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  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

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1. (great的比较级) Greater is the comparative of great
2. 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 Greater is used with the name of a large city to refer to the city together with the surrounding urban and suburban area. 
  • ...Greater London.

    大伦敦区

3. 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 Greater is 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. 
  • ...greater Syria.

    大叙利亚

Adjective

1. greater in size or importance or degree;

  • "for the greater good of the community"
  • "the greater Antilles"
1. The greater the truth, the greater[worse] thelibel.
[谚]事情越真实,诽谤越厉害。

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2. A gas in solution diffuses from region of greater to one of less concentration.
溶液中的气体由浓度较高的区域向浓度较低的区域扩散。

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3. A greater cause for resentment is the discrepancy in pay.
导致愤怒的更主要原因是报酬上的差异。

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4. A greater refinement of the categorization is possible.
进行更加精细的分类是可能的。

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5. China ought to make a greater contribution to humanity.
中国应当对人类作出较大贡献。

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6. Clever lighting and sound effects brought greater realism to the play.
巧妙的灯光和音响效果给这出戏注入了更强的现实主义色彩。

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7. Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.
再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。

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8. Even a small success would spur me on to greater effort.
哪怕是微小的成功也会促使我做出更大的努力。

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9. Forested areas have been expanding every year, with the increase in standing timber greater than that of felled lumber.
森林面积每年都在增加,林木生长量大于消耗量。

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10. I can think of no greater expression of defeatism.
我想,这是我听到的最悲观的失败主义论调了。

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11. I hope you will gain still greater success.
我希望你们能获得更大的成就。

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12. If a metal bar is heated, the greater the heat applied, the larger the expansion.
如果把一根金属棒加热,热度越高,膨胀就越大。

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13. Judges are advised to show greater leniency towards first-time offenders.
建议法官对初犯者宽大处理。

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14. Let's make still greater efforts.
大家再努一把劲。

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15. Mercury has a much greater density than water.
水银的密度比水大得多。

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16. More people mean a greater ferment of ideas, more enthusiasm and more energy.
人多议论多, 热气高,干劲大。

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17. More practice will make you speak with greater fluency.
多练习就可以使你的口语更流利。

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18. Other groups such as the Church of God conduct their services with much more informality and a greater display of emotion.
上帝会等其他团体做礼拜时不大拘泥形式,情感也就更加外露。

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19. Our aim is to achieve greater market penetration.
我们的目标是进一步打入市场。

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20. She needed greater fulfilment in her job.
她需要从工作中获得更大的满足感。

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