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

• 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。
• 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。
• No medication works in isolation but is affected to a greater or lesser extent by many other factors
  药物治疗不可能孤立地发生作用，多多少少会受很多其他因素的影响。
• 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。
• This will achieve greater security without unduly burdening the consumers or the economy
  此举可提高安全性，而不会给消费者和经济增加过多的负担。
• The success is greater than expected.
  成绩比预期的大。
• 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。
• Greater demands were being placed on the police by growing violence and left-and right-wing extremism.
  暴力事件和左右翼极端主义日益猖獗，这对警方提出了更高的要求。
• People will accept suffering that can be shown to lead to a greater good
  如果能证明眼前的苦难会带来更大的好处，人们就会愿意承受。