grant

[ɡrɑ:nt]

vt.

同意, 准予

He granted me a favor/an aid / a request。

他答应了我的一项帮助/救助/要求。

He was granted his freedom on the condition that he left the country.

他已获准恢复自由，条件是他离开这个国家。

承认(...为真);假定(...正确)

I grant that your explanation is reasonable.

我承认你的解释是合理的。

Granting that our car should break down again, we should walk there.

假设我们的车再坏一次，我们得走到那儿了。

［律］授予(权利); 让与(财产)

The Constitution grants the franchise to all citizens.

宪法给予所有公民选举权

n.

补助金;拨款

There are the federal grants for medical research.

这是医疗研究的联邦资金。

You can get a grant to improve your house.

你可以得到一笔拨款来修缮住房。

The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant.

政府拨款给这家公司使其免于破产。

格兰特(人名)

休·格兰特Hugh Grant

【常用语】

a grant in aid (of)        补助金, 助学金

          in grant              【律】凭证件让渡的(财产)

take it for granted          认为理所当然

I take it for granted you have read this book.

我认为你一定读过这本书。

【词形变化】

名词:granter

形容词:grantable

动词过去式:granted

过去分词:granted

现在分词:granting

第三人称单数:grants

please make sentences with "grant