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 Chinese people should make a greater contribution to mankind.
  中国人应当对人类有较大的贡献。
• 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。
• The encouragement that young boys receive builds a greater self-confidence
  小男孩受到的鼓励会增强他们的自信心。
• Now you have an opportunity to develop a greater understanding of each other
  现在你们有一个好机会，可以大大增进对彼此的了解。
• 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。
• 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。
• China ought to make a greater contribution to humanity.
  中国应当对人类作出较大贡献。
• 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。
• 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。
• This financial crisis had a much greater impact on Main Street.
  这次金融危机对老百姓的影响更为深远。