grant

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¹ grant /ˈgrænt/ Brit /ˈgrɑːnt/ verb

grants; granted; granting

¹ grant

/ˈgrænt/ Brit /ˈgrɑːnt/

verb

grants; granted; granting

Learner's definition of GRANT

[+ object]

a : to agree to do, give, or allow (something asked for or hoped for)同意；批准；准予

The mayor refused to grant my request for an interview.市长拒绝了我的采访请求。
The court granted the motion for a new trial.法院批准了进行一次新庭审的申请。
She granted me an interview. [=she agreed to let me interview her]她同意了我对她进行采访。
She rarely grants interviews. [=she rarely agrees to be interviewed]她几乎不接受采访。
I cannot grant you that wish.我不能满足你的那个愿望。

b : to give (something) legally or formally（合法地或正式地）提供，准予

The government has agreed to grant the refugees asylum. = The government has agreed to grant asylum to the refugees.政府已正式批准了难民的政治避难。
We haven't yet been granted access to the archive.我们还无权接触到那些档案。
The country was granted independence in 1950.这个国家1950年获准独立。
The judge granted custody of the children to their mother.法官把孩子们的监护权判给了母亲。

— see also grant bail at ¹bail

: to admit (something) although it does not agree with or support your opinion（勉强）承认

I grant that he's a talented writer, but I just don't find his books very interesting.我只承认他是个有天赋的作家，但我不认为他的书多有趣。
The house is not in perfect condition, I grant you [=I admit that the house is not in perfect condition], but it's still a great deal.我承认你的说法，这幢房子并不完美，但这笔交易还是很划算的。
The house is not perfect, I grant you that.我承认你的说法，这幢房子并不完美。

— often used in the form granted or granting to introduce a clause常以granted或granting形式引出从句

Granted that she's been under a lot of stress lately, her behavior is still surprising. [=I admit that she has been under a lot of stress lately, but I am still surprised by her behavior]就算她近来压力很大，她的行为依然让我感到很惊讶。
Even granting that you may be right [=even if you are right], I still think we need to consider other solutions.即使承认你是对的，我还是认为我们需要考虑其他的解决方案。

— often used in the form granted as an adverb常以granted形式用作副词

Granted, the house is not in perfect condition, but it's still a great deal.诚然，这幢房子不完美，但这笔交易还是很划算的。
“The house is not in very good condition.” “Granted [=I admit that what you say is true]—but it's still a great deal.”“这幢房子不完美。”“我承认你说得对，但这笔交易还是很划算的。”

take for granted

take (something) for granted : to believe or assume that (something) is true or probably true without knowing that it is true认为…是理所当然的；对…想当然

We took our invitation to the party for granted. = We took it for granted that we'd be invited to the party. [=we assumed we'd be invited and did not think about the possibility that we wouldn't be]我们想当然地认为会被邀请参加晚会。

take (someone or something) for granted : to fail to properly notice or appreciate (someone or something that is helpful or important to you)（因视为当然而）不把…当回事，对…不予重视

We often take our freedom for granted.我们经常不把自由当回事。
Being apart from my family for so long has made me realize that I've been taking them for granted.离开家人这么长时间让我认识到自己一直没有珍惜家人。
I'm tired of being taken for granted.我厌倦了被认为理应如此。

² grant /ˈgrænt/ Brit /ˈgrɑːnt/ noun

plural grants

² grant

/ˈgrænt/ Brit /ˈgrɑːnt/

noun

plural grants

Learner's definition of GRANT

[count]

: an amount of money that is given to someone by a government, a company, etc., to be used for a particular purpose (such as scientific research)（政府、公司等的）拨款

Her study is being funded by a federal grant.她的研究由联邦政府拨款资助。
a research grant科研专款
They wrote a grant proposal to get funding for the project.为得到项目资助他们写了份拨款申请。

: an area of land that is given to someone by a government（政府给予的）土地

a land grant政府赠予的土地

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