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great BIGgreItadj-er, -est large in amount, or unusually or unexpectedly big数量大的;巨大的A great crowd had gathered outside the President's palace.在总统府外聚集了一大群人。A great rock had fallen onto the road.一块巨大的岩石掉落在路上。The improvement in water standards over the last 50 years has been very great.过去50年间水质得到了很大的改善。A great many people would agree.很多人会同意。I spent a great deal of (= a lot of) time there.我在那呆了很长时间。A great number of people arrived late.很多人迟到了。(fml) It gives us great pleasure to announce the engagement of our daughter Maria.我们十分高兴地宣布我们的女儿玛利亚已经订婚。There wasn't a great quantity/amount of food at the party.聚会时吃的东西的数量并不很多。(fml) It is with great sorrow that I inform you of the death of our director.我非常悲痛地告知你我们领导的死讯。I have great sympathy for you.我非常同情你。The great majority of (= Almost all) people would agree.绝大多数的人会同意。(infml dated) For the first 400 metres he was going great guns (= going fast and successfully), but then he fell and that lost him the race.头四百米他跑得又快又稳，但此后他摔倒了，导致比赛失利。(infml) I'm afraid I am no great shakes as a cook/at cooking (= I'm not very good at it)!我恐怕不是一个好厨子！"Great Expectations" (title of a book by Charles Dickens, 1861)《远大前程》（查尔斯·狄更斯） Measurements
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