greater
- adj. 较大的，更大的（great 的比较级）；用于大城市名或国名等专有名词前，表示“大”，指包括该城市及周边地区，或包括该国及其相关属地的更大区域，首字母通常大写，如 Greater London（大伦敦）、Greater China（大中华）
英英释义
greater [ 'ɡreitə ]
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adj.
greater in size or importance or degree
"for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles"
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
greater /ˈgreɪtə/
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ADJ Greater is the comparative of . great的比较级
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ADJ Greater is used with the name of a large city to refer to the city together with the surrounding urban and suburban area. 大的; 包括市区及郊区的 [ADJ n]
例：...Greater Los Angeles.
...大洛杉矶地区。
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ADJ 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. 大的; 包括该国本身的及过去属地的 [ADJ n]
例：...Greater Syria.
...大叙利亚。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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People want a greater say in local government.
人们要求在当地的政务中有更大的发言权。
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The storm resumed with even greater intensity.
风暴更猛烈地再度肆虐。
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An electric wheelchair has given her greater mobility.
电动轮椅使她更便于移动了。
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The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center says the city's population is about seventy-seven percent of what it was before Katrina.
VOA: special.2010.01.22
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Shakespeare in the theater seemed to represent a temptation greater even than promiscuous sex or perhaps akin to sex.
在戏剧中,莎士比亚似乎更代表着一种诱惑,而不是乱性或类似的性关系。
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OK, for most gases, T inversion is much 300K greater than 300 degrees Kelvin. Much greater than room temperature.
好，对大多数气体,转变温度都高于,比室温高很多。
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