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老手，不是吗？ be no great 'shakes {informal) to be not very good, efficient, suitable, etc.不太出色；不太有 效；、•不怎么合―；不怎么样，great and 'small of all sizes or types 大小；高低；贵贱：all creatures great and smaH 所有大小生物 great ,mind.s think a’like humorous) used to say that you and another person must both be very clever because you have had the same idea or agree about sth 英雄所见略同 the great... in the 'sky {humorous) used to refer to where a particular person or thing is imagined to go when they die or are no longer working, similar to the place they were connected with on earth 天上的老家：rhefr pet rabbit had gone to the great rabbit hutch in the sky. 他们的宠物兔已回到酋天的兔宫了。一more at oak, pains, sum n.

• noun [usually pi.] (informal) a very well-known and successful person or thing 名人；伟人；伟大的事物：He was one 〇/boxing’s aM-time greats.他是一位空前的拳击

好手。

■ fldv. (/n/orma/，no/i-sfflAjf/flrrf) very well 很好地；极好地； 很棒地：V^eH done. Ybu did great•千得好。你干得

真棒。

SYNONYMS同义词辨析 great

cool ♦ fantastic ♦ fabulous ♦ terrific ♦ brilliant ♦ awesome

These are all informal words that describe sb/sth that is very good，pleasant，enjoyable，etc.以上各词均为非：

正式用语，表示美妙的、使人快乐的r令人愉快的等。 great {informal) very good; giving a lot of pleasure fB 美妙的、好极沾、磕人换桌的：We a great f/'me /n       我们在马德里玩得很开心。

cool {informal) used to show that you admire or approve of sth, often because it is fashionable, attractive or different指因时髦、漂亮或与众不同而 令人钦佩的、绝妙的、顶呱呱的：/坊/‘n/cfMrnew song? reo//y coo/.我认为他们的新歌棒极了。 fantastic {informaf) extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure 好的、了不超的、非常愉快的：Wow

was yowr   .Tantosf/c/’ ’ “你假期过得好吗？”

“棒极了!”

fafc>ukHis{/>7/om7fl/) extremely good 指极好的、绝妙■

的：a /flhw/ows coofc简的童桂技;绝。 (Fabulous is slightly more old-fashioned than the other words .in this set. * fabulous 较这组词中的其他

词稍显陈旧^ )

terrific (/n/onrjfl/) extremely good; wonderful 指极好 ： She's doing a terrific job. M

活儿干得真棒。

■■brilliiuitlSrf /n/omiflO extremely good; wonderful 指.

极好的、—妙的、了木起的：‘Wow was沩<? show/?’

浪/v’.nf/’ “演出怎么样？” “棒极了！” awesome {informal, especially NAm£) very good, impressive, or enjoyab丨e指极好的、令人备叹的、

磁餘玩的：77»e s/?ovv w<J5_/wsf awesome.凑出实在棒 极了。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■                  really/absolutely great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/ terrific/bri 丨丨 iant/awesome

■                  to look/sound great/cooJ/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/ brilliant/awesome

■                  to feel great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/awesome

■                  to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/ brilliant/awesome time

,great 'ape noun [usually pi.] one of the large animals which are most similar to humans (chimpanzees, GORILLAS, and ORANG-UTANS)渥獲科动物

.great 'auk noun a large bird similar to a penguin, that no longer exists大海雀（类似企鹅，已灭绝） the .Great 'Bear noun [sing.] (astronomy = Ursa Major

'Great Britain noun [U] England, Scotland and Wales, when considered as a unit大不列颠（包括英格兰、苏 格兰和威尔士）Eisa Sometimes *Great Britain* (or ‘Britain’）is wrongly used to refer to the political state, officially called the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ or the ‘UK5. “大不列颠”(或 “不列颠”）有时被误用以指称国家“大不列颠和北爱尔 兰释合王国”或“联合王国”。 great-coat /'grejtkdut; NAmE -kout/ noun a long heavy coat, especially one worn by soldiers (尤指士兵穿的） 厚长大衣

Great Dane /.greit 'dein/ noun a very large dog with short hair丹麦大狗；大丹狗 greatly 〇*w /'greitli/ 秦(/b簡/)

(usually before a verb or participle 常用于动词或分词前) very much 非常；很；大大地：People’s reaction to the 用m has varied grearfy.人们对这部影片的反应大不一样。

■                  a greatZy increased risfc 大大增加了的风险◊ Ybur heZp wouW be grearfy appreciated.如蒙帮助，感激不尽。

the .Great 'War noun [sing.] {old-fashioned) = First World War

.great white 'shark noun a large aggressive shark with a brown or grey back, found in warm seas 大白 鲨，噬人鲨（栖居_于温热海域） the .Great White 'Way noun {informal) a name for Broadway in New York City that refers to the many bright lights of its theatres 光大道，不夜街（指纽约帝 百老汇）

grebe /grirb/ noun a bird like a duck, that can also swim underwater 鹤腾（潜水鸟）：a great crested grebe 凤头f鹧

Gre-cian /'grujii/ adj. from ancient Greece or like the styles of ancient Greece来自古希腊的；古希腊风格的； 古希腊式的：Grecian architecture古希腊式建筑 .Grecian 'nose noun a straight nose that continues the line of the forehead希腊式鼻子（鼻梁和额部成一直 线）

.Greco- combining form {NAm£) - Graeco- greed /gri:d/ noun [U] ~ (for sth) {disapproving) 1 a strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person needs 贪樊；金心；贪欲：Ms actions were morivated by greed.他的作为4贪梦幺心所驱使的。

■                  Nothing wouW saris办 her greed/or power•她对权力贪 得无厌。2 a strong desire for more food or drink when you are no longer hungry or thirsty 贪食;■贪吃：J had another helping of ice cream out of pure greed.

因为嘴馋贪吃，又吃了一份冰激凌。 greedy /'griidi/ adj. (greed-ier, greedi-est) ~ (for sth) wanting more money, power, food, etc. than you really need贪婪的；贪心的；贪吃的；渴M的：Vougreedypig/ Ybu’ve aZready had two hdpfngs/ 你这个博嘴！你E会:吃 了’两份 了！ ◊ 77ie shareholders are greedy /or prq/iit.股 余们泰利欲熏心。◊: He stared at the diamonds with greedy eyes, ffe眼巴巴地盯着这些钻石。► greed.ily adv. -. She ate noisiiy cmd greedily•她吧嗒着嘴狼吞虎_ 地吃。IT»!71 'greedy ,guts (BrE, informal) used to refer to .sb who eats too much 贪吃的家扶 Greek /gri:k/ noun 1 [C] a person from modem or ancient Greece 希腊人;古希侖人 2 [U] the language of modem or ancient Greece 希腊语 3 [C] a

member of a fraternity or a sorority at a college or university (大学的）学生联谊会会员，女生联谊会会员 ITiITl it^s all 'Greek to me (informal, saying) I cannot understand it我全然不懂；義一转不通：she tried to explain how the system works, but it's all Greek to me. 她努力解释系统如何运作，可我怎么也弄不明白。

.Greek 'cross noun a cross with all arms of the same length希腊式十字架（四臂等长）

.Greek 'salad noun [C, U] a salad that is made with tomatoes, olives and feta cheese 希腊风味色拉（用番 茄、橄榄和羊奶干酪调制而成） green /griin/ adj., noun, verb m adj. (green-er, green-est)