grant

verb

/ɡrɑːnt/

/ɡrænt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they grant	/ɡrɑːnt/ /ɡrænt/
he / she / it grants	/ɡrɑːnts/ /ɡrænts/
past simple granted	/ˈɡrɑːntɪd/ /ˈɡræntɪd/
past participle granted	/ˈɡrɑːntɪd/ /ˈɡræntɪd/
-ing form granting	/ˈɡrɑːntɪŋ/ /ˈɡræntɪŋ/

Idioms

[often passive] to agree to give somebody what they ask for, especially formal or legal permission to do something（尤指正式地或法律上）同意，准予，允许
- grant something My request was granted.我的请求得到批准。
- the rights expressly granted by the terms of the lease租赁条款明确赋予的权利
- The judge granted an injunction preventing the newspaper from printing the names.法官颁布了一项禁令，禁止报纸刊登这些名字。
- grant somebody something I was granted permission to visit the palace.我获准参观宫殿。
- She was granted a divorce.她获准离婚。
- The court granted him leave to appeal.法院准许他上诉。
- He was granted a licence to mine in the area.他被授予在该地区采矿的许可证。
- The bank finally granted me a £500 loan.银行终于同意给我贷款 500 英镑。
- grant something to somebody/something The bank finally granted a £500 loan to me.银行终于同意给我贷款 500 英镑。
- These lands had been granted to the family in perpetuity.这些土地被永久授予这个家庭。
- Permission is hereby granted to reproduce this material.特此准许复制该材料。
- Planning permission was finally granted in October.规划终于在 10 月得到了批准。
- The judge refused to grant him bail.法官拒绝他保释。
- The law effectively grants the company immunity from prosecution.法律实际上让这个公司免于被起诉。
- Her wish was granted.她得偿所愿了。
- Planning permission for the development was granted last week.上周下发了开发规划许可。
- The contract was granted to an Australian company.该合同被授予一家澳大利亚公司。
- The government granted an amnesty to all political prisoners.政府赦免了所有政治犯。
Topics Law and justiceb2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- expressly
- specifically
- automatically
- …
verb + grant
- agree to
- decide to
- refuse to
- …
to admit to somebody that something is true, although you may not like or agree with it（勉强）承认，同意
- grant somebody She's a smart woman, I grant you, but she's no genius.我同意你的观点，她是一个很聪明的女人，但绝不是天才。
- grant (somebody) (that)… I grant you (that) it looks good, but it’s not exactly practical.我承认你说的，它好看，可并不是很实用。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- expressly
- specifically
- automatically
- …
verb + grant
- agree to
- decide to
- refuse to
- …

词源Middle English: from Old French granter ‘consent to support’, variant of creanter ‘to guarantee’, based on Latin credere ‘entrust’.

Idioms

take somebody/something for granted

to be so used to somebody/something that you do not recognize their true value any more and do not show that you are grateful（因习以为常）对…不予重视；（因视为当然而）不把…当回事
- Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted.她丈夫随时都在身边，她只是认为他理应如此。
- We take having an endless supply of clean water for granted.我们想当然地认为洁净水的供应是无穷无尽的。

take it for granted (that…)

to believe something is true without first making sure that it is认为…是理所当然
- I just took it for granted that he'd always be around.我还想当然地以为他总能随叫随到呢。
- She seemed to take it for granted that I would go with her to New York.她似乎想当然地认为我会和她一起去纽约。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

grant

noun

/ɡrɑːnt/

/ɡrænt/

a sum of money that is given by the government or by another organization to be used for a particular purpose（政府、机构的）拨款
- government/federal grants政府/联邦拨款
- There is a lot of competition for research grants.申请研究经费的竞争很激烈。
- student grants (= to pay for their education)学生助学金
- to apply for a grant申请补助金
- a grant application赠款申请
- grant to somebody/something The money is used for small grants to deserving organizations.这笔钱用于向有资格的组织提供小额赠款。
- grant from somebody/something The study was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.这项研究得到了美国国家科学基金会的资助。
- grant for something The government has awarded a grant for the restoration of the building.政府已拨款修缮该楼。
- grant of something The provincial government provided a start-up grant of $11 400省政府提供了11，400美元的启动资金
- grant to do something The school has received a large grant to improve its buildings.这所学校获得了一大笔赠款来改善其建筑。
- Poorer students would get maintenance grants of up to £1 500 a year.比较困难的学生每年可获得最高达 1,500 英镑的生活补助金。
- The full student maintenance grant was rather less than £2 000.全额的学生助学金还不到2,000 英镑。
- The group's annual grant from the Arts Council has been cut.该团体从艺术委员会得到的年度补助被削减了。
- The program offers grants to small businesses.该计划为小企业提供资助。
- The report was funded by a grant from the Department.这一报告由系里拨款资助。
- You can get a grant if you've lived in the area for three years.在这一地区居住满 3 年，就可以得到一笔补助金。
- You may be eligible for a clothing grant.你可能有资格申请服装津贴。
- a grant for a youth project一个青少年活动项目的拨款
- a grant from the funding authority基金会的补助
- emergency grants for special needs for items such as clothing为衣物之类物品的特别需求而紧急调拨的款项
- home improvement grants for householders拨给房主的住房装修款
- She has been awarded a research grant by Liverpool University.利物浦大学发给了她一笔研究经费。
- The hospital has applied for a government grant to buy a new scanner.医院申请了一笔政府拨款，用于购买一台新扫描仪。
Topics Moneyb2, Educationb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- substantial
- small
- …
verb + grant
- apply for
- be eligible for
- qualify for
- …
preposition
- grant for
- grant from
- grant to
- …
词源Middle English: from Old French granter ‘consent to support’, variant of creanter ‘to guarantee’, based on Latin credere ‘entrust’.