Greater

英[ˈɡreitə]
美[ˈɡretɚ]

基本释义

adj.
包括市区及郊区的; (great的比较级)更大的,较大的

实用例句

The harder the brake pedal is pressed, the greater the car's deceleration.

刹车踩得越用力,车子减速越猛。

柯林斯例句

The paper'sprice rise will encourage readers to desert in even greater numbers.

报纸价格的上涨将导致更多的读者不再订阅。

柯林斯例句

It is assumed that you are interested in achieving greater self-awareness.

假定大家都想变得更有自知之明。

柯林斯例句

In the UK visible imports have traditionally been greater than visible exports.

在英国,传统上有形产品的进口一直大于出口。

柯林斯例句

As we fall asleep the amplitude of brain waves slowly becomes greater.

进入睡眠状态时,我们的脑电波振幅慢慢变大。

柯林斯例句

The company now makes much greater use of outside consultants.

该公司现在对外聘顾问的利用更加充分。

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The EU is now acquiring greater assurance and authority.

现在欧共体越来越有自信与权威性了。

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The threat will force greater dispersion of their forces.

恫吓将迫使他们把兵力铺得更广。

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The insured value of the airplane was greater than its book value.

该飞机的投保价值高于它的实际账面价值。

柯林斯例句

The encouragement that young boys receive builds a greater self-confidence.

小男孩受到的鼓励会增强他们的自信心。

柯林斯例句

This remarkable technology provides far greater clarity than conventional x-rays.

这项卓越技术的清晰度比常规的X光高得多。

柯林斯例句

Apartheid is even a greater evil.

种族隔离是更大的祸害。

柯林斯例句

They want greater political freedom.

他们想要更多的政治自由。

柯林斯例句

a campaign in Wales for greater autonomy

威尔士争取更大自治权的运动

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

There is a general consensus among teachers about the need for greater security in schools.

教师们对必须加强学校的保安有普遍的共识。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

真题例句

The greater the difference, the sooner and more thoroughly the new technology replaces the old.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

Steamships captured the North Atlantic passenger business from sail in the 1840s because of its much greater speed

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

As a society we might want to rethink the time and money spent on education, so that these resources can benefit a greater percentage of the population.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

The advantages, not surprisingly, were greater for African Americans, who are more likely to develop high blood pressure than other ethnic groups, and for the elderly, since blood vessels stiffen with age, which can lead to higher blood pressure.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

It doesn't mean greater job security for the employed.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

The elderly are in greater danger of tumor growth

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

Mr Jobs had a reputation as a control freak (怪人), and his critics complained that the products and systems he designed were closed and inflexible, in the name of greater ease of use.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

A greater choice of courses, and, of course, better football teams.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

Several recent studies have found that being randomly (随机地) assigned to a roommate of another race can lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood (可能性)of conflict.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

That way, you see and hear more: and your mind responds gratefully to the greater amount of wildness in your life

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

A search is now under way to confirm the suspected existence of particles of matter that move at a speed greater than light, and therefore, might serve as our passports to the past.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

000 people living in the business district and 90,000 residents in greater Songdo.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

And such research might even suggest ways for us all to relive our past with greater clarity.

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

But as the work became more difficult, the students with a growth mind-set showed greater persistence.

2016年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

But current studies are beginning to place greater emphasis on the conditions under which we forget, as its importance begins to be more appreciated.

2017年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Students with such a growth mind-set were destined for greater academic success and were quite likely to outperform their counterparts.

2016年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Technological innovation places greater value on agility.

2017年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

What people were like when they came in had greater consequence than what happened once they were there.

2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

While the public sees greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20-30 years ago, most believe more change is needed.

2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

"If we can help to direct students to more of these types of campuses and help students to understand them to be realistic and accessible places, have them apply to these schools at greater frequency and ultimately get in and enroll, we are going to raise

2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

A similar but reversed pattern was found for the activities associated with greater well-being.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

As countries continue setting goals of reducing emissions, greater steps need to be taken to have a noticeable effect on the surrounding environment.

2017年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

At the time, it became clear that the newly reunified Berlin would need a modern airport with far greater capacity than its existing airports.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

But in Bangladesh, a population 600 times greater, speaks only 41 languages.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

But renewable energy will have to displace fossil fuels to a much greater extent in the future to avoid unacceptable climate risks.

2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

But the snail has given the project greater urgency.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Ego aside, a third advantage is that the emotional neutrality of indifferent relationships has been found to enhance critical evaluation, to strengthen one's focus on task resolution, and to gain greater access to valuable information.

2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Future farms will likely experience a greater deal of autonomy as robots take up more and more farm work efficiently.

2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

If we can help to direct students to more of these types of campuses and help students to understand them to be realistic and accessible places, have them apply to these schools at greater frequency and ultimately get in and enroll, we are going to raise

2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

In some ways they're at greater risk of falling through the cracks,"says researcher Vladimir Carli.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Some fields, though, have a greater tendency for it.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

The brains of teenagers, but not adults, showed greater activity in two regions associated with rewards when they were being observed by same-age peers than when alone.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

The data was slightly complicated by the fact that there was a tendency for kids who were social in the real world to also use more online communication, but by bracketing out different cases it became clear that the real-world sociality component correla

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

The quite dramatic unemployment figures, which we now see in some of the countries, strongly suggest that there will be greater pressure on wages in the future, as more people will be unemployed, more people will be looking for jobs and the pressure on em

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

The robot who rescues Spooner's life in I, Robot follows Asimov's zeroth larobots cannot harm humanity as opposed to individual humans or allow humanity to come to harm—an expansion of the first law that allows robots to determine what's in the greater go

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

These days, though, the divide between rich and poor is greater than it has ever been.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Working-class parents, meanwhile, believe their children will naturally thrive, and give them far greater independence and time for free play.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Because they think as one, they have a collective 集体的 intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

But Shelly-Ann's victory was far greater than that.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

But the urge would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money.

2018年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

Children may have greater ability to figure out things than scientists.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging, a bond with others.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

However, greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to let go of their "adult" children.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work, you should take a step back and identify those of greater and less importance.

2016年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

Motorheads have greater ability than office workers.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Researchers in spain and england recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene, which accounts for 40% of plastics.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Rich countries' gains are greater than their losses.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities—and you'll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.

2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involvement is greater today than it was a generation ago.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The total rise in agricultural incomes in rich countries is greater than the fall in poor ones.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The writer believes that technology explains greater parental involvement with their children.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 题设

They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of US realize.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

A 2014 survey conducted in Australia, Britain, and the United States by the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that young people's reliance on social media led to greater political engagement.

2018年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

And third, through a more diffuse "halo effect," whereby its good deeds earn it greater consideration from consumers and others.

2016年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

As the industry advances, however, other suits may have an even greater impact.

2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

But the remaining trees draw a greater share of the available moisture, so they grow and thrive, restoring the forest's capacity to pull carbon from the air.

2019年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Even among those who got a cold, the ones who felt greater social support and received more frequent hugs had less severe symptoms.

2017年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

If we adults could indulge in a bit of silliness and giggling, we would reduce the stress hormones in our bodies, increase good hormones like endorphin, improve blood flow to our hearts and ever have a greater chance of fighting off infection.

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

It is stuck because the euro zone's dominant powers, France and Germany, agree on the need for greater harmonization within the euro zone, but disagree about what to harmonies.

2011年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

I've also experienced greater success in achieving my specific fitness goals, Because I'm training according to those goals, not the numbers on a scale.

2019年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment, which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.

2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Of even greater concern is the fact that obesity turns out to be very difficult to define.

2014年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

People who perceived greater social support were less likely to come down with a cold, and the researchers calculated that the stress-reducing effects of hugging explained about 32 percent of that beneficial effect.

2017年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

The report also advocates greater study of foreign languages, international affairs and the expansion of study abroad programs.

2014年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as "endangered, " a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats.

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

They're more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks.

2016年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

When our time of mourning is over, we press forward, stronger with a greater understanding and respect for life.

2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. greater in size or importance or degree;

    "for the greater good of the community"

    "the greater Antilles"

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