Lớn, to lớn, vĩ đại

a great wind

cơn gió lớn

a great distance

một khoảng cách lớn

the Great October Socialist Revolution

cuộc cách mạng xã hội chủ nghĩa tháng mười vĩ đại

a great writer

một nhà văn lớn

the Great Powers

các nước lớn mạnh, các cường quốc

a great scoundrel

thằng đại bợm

the great majority

đại đa số

at a great pace

đi rất nhanh

Hết sức, rất

with great care

cẩn thận hết sức

to pay great attention to

hết sức chú ý tới

an antique of great price

một món đồ cổ rất quý

Cao quý, ca cả, cao thượng

he appeared greater in adversity than ever before

trong lúc hoạn nạn anh ấy tỏ ra cao thượng hơn bao giờ hết

Tuyệt hay, thật là thú vị

that is great!

thật là tuyệt!

to have great time

được hưởng một thời gian thú tuyệt

Giỏi, thạo cừ, hiểu rõ, hiểu tường tận

to be great on

hiểu rõ, biết rõ, hiểu tường tận về (cái gì)

to be great at

rất giỏi về (cái gì)

Thân (với ai)

to be great with somebody

thân với ai

( the great) những người vĩ đại

( số nhiều) kỳ thi tốt nghiệp tú tài văn chương tại trường đại học Ôc-phớt

to be great with child

(từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) có mang, có chửa

great dozen

tá mười ba

great many

nhiều

to have a great mind to

Xem mind

to live to a great age

sống đến tận lúc tuổi già, sống lâu

to take a great interest in

rất quan tâm đến

to be no great shakes

không thích hợp, không phù hợp

going great guns

sinh động và đạt hiệu quả cao

great and small

giàu nghèo, mạnh yếu

to make great strides

tiến bộ, tiến triển theo chiều hướng tốt

your need is greater than mine

anh cần cái đó hơn là tôi cần

vĩ đại

lớn

Adj.

Big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant,grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast,tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, monstrous,titanic, Cyclopean, Brobdingnagian: Europe was covered by agreat forest. A great castle loomed before me. 2 large, huge,immense, enormous, gigantic, prodigious, vast, tremendous,abundant, countless: Plague killed a great number of people.

Extreme, considerable, marked, pronounced, inordinate,extraordinary, significant; excess, excessive: I have somethingof great importance to tell you. Your news created greatconfusion. 4 critical, important, crucial, momentous,significant, serious, weighty, consequential: Those were greatdays for the history of England.

Important, prominent, major,eminent, celebrated, distinguished, famous, famed, renowned,notable, noteworthy, illustrious, outstanding, well-known,weighty, influential, Rare eximious: What of the greatuniversities, like Oxford and Cambridge? Our mayor thinks ofhimself as a great man. 6 talented, gifted, excellent,outstanding, exceptional, major, superlative, superior, leading,best, incomparable, matchless, peerless, skilful, artistic,brilliant, first-rate, remarkable, top, accomplished: Flaubertwas one of the greatest writers of his age. Tamara is a gooddancer, but not a great dancer. 7 lofty, elevated, exalted,noble, high-minded, grand: Great thoughts come from greatminds.

Talented, skilled, skilful, adroit, clever, adept,able, proficient, expert: Daphne is really great at playingbridge.

Keen, zealous, eager, active, enthusiastic, devoted,ardent, passionate: Frank is a great stamp collector.

Close, devoted, dedicated, fast, faithful, true, loyal,intimate, loving: Graham and Pembroke quickly became greatfriends.

Terrible, bad, awful, unforgivable, horrendous,heinous, grievous, horrific, horrible, terrific, huge, colossal,enormous, gigantic, significant, cardinal, egregious, basic,profound, flagrant, glaring, arrant, consummate, out-and-out:Inviting her at the same time as her ex-husband was a greatmistake.

Spectacular, marvellous, outstanding, excellent,superb, grand, wonderful, fine Colloq fantastic, terrific,stupendous, marvy, smashing, fantabulous, Old-fashioned Brittickety-boo: He says that we missed a truly great show.

Adj. & n.

Adj.

A of a size, amount, extent, or intensityconsiderably above the normal or average; big (made a greathole; take great care; lived to a great age). b also withimplied surprise, admiration, contempt, etc., esp. inexclamations (you great idiot!; great stuff!; look at that greatwasp). c reinforcing other words denoting size, quantity, etc.(a great big hole; a great many).

Important, pre-eminent;worthy or most worthy of consideration (the great thing is notto get caught).

Grand, imposing (a great occasion; the greathall).

A (esp. of a public or historic figure) distinguished;prominent. b (the Great) as a title denoting the most importantof the name (Alfred the Great).

A (of a person) remarkable inability, character, achievement, etc. (great men; a greatthinker). b (of a thing) outstanding of its kind (the GreatFire).

(foll. by at, on) competent, skilled, well-informed.7 fully deserving the name of; doing a thing habitually orextensively (a great reader; a great believer in tolerance; nota great one for travelling).

(also greater) the larger of thename, species, etc. (great auk; greater celandine).

(Greater)(of a city etc.) including adjacent urban areas (GreaterManchester).

Colloq. a very enjoyable or satisfactory;attractive, fine (had a great time; it would be great if wewon). b (as an exclam.) fine, very good.

(in comb.) (innames of family relationships) denoting one degree furtherremoved upwards or downwards (great-uncle;great-great-grandmother).

N.

A great or outstanding personor thing.

(in pl.) (Greats) colloq. (at Oxford University) anhonours course or final examinations in classics and philosophy.

Adj. of or relating to thispeople or language. great tit a Eurasian songbird, Parus major,with black and white head markings. great toe the big toe.Great War the world war of 1914-18. to a great extent largely.

Greatness n. [OE great f. WG]