greatest 音标拼音: [gr'etəst]
a . 最好的,最伟大的
最好的,最伟大的
greatest adj 1 :
highest in quality [
synonym : {
greatest }, {
sterling (
a )},
{
superlative }]
Great \
Great \ (
gr [=
a ]
t ),
a . [
Compar . {
Greater };
superl .
{
Greatest }.] [
OE .
gret ,
great ,
AS .
gre ['
a ]
t ;
akin to OS . &
LG .
gr [=
o ]
t ,
D .
groot ,
OHG .
gr [=
o ]
z ,
G .
gross .
Cf . {
Groat }
the coin .]
1 .
Large in space ;
of much size ;
big ;
immense ;
enormous ;
expanded ; --
opposed to {
small }
and {
little };
as ,
a great house ,
ship ,
farm ,
plain ,
distance ,
length .
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2 .
Large in number ;
numerous ;
as ,
a great company ,
multitude ,
series ,
etc .
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3 .
Long continued ;
lengthened in duration ;
prolonged in time ;
as ,
a great while ;
a great interval .
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4 .
Superior ;
admirable ;
commanding ; --
applied to thoughts ,
actions ,
and feelings .
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5 .
Endowed with extraordinary powers ;
uncommonly gifted ;
able to accomplish vast results ;
strong ;
powerful ;
mighty ;
noble ;
as ,
a great hero ,
scholar ,
genius ,
philosopher ,
etc .
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6 .
Holding a chief position ;
elevated :
lofty :
eminent ;
distinguished ;
foremost ;
principal ;
as ,
great men ;
the great seal ;
the great marshal ,
etc .
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He doth object I am too great of birth . --
Shak .
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7 .
Entitled to earnest consideration ;
weighty ;
important ;
as ,
a great argument ,
truth ,
or principle .
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8 .
Pregnant ;
big (
with young ).
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The ewes great with young . --
Ps .
lxxviii .
71 .
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9 .
More than ordinary in degree ;
very considerable in degree ;
as ,
to use great caution ;
to be in great pain .
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We have all Great cause to give great thanks . --
Shak .
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10 . (
Genealogy )
Older ,
younger ,
or more remote ,
by single generation ; --
often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent ;
as ,
great -
grandfather (
a grandfather '
s or a grandmother '
s father ),
great -
grandson ,
etc .
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{
Great bear } (
Astron .),
the constellation Ursa Major .
{
Great cattle } (
Law ),
all manner of cattle except sheep and yearlings . --
Wharton .
{
Great charter } (
Eng .
Hist .),
Magna Charta .
{
Great circle of a sphere },
a circle the plane of which passes through the center of the sphere .
{
Great circle sailing },
the process or art of conducting a ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc between two places .
{
Great go },
the final examination for a degree at the University of Oxford ,
England ; --
called also {
greats }.
--
T .
Hughes .
{
Great guns }. (
Naut .)
See under Gun .
{
The Great Lakes }
the large fresh -
water lakes (
Lakes Superior ,
Michigan ,
Huron ,
Erie ,
and Ontario )
which lie on the northern borders of the United States .
{
Great master }.
Same as {
Grand master },
under {
Grand }.
{
Great organ } (
Mus .),
the largest and loudest of the three parts of a grand organ (
the others being the choir organ and the swell ,
and sometimes the pedal organ or foot keys ),
It is played upon by a separate keyboard ,
which has the middle position .
{
The great powers } (
of Europe ),
in modern diplomacy ,
Great Britain ,
France ,
Germany ,
Austria ,
Russia ,
and Italy .
{
Great primer }.
See under {
Type }.
{
Great scale } (
Mus .),
the complete scale ; --
employed to designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest to highest .
{
Great sea },
the Mediterranean sea .
In Chaucer both the Black and the Mediterranean seas are so called .
{
Great seal }.
(
a )
The principal seal of a kingdom or state .
(
b )
In Great Britain ,
the lord chancellor (
who is custodian of this seal );
also ,
his office .
{
Great tithes }.
See under Tithes .
{
The great },
the eminent ,
distinguished ,
or powerful .
{
The Great Spirit },
among the North American Indians ,
their chief or principal deity .
{
To be great } (
with one ),
to be intimate or familiar (
with him ). --
Bacon .
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greatest \
greatest \
adj . [
superl .
of {
great }.]
1 .
not to be surpassed .
Syn :
top .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
2 .
largest in size of those under consideration .
Syn :
biggest ,
largest .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
3 .
most of .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
4 .
highest in importance or degree or significance or achievement ;
most eminent ;
as ,
our greatest statesmen .
Syn :
leading (
prenominal ),
preeminent .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
5 .
highest in quality .
Syn :
sterling (
prenominal ),
superlative .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "
greatest ":
at the height ,
at the limit ,
best ,
champion ,
choice ,
elect ,
elite ,
extreme ,
far out ,
first -
class ,
first -
rate ,
for the best ,
furthest ,
handpicked ,
highest ,
matchless ,
maximal ,
maximum ,
most ,
optimal ,
optimum ,
paramount ,
peerless ,
picked ,
prime ,
prize ,
quintessential ,
radical ,
select ,
superlative ,
supreme ,
surpassing ,
tip -
top ,
too much ,
top ,
top -
notch ,
topmost ,
ultra ,
ultra -
ultra ,
unmatchable ,
unmatched ,
unparalleled ,
unsurpassed ,
uppermost ,
utmost ,
uttermost ,
very best ,
way out
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