| 释义 |
great adjective—大 adj (almost always used)Examples:matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan—cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike—Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist—the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)—fire beacon towers (historical sites on the Great Wall and in Xinjiang)—narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention—only remaining of the great (idiom); one of the few greats extant—high official and noble persons (idiom); the great and the good—Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea—fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall)—fig. fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent—great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)—Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)—old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations—Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies—It is a great honor meet you and I regret it is not sooner—(of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather—heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship contend with—with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing—reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements)—rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through—Shanhai pass, the Eastern pass of the Great Wall—State Great Khural or Great State Assembly, Mongolian parliament—A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.—play mahjong (lit. to build the great wall) (colloquial)—great scholar respected for learning and integrity—Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods— |