greater

英 [ˈgreɪtə]

美 [ˈgreɪtər]

great 的比较级
adj.  (与大城市的名称连用，指包括附近城区及郊区在内的整个城市)大的; (与某国名称连用，指包括该国和曾属该国或者人们认为应属该国的地区在内的更广阔的区域)大的

计算机

Collins.2 / BNC.4879

柯林斯词典

• （great的比较级）
  Greateris the comparative ofgreat.
• ADJ （与大城市的名称连用，指包括附近城区及郊区在内的整个城市）大的
  Greateris used with the name of a large city to refer to the city together with the surrounding urban and suburban area.
  1. ...Greater London.
     大伦敦区
• ADJ （与某国名称连用，指包括该国和曾属该国或者人们认为应属该国的地区在内的更广阔的区域）大的
  Greateris used with the name of a country to refer to a larger area which includes that country and other land which used to belong to it, or which some people believe should belong to it.
  1. ...greater Syria.
     大叙利亚

英英释义

adj

• greater in size or importance or degree
  1. for the greater good of the community
  2. the greater Antilles

双语例句

• The success is greater than expected.
  成绩比预期的大。
• There's not greater gesture of love than having someone's name tattooed on your body
  没有比将某人姓名文到身上更绝妙的示爱方式了。
• We must make greater efforts in this connection.
  为此我们必须作出更大的努力。
• There's no greater happiness than that of succeeding in one's career.
  最大的快乐莫过于事业上的成功。
• Still greater efforts are needed before we can attain our goal.
  我们必须百尺竿头，更进一步，才能达到目的。
• In the UK visible imports have traditionally been greater than visible exports.
  在英国，传统上有形产品的进口一直大于出口。
• I can imagine no greater miscarriage of justice than the execution of an innocent man.
  我想象不出比处死无辜的人更加严重的误判了。
• A key issue for higher education in the 1990's is the need for greater diversity of courses
  20世纪90年代，高等教育的一个重要议题是要使课程更加多样化。
• Man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.
  牺牲自己的生命去救朋友，没有比这更伟大的爱了。
• The government has cracked down hard on those campaigning for greater democracy
  政府严厉镇压了那些发起运动争取更广泛民主的人士。