| 释义 |
greater adjective (comparative)—Examples:Greater Antilles, Caribbean archipelago—Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), area of economic cooperation between China and Vietnam—no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices—measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)—a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent—eighties, nineties, or greater (of age)—stepping-stone greater power or higher rank—serve as a background in order to bring out the subject with greater brilliance—Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), economic cooperation program between China and Vietnam—inequality sign (i.e. not equal, ≠ or greater than >, or less than <)—no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has be ruthless.—matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan—Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (save all souls before accepting Bodhi)—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—fire beacon towers (historical sites on the Great Wall and in Xinjiang)—the great Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.—only remaining of the great (idiom); one of the few greats extant—great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation—Xue Rengui (614-683) great Tang dynasty general—Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion—the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition—Kuixing, the Great Bear, one of the 28 constellations—old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations—old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations—Golden Shield Project, also known as the Great Firewall of China—Great Wall Card (credit card issued by Bank of China)—the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)—with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing—great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city—the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder—Shanhai pass, the Eastern pass of the Great Wall—Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician—great scholar respected for learning and integrity— |