Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense grants, present participle granting, past tense, past participle granted
1N-COUNT 拨款;补助金 A grant is an amount of money that a government or other institution gives to an individual or to an organization for a particular purpose such as education or home improvements. 拨款;补助金
They'd got a special grant to encourage research.
他们得到一笔用以鼓励科研的特别经费。
Unfortunately, my application for a grant was rejected.
3VERB 承认 If you grant that something is true, you accept that it is true, even though your opinion about it does not change. 承认
The magistrates granted that the charity was justified in bringing the action. [VERB that]
地方法官承认该慈善机构有理由提起诉讼。
You use 'I grant you' or 'I'll grant you' to say that you accept something is true, even though your opinion about it does not change.我承认(某事属实,但并不因此改变自己的观点)
He took a risk, I'll grant you. But when you think about it, the risk was pretty small.
我承认他有些冒险,但是回过来想一想,其实风险并不大。
I grant you that there have been excesses here and there. But this happens in any popular national struggle.
我承认各地出现了一些过激行为,但是这种现象在任何大规模民族斗争中都在所难免。
4PHRASE (因视作理所当然而)不把…当回事,对…不予重视(或不知感激) If you say that someone takes you for granted, you are complaining that they benefit from your help, efforts, or presence without showing that they are grateful. (因视作理所当然而)不把…当回事,对…不予重视(或不知感激)
What right has the family to take me for granted, Martin?.
这家人有什么资格瞧不起我,马丁?
The officials felt taken for granted and grumbled loudly.
这些官员感到受了怠慢,于是大声抱怨起来。
5PHRASE 认为…是理所当然的 If you take something for granted, you believe that it is true or accept it as normal without thinking about it. 认为…是理所当然的
I was amazed that virtually all the things I took for granted up north just didn't happen in London.
几乎所有我认为在北方是理所当然的事情在伦敦都没有发生,这让我惊诧不已。
6PHRASE 理所当然地认为 If you take it for granted that something is the case, you believe that it is true or you accept it as normal without thinking about it. 理所当然地认为
He seemed to take it for granted that he should speak as a representative.
他似乎想当然地认为他应该以代表的身份发言。
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grant amnesty, grant equal rights, grant independence, grant membership, grant money, grant permission, grant a wish2