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 female role has been downgraded altogether in the drive for greater equality.
  在争取更多平等的运动中，女性角色完全被贬低了。
• China ought to make a greater contribution to humanity.
  中国应当对人类作出较大贡献。
• The far right is now a greater threat than the extreme left
  现在极右派比极左派威胁更大。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mercury has a much greater density than water.
  水银的密度比水大得多。
• The success is greater than expected.
  成绩比预期的大。
• My mother, whose guiding principle in life was doing right, had a far greater influence on me.
  我母亲的生活原则是做事堂堂正正，她对我有着更为深刻的影响。
• This remarkable technology provides far greater clarity than conventional x-rays.
  这项卓越技术的清晰度比常规的X光高得多。
• The book goes into recent work in greater detail than I have attempted here
  与我在这方面的尝试相比，这本书对近期研究的介绍更为详尽。