| 释义 |
[/græɑːnt; ɡrænt/] v 用法:
1 (a) [Tn, Dn.n] agree to give or allow (what is asked for) 同意给予或允许（所求）:
grant a favour, request, etc 答应帮忙、 请求等 *
They granted him permission to go. 他们准许他去. *
The minister granted journalists an interview. 部长答应接见记者.
(b) [Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) give sth formally or legally 正式或依法给予某物:
These lands were granted to our family in perpetuity. 这些土地依法永远归我们家族所有. *
She was granted a pension. 她得到了养老金. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tf, Dn.f] (fml 文) agree or admit (that sth is true) 同意或承认（某事属实）:
grant the truth of what sb says 承认某人所说属实 *
I grant he's been ill, but that doesn't excuse him. 我承认他是病了, 但是那也不能原谅他. *
I grant you she's a clever woman, but I wouldn't want to work for her. 我同意你说的, 她很精明, 可是我不想为她工作. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) take sb/sth for `granted be so familiar with sb/sth that one no longer appreciates his/its full value 因熟悉某人[某事物]而觉察不出其真正价值:
He never praises his wife:
he just takes her for granted. 他从不夸妻子, 只是觉得她一切理当如此. take sth for `granted assume sth to be true 认为某事属实:
I take it for granted you have read this book. 我认为你一定读过这本书. grant 2
n ~ (to do sth/towards sth) thing given for a particular purpose, esp money from the government 授予物; （尤指政府的）拨款:
student grants, ie to pay for their education 学生助学金 *
award sb a research grant 给某人研究经费 *
You can get a grant to repair/towards the repair of your house. 你可以得到补助金来修缮住房. |