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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

great [greɪt]
  1. 1. adjective [+area] [ amount] [ number] (large) 巨大的
    a great black cloud of smoke
    一团巨大的黑烟
    a great number of people
    很多人
  2. 2. adjective [+success] [ achievement] (considerable) 重大
  3. 3. adjective [+pleasure] [ difficulty] [ value] 极大的
  4. 4. adjective [+risk] 超乎寻常的
  5. 5. adjective [+heat] [ pain] (intense) 强烈
    David had a great desire to live in the countryside.
    大卫有住在乡下强烈愿望
    The heat was so great I took off my shirt.
    实在太热了,于是脱下我的衬衫
  6. 6. adjective [+love] 深的
  7. 7. adjective [+city] [ person] [ work of art] (important,famous) 伟大
    the great novels of the 19th century
    19世纪的伟大小说
    Shakespeare was a great man.
    莎士比亚是个伟人
  8. 8. adjective [+person] [ place] (terrific) 好极了的
  9. 9. adjective [+idea] 棒极了的
    It's a great idea.
    这是个棒极了的主意
  10. 10. adjective [+believer] [ supporter] (ardent) 十足
  11. 11. int great! (enthusiastically) 太好了
  12. 12. int (sarcastically) 天啊
  13. 13. noun [c] (success) (person) 伟人
    She is one of the greats of modern cinema.
    她是当今电影界巨星之一
  14. 14. noun (work of art,film,literature) 巨作
    the greats of feminist literature
    女权文学的巨作
    I feel great
    感觉好极了
    they're great friends
    他们挚友
    we had a great time
    我们玩得很快活

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

great [greɪt]
  1. 1. adjective (指在尺寸、数量、程度上)较大的,巨大的,较多的
  2. 2. adjective 非常重要的,杰出
  3. 3. adjective (指在程度、重要性、效果上)非同寻常的,非凡的,显著的
  4. 4. adjective [American English] [Spoken] 很好的,极好的绝妙
  5. 5. adjective 大写的,大写字母
  6. 6. adjective 长久的久远
  7. 7. adjective 高尚的,崇高
  8. 8. adjective 级别高的地位高的
  9. 9. adjective 精通的,对……擅长
  10. 10. adjective 曾祖(或孙)的,外曾祖(或孙)的(指亲戚关系中隔两代的)
  11. 11. adjective [Dialect] [Archaic] 怀孕的怀胎
  12. 12. interjection 太棒了,太好了(表示惊讶、羡慕等)
  13. 13. interjection 太棒了,太好了(用于反语,表示失望、愤怒等)
  14. 14. noun[c] [Spoken] 高手名人
    He is one of the greats of American music.
    他是美国优秀的音乐人之一
  15. 15. noun[c] 要人大人物重要人物
  16. 16. adverb [Spoken] 很好非常

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (3 results)

great [ɡreɪt]
  1. 1. adjective very good, enjoyable, or attractive
  2. 2. adjective bigger or more than is usual
  3. 3. adjective important or powerful
  4. 4. adjective able to do something very well
  5. 5. adjective used for expressing pleasure or agreement
  6. 6. adjective enthusiastic about something or someone
great [ɡreɪt]
  1. 1. adverb very well
great [ɡreɪt]
  1. 1. noun someone who is admired by a lot of people, especially someone famous
  2. 2. noun used after the name of an important person in history for showing that they had a lot of power or respect

Example Search

There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower.
没有坚强的意志力就谈不上有伟大的才华。
Great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence.
巨大的财富并不是高度聪明的标志。
It's not great tea, but it is great business. [Source: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001029102/ce ]
它的茶并不出色,但运作却相当出色。
A great city, a great solitude. [Source: nciku_tw ]
【 谚】 城市大、 孤独感也大
To my great surprise, he walked out without saying a word.
令我吃惊的是,他一句话也没说就走了出去。
That idea is great!
那个主意太棒了!
He made a great thing of my refusal.
他对我的拒绝耿耿于怀。
Some of these levees are higher and longer than the Great Wall of China.
在这些大堤中,有些比中国的长城还要高还要长。
It's a stamp of great worth.
这张邮票价值连城。
The sauce is too salty, add some hot water and it will be great.
酱太咸了,加点儿热水,会更美味。

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