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

I can imagine no greater miscarriage of justice than the execution of an innocent man.
我想象不出比处死无辜的人更加严重的误判了。
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。
Man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.
牺牲自己的生命去救朋友，没有比这更伟大的爱了。
The success is greater than expected.
成绩比预期的大。
There's no greater happiness than that of succeeding in one's career.
最大的快乐莫过于事业上的成功。
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。
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。
The book goes into recent work in greater detail than I have attempted here
与我在这方面的尝试相比，这本书对近期研究的介绍更为详尽。
This financial crisis had a much greater impact on Main Street.
这次金融危机对老百姓的影响更为深远。
People will accept suffering that can be shown to lead to a greater good
如果能证明眼前的苦难会带来更大的好处，人们就会愿意承受。