1formalGIVE to give someone something or allow them to have something that they have asked for 给予,准予
Britain could grant Spain’s request.
英国可能会同意西班牙的请求。
I would love to be able to grant her wish.
我很希望能够满足她的愿望。
grant somebody something
The council have granted him permission to build on the site.
市政会已经批准他在这块地上建房子。
grant something to somebody
A licence to sell alcohol was granted to the club.
这家俱乐部获得了经销酒类的许可证。
grant that (=used in prayers) 恩准,允许〔祷告时用语〕
Grant that we may know your presence and love.
求主开恩,让我们知道你与我们同在,你的爱与我们同在。
Register
In everyday English, people usually say give permission rather than grant permission: 在日常英语中,人们一般说give permission,而不说grant permission
They gave him permission to stay.
他们允许他留下来。
2ADMITto admit that something is true although it does not make much difference to your opinion 承认〔某事属实,但该事不影响自己的看法〕 → concede
He’s got talent, I grant you, but he doesn’t work hard enough.
他有天赋,这不假,但是他不够努力。
3take it for granted (that)THINK SO/NOT BE SUREto believe that something is true without making sure 想当然地认为,认为…是理所当然
He just took it for granted that he would pass the exam.
他还想当然地认为自己能通过考试呢。
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take it for granted (that)• But I take it for granted.• It was impossible to take it for granted.• Ludens was right in a way to complain that they were now all taking it for granted.• Why do we take it for granted that education is a good to which everyone equally is entitled?• He seemed to take it for granted that everyone would do what he told them.• Now we took it for granted that seawater came swirling up around our feet whenever we left the cabin or cockpitbaskets.• He seemed to take it for granted that she was the one to talk to.• We just took it for granted that the $1000 was part of the normalfee for buying a house.• She had taken it for granted that they would spend the night in Denver.
4take somebody/something for grantedIGNOREto expect that someone or something will always be there when you need them and never think how important or useful they are 视某人/某事为理所当然〔而对其不重视〕
Bridget was careful not to take him for granted.
布里奇特很小心,不把他所做的一切看成是理应如此。
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take somebody/something for granted• Clinton can not take women for granted.• For much of its course, the later noveltakes all this for granted.• It does not take victory for granted.• Lesley had issued her fiat with such confidence that she had taken his compliance for granted.• But he took nothing for granted and left little to chance.• He took it all for granted, and would never have a clue just how blessed he was.• Why do we take it for granted that education is a good to which everyone equally is entitled?• He took it for granted that people would fall in love with Eva.
grant that• The first is the significant drop in nationally fundedresearchgrants that has occurred over the past 10 to 15 years.• Everyone by now took it for granted that he was dead, except Penelope, his wife, and his son Telemachus.• She took it for granted that I belonged there.• Most economists readily grant that the developing world will grow more rapidly than the already industrialized countries.• She had taken it for granted that they would spend the night in Denver.
PEGan amount of money given to someone, especially by the government, for a particular purpose 〔尤指政府等发给的〕补助金,拨款
The university gets a government grant.
这所大学获得政府拨款。
Anyone wishing to apply for a grant should write to the Treasurer.
凡希望申请补助者,请致函财务主管。
grant of
a grant of £50,000
五万英镑的补助金
grant from
These studios are funded by a grant from the Kress Foundation.
这些工作室由克雷斯基金会拨款资助。
nCOLLOCATIONS
NOUN + grant
a government grant
The school has won a £240,000 government grant to improve its science and technology areas.
a research grant
He received a research grant to study the effect of pollution on the environment.
a student grant
If you are on a low income, you may be able to get a student grant.
a block grantAmerican EnglishAmE (=money given by the central government to state governments in order to pay for services such as the police, roads etc)
Congress approved block grants for education, health, and social services.
phrases
a grant of £5,000, $8,000 etc
The library received a grant of $20,000 to improve its computer facilities.
verbs
apply for a grant
We could apply for a grant and start a serious research programme.
be eligible for a grant (=be allowed to receive a grant)
This booklet explains who is eligible to receive a grant.
get/obtain a grant
You may be able to get a grant to learn a trade.
receive a grant
It is likely that you will receive a grant to cover your tuition.
give/award somebody a grant
If you have been awarded a grant, you must send the details to the university.
be funded by a grant
The expansion of the computer department was funded by a government grant.
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grant• He was awarded a $25,000 grant by the Rockefeller Foundation, which enabled him to finish the work.• We're applying for a grant of £500 for equipment.• You can get a grant from the council to pay for the repairs.• Will I get a grant, even though both my parents are earning?• The medical school has received a grant for cancer research.• She received a grant of £20,000 from the Arts Council to set up the Centre.• Our role is to decide how the blockgrant should be allocated.• Most regions in Spain and Portugal qualify for sizeable development grants from the EU.• The building was converted into flats with the aid of an urban development grant.• Twenty-five percent of the funds would go for discretionarygrants, with the protectedcommunities also having access to this money.• Researchers at the University of San Francisco will receive a $6.7 million federalgrant for research on ovarian cancer.• Some cost savings may be offset against this total, such as money received from grants and savings made on rent and rates.• Jen was up all night writing her grantproposal.• Stonewall, the gaylobby group, has been given a £ 900,000 lotterygrant for a project to combathomophobia.• To apply for a loan or grant, call 1-800-323-4140.• Research grants are plentiful in science and engineering subjects, but much harder to get in the humanities.• It was also aware that a further renewal of the Carnegie Trust's grant was extremely unlikely.• Without a student grant, I'd never even have gone into higher education.• This writer has contributed directly to two such grants, one won and one lost.• Both authorsdetect a slowing-down ill the creation of offices and the grant of new titles by about 1670.• These grants will help communities address the problems faced by young people.
apply for a grant• If only slugs turned up frequently in winebottles, we could apply for a grant and start a serious research programme.• He had applied for a grant but at the time Liverpool City Council was snowed under by applications.• He applied for a grant of land and this was sold to him for a nominalsum.• Solicitors will lose their monopoly on applying for grants of probate to deal with wills.• By summer 1990,44 schools had successfully applied for grantmaintainedstatus.• I must have mentioned how expensive my activities were becoming, because Suzy suggested that I tried applying for a grant.• We applied for grants from a number of grant-giving bodies.• We applied for a grant from the National HeritageMemorial Fund on the basis that its support alone could save the church.