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🔑greatgreat1 /ɡreɪt / adjective - large in amount, degree, size, etc.; a lot of大的；巨大的；许多的◆The party was a great success.聚会办得非常成功。◆We had great difficulty in solving the problem.我们解决这个问题有很大的困难。◆It gives me great pleasure to introduce tonight's guest.我很荣幸介绍今晚的嘉宾。➨ WHICH WORD？词语辨析Big, large, or great? * big、large 还是 great？Big and large can both be used when talking about size or number, although large is more formal and is not usually used for describing people. * big 和 large 都可用于表示大小或数字，但 large 更正式，通常不用以描述人a big / large house大房子a big boy大男孩Great is mostly used when talking about the importance, quality, etc. of a person or thing. * great 大多用于表示人或事物的重要性、品质等a great occasion重要场合a great musician伟大的音乐家It can also be used with uncountable nouns to mean “a lot of.” * great 也可与不可数名词连用，表示“大量”great happiness / care极大的幸福／关心
- particularly important; of unusually high quality特别重要的；伟大的；卓越的◆one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century20 世纪最伟大的科学家之一◆a great moment in history历史上伟大的一刻
- (informal) good; wonderful好的；很棒的；好极的◆We had a great time in Florida.我们在佛罗里达州玩得很开心。◆It's great to see you again.很高兴再次见到你。
➨ STYLE 词语风格We sometimes use great in an ironic way, that is, when something is not good at all.有时，当某事物很糟糕时，使用 great 具有反讽意味Oh great! I spilled coffee all over my homework!噢，这下可好！我的家庭作业上被我洒满了咖啡。Wow. You're a great help (= no help at all).哇，你可帮了大忙（根本没帮忙）。- (informal) (used to emphasize adjectives of size, quantity, etc.) very; very good（用于强调表示大小、数量等的形容词）非常；非常好◆There was a great big dog in the back yard.后院有一条很大的狗。◆They were great friends.他们是非常好的朋友。
 ●go to great lengths to do sthto make more effort than usual in order to achieve something竭尽全力做某事；做某事不遗余力●a good / great deal (of sth) (used with noncount nouns与不可数名词连用) a lot (of something)很多；大量◆I spent a great deal of time on this report.我为这份报告花了很多时间。●a good / great manyvery many很多；许多▸ great·ness noun [uncountable]
greatgreat2 /ɡreɪt / noun [countable, usually plural] (informal) a person or thing of special ability or importance伟人；高手；重要的事物◆He's one of baseball's all-time greats.他是历来最杰出的棒球选手之一。 |