greater

英 [ˈgreɪtə]

美 [ˈgreɪtər]

great 的比较级
adj. (与大城市的名称连用，指包括附近城区及郊区在内的整个城市)大的; (与某国名称连用，指包括该国和曾属该国或者人们认为应属该国的地区在内的更广阔的区域)大的

Collins.2 / BNC.4879

柯林斯词典

（great的比较级）
Greateris the comparative ofgreat.
ADJ （与大城市的名称连用，指包括附近城区及郊区在内的整个城市）大的
Greateris used with the name of a large city to refer to the city together with the surrounding urban and suburban area.
1. ...Greater London.
  大伦敦区
ADJ （与某国名称连用，指包括该国和曾属该国或者人们认为应属该国的地区在内的更广阔的区域）大的
Greateris used with the name of a country to refer to a larger area which includes that country and other land which used to belong to it, or which some people believe should belong to it.
1. ...greater Syria.
  大叙利亚

adj

greater in size or importance or degree
1. for the greater good of the community
2. the greater Antilles

The far right is now a greater threat than the extreme left
现在极右派比极左派威胁更大。
A key issue for higher education in the 1990's is the need for greater diversity of courses
20世纪90年代，高等教育的一个重要议题是要使课程更加多样化。
The female role has been downgraded altogether in the drive for greater equality.
在争取更多平等的运动中，女性角色完全被贬低了。
There is no greater crime than this.
罪莫大焉。
My mother, whose guiding principle in life was doing right, had a far greater influence on me.
我母亲的生活原则是做事堂堂正正，她对我有着更为深刻的影响。
In the UK visible imports have traditionally been greater than visible exports.
在英国，传统上有形产品的进口一直大于出口。
The success is greater than expected.
成绩比预期的大。
There should be greater treatment of sewage before it is discharged
污水排放之前应该进行更充分的处理。
No medication works in isolation but is affected to a greater or lesser extent by many other factors
药物治疗不可能孤立地发生作用，多多少少会受很多其他因素的影响。
Greater government intervention in businesses would represent a step backwards.
政府加强对企业的干涉将是一种倒退。