- of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average（指程度、数量或强度大大高于一般水平）超乎寻常的; 极大的; 高度的, 强烈的：
the article was of great interest
文章非常有趣
she showed great potential as an actor.
作为一名演员, 她表现出了极大的潜力。
- very large and imposing巨大的, 壮观的：
a great ocean between them.
它们之间广阔无边的海洋。
- attrib. used to reinforce another adjective of size or extent［用于强调另一个表示大小或程度的形容词］十分的, 非常的：
a great big grin
十分灿烂的笑容
huge great hooks.
巨大的吊钩。
- attrib. used to express surprise, admiration, or contempt, especially in exclamations表示惊奇、赞美或蔑视, 尤用于感叹十足的：
you great oaf!
你这个大傻瓜！
- （亦作greater）[attrib.] used in names of animals or plants which are larger than similar kinds, e.g. great tit, greater celandine用于动植物名称中, 表示比其同类大, 如great tit, greater celandine
Great
attrib. [in place names] denoting the larger or largest part of a place大的（用于地名, 指某地较大或最大的一部分）：Great Malvern.
大莫尔文。
Greater
attrib.(of a city) including adjacent urban areas（城市）包括相邻城区的, 大的：Greater Manchester.
大曼彻斯特。
- of ability, quality, or eminence considerably above the normal or average（指能力、品质或地位大大高于一般水平）出众的; 了不起的; 伟大的; 崇高的：
the great Italian conductor
伟大的意大利指挥家
we obeyed our great men and leaders
我们追随伟人和领袖
great art has the power to change lives.
崇高的艺术具有改变人生的力量。
the Great
a title denoting the most important person of the name大帝（或大王等）（用于头衔, 表示此人是所有同名者中最重要的人）：Alexander the Great.
亚历山大大帝。
- informal very good or satisfactory; excellent〈非正式〉美妙的; 好极的：
another great goal from Alan
艾伦的又一次精彩射门
he's a great bloke
他是个了不起的家伙
wouldn't it be great to have him back?
要是能请他回来该有多好啊！
- as exclamation妙极了, 好极了：
'Great!' said Tom.
“太棒了！”汤姆说。
- predic. informal (of a person) very skilled or capable in a particular area〈非正式〉（人）擅长的, 精通的：
a brilliant man, great at mathematics.
才华横溢, 精通数学的人。
- attrib. denoting the element of something that is the most important or the most worthy of consideration最重要的; 主要的：
the great thing is the challenge.
最重要是这一挑战。
- used to indicate that someone or something particularly deserves a specified description（人, 事物）十足的, 充分的：
I was a great fan of Hank's.
我曾是十足的汉克迷。
- in combination(in names of family relationships) denoting one degree further removed upwards or downwards用于亲属关系的名称中中间隔两代的, （外）曾祖（或曾孙）的：
great-aunt
曾姑奶
great-great-grandfather.
曾曾（外）祖父。
- predic. Irish (of two people) on very close or intimate terms〈爱尔兰〉（二人）亲近的; 亲密的：
one of the boys was very great with her.
其中的一个男孩和她非常亲密。
- a great or distinguished person大人物; 显要人物：
the Beatles, Bob Dylan, all the greats.
甲壳虫乐队、鲍勃·迪伦等所有的大人物。
- as plural noun the great great people collectively总称伟人：
the lives of the great, including Churchill and Newton.
丘吉尔和牛顿等伟人的一生。
Greats
another term for LITERAE HUMANIORES.
- informal excellently; very well〈非正式〉很好地, 出色地：
we played awful, they played great.
我们球打得很糟, 他们打得很好。
the great and the good
- often ironic distinguished and worthy people collectively〈常讽〉［总称］显要人物; 要人：
a non-departmental public body made up of the great and the good.
一个由显要人物组成的非部门性的群众团体。
great and small
- of all sizes, classes, or types大大小小的, 各阶层的, 形形色色的：
all creatures great and small.
所有生物, 无论大小。
a great deal
- 见
DEAL1 .
a great many
- 见MANY.
a great one for
- a habitual doer of; an enthusiast for.热衷于…的人, …的爱好者：
my father was a great one for buying gadgets.
我父亲热衷于购买各种小玩意。
Great Scott!
- expressing surprise or amazement表示惊奇天哪！
- ORIGIN: arbitrary euphemism for Great God!
to a great extent
- in a substantial way; largely实质上; 很大程度上：
we are all to a great extent the product of our culture.
我们所有人在很大程度上都是自己文化的产物。