great

(巨)大的

伟[重, 盛]大的; 主要的

(字母)大 写的

不寻常的; 极大[度]的

很多的, 充足的

[口]了不起的, 绝妙的, 非常愉快的

高贵的, 地位高的

精通的, 擅长的

真正的, 名符其实的

[用在由 grand 构成的表示亲属关系的复合词前, 表示更高一辈的亲属关系]曾祖(或孙)的, 外曾祖(或孙)的(如:great-grand-mother 曾祖母; 外曾祖母, great-grandson 曾孙, 外曾孙)

a great mountain

a great occasion

the Great Wall of China

Mozart was a great musician.

She is a great friend of mine.

What a great idea!

great

伟大的；著名的

Beethoven was a great musician.

重要的

great issues of the day

巨大的；非常的；高度的

Swimming in the seaside is great / good fun.

It was a great loss to us all.

了不起的；十足的

That fellow is a great talker.

What a great idea!

He's a great talker.

（用在其他形容词前面）大的

the great big tree

重要人物；大人物

She has connections with the great.

great

伟大的, 大的, 强烈的, 非常的, 主要的, 大写的, 重大的, 崇高的

顺利地, 得意地

全部, 大人物, 大师

great

relatively large in size or extent; big

relatively large in number; having many parts or members

a great assembly

of relatively long duration

a great wait

of larger size or more importance than others of its kind

the great auk

extreme or more than usual

great worry

of significant importance or consequence

a great decision

of exceptional talents or achievements; remarkable.(as noun)

arising from or possessing idealism in thought, action, etc; heroic

great deeds

illustrious or eminent

a great history

impressive or striking

a great show of wealth

much in use; favoured

poetry was a great convention of the Romantic era

active or enthusiastic

a great walker

doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale

he's not a great one for reading

skilful or adroit

you are great at singing

excellent; fantastic

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a dirty great smack in the face

pregnant.full (of)

(intensifier, used in mild oaths)

Great Scott!

very well; excellently

it was working great

Also called: great organ the principal manual on an organSee choir See swell

great

1. relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"

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2. more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry"

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3. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"

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4. of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century"

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5. remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"

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6. very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

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7. uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"

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8. marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver"

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9. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"

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