Great

(noun.) a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; 'he is one of the greats of American music'.

(adj.) of major significance or importance; 'a great work of art'; 'Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey' .

(adj.) relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; 'a great juicy steak'; 'a great multitude'; 'the great auk'; 'a great old oak'; 'a great ocean liner'; 'a great delay' .

(adj.) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; 'a great crisis'; 'had a great stake in the outcome' .

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• She came speeding over the sea like a great bird. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• You have now a--hum--a great position to support. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• The duties of her married life, contemplated as so great beforehand, seemed to be shrinking with the furniture and the white vapor-walled landscape. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He, the noble, the warlike, the great in every quality that can adorn the mind and person of man; he is fitted to be the Protector of England. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• So old an art, and so great and continuous a need for its products necessarily must have resulted in much development and progress. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The reactions were all varied in various people, but they followed a few great laws, and intrinsically there was no difference. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• I believe I could make an independent fortune in a few years if I devoted myself exclusively to portraits, so great is the desire for good portraits in the different country towns. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Let it suffice h ere to state that Rutherford assumes that the greater mass of the atom consis ts o f negatively charged particles rotating about a positive nucle us. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Such companies, therefore, commonly draw to themselves much greater stocks, than any private copartnery can boast of. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The enemy's loss was probably greater. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• This, in turn, has opened up possibilities of much higher speed and greater efficiency in the machine. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The coach-tax and plate tax are examples of the former method of imposing; the greater part of the other duties of excise and customs, of the latter. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Perhaps they did, but it is of infinitely greater importance to mention that at this point also I lost my patience, opened my eyes, and interfered. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Servants, labourers, and workmen of different kinds, make up the far greater part of every great political society. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Without it the engine would have been too clumsy and slow for practical use, but with it the greatest possibilities of use appeared. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• He lost the genial suavity of manner which is one of his greatest charMs. A noble indignation inspired his reply. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Seizing the professor by the arm, Mr. Philander set off in the direction that would put the greatest distance between themselves and the lion. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• The marriages of either were discussed; and their prospects in life canvassed with the greatest frankness and interest on both sides. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• An undue love of Self leads to the most monstrous crimes and occasions the greatest misfortunes both in States and Families. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• To one of the most generous and kindest men in the world, as he is one of the greatest--to my excellent friend, the Marquis of Steyne. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I shall have the greatest pleasure in receiving him in a lower room. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

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