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great /greɪt/► SEE ALLbe a great one for sth/for doing sthbe no great shakesgo great gunsbe a great/firm believer in sthdirty great/biga good/great manygreat/tall oaks from little acorns grow
●be a ˈgreat one for sth/for doing sthdo sth a lot; enjoy sth 经常做某事；喜欢做某事◆I’ve never been a great one for writing letters.
我向来都不太喜欢写信。◆You’re a great one for quizzes, aren’t you?
你可喜欢玩智力竞赛了，对吧？●be no great ˈshakes (informal) be not very good, efficient, suitable, etc. 不怎么高明；不太胜任；不很合适◆He’s no great shakes as a teacher.
他不是个很称职的老师。◆‘What did you think of the movie?’ ‘It was no great shakes.’
“你觉得这部电影怎么样？”“不算很好。”●go great ˈguns (informal) (usually in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) do sth quickly and successfully 生龙活虎地做某事；成功；顺利◆She’s halfway through the race, and is going great guns.
赛程已过半，她健步如飞。◆He’s going great guns on his new book at the moment.
眼下他新书的写作进展得很顺利。●be a great/firm believer in sthbelieve strongly that sth is good, important or valuable 坚信／极力推崇某事物◆My mother was a great believer in horoscopes all her life.我母亲一辈子对占星术笃信不移。◆The boss was a firm believer in developing strong teamwork.老板对加强团队内密切协作的重要性深信不疑。●dirty great/big (BrE, informal) used to emphasize how large sth is （用于强调）非常大，大得不得了◆When I turned round he was pointing a dirty great gun at me.我转过身时，他用一支老大的枪对准了我。●a good/great manyvery many; a lot 许多；大量◆A good many people think she’s right.很多人认为她是正确的。◆There are a great many places in the world I’d like to visit.世界上有许多地方我想去玩。●great/tall ˌoaks from little acorns ˈgrow (saying) large and successful organizations, businesses, etc. sometimes begin in a very small or modest way 合抱之木，生于毫末；万丈高楼平地起◆Welcome to my new website! It may not look much at the moment, but great oaks from little acorns grow!欢迎来到我的新网站！它现在可能微不足道，不过万丈高楼平地起嘛。 NOTE An oak is a large tree and the acorn is its fruit. * oak （橡树）是一种大型树木，acorn 是橡子。 |
