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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++grant1 /ɡrɑːnt $ ɡrænt/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive]  1  formalGIVE 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。 RegisterIn 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 permissionThey gave him permission to stay. 他们允许他留下来。2  ADMITto 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。3  take 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。4  take somebody/something for granted IGNOREto 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。→ See Verb table

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grant• I am pleased to inform you that your request for housing benefit has been granted.• Titles can be conferred and estates granted.• The doctors had their salaries increased by 50 percent, while the teachers were granted a 20 percent rise.• Haberdashers and provision merchants were to be granted a few houses.• These orders, valid into the next century, carried few conditions when granted and would not meet current environmental regulations.• The company's application to build a billion dollar leisure complex has been granted by city hall.• McCord, now 23, was granted clemency last week after U. S. Rep.• The authorities have refused to grant him a visa to visit the US.• Politicians have perceived little gain in granting petitions for something that offends the sensibilities of a significant number of the heterosexual majority.• Naked emotion grants the work an uneasy power - but at times it feels like special pleading.• Devlin also alleges that Parker allowed Scott Supply some leeway normally not granted to ordinary bidders.grant that• The first is the significant drop in nationally funded research grants 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.I grant you• I rationalized this as a perk I granted myself.• She did cure them, I grant you.• Not very sporting, I grant you, but I was genuinely unaware that such tactics were illegal.• A little melodramatic, I grant you, but it represented the worst-case scenario.• They're strange, I grant you; but very exciting and attractive.• Sometimes, I grant you, some one offers a provocative thought.• I had the impression - fleeting, I grant you - that the photo had come from one of the pockets.• But I grant you there are not many would have gone to the trouble.grant2 ●●○ W3 AWL noun [countable]  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。n COLLOCATIONSNOUN + granta government grantThe school has won a £240,000 government grant to improve its science and technology areas.a research grantHe received a research grant to study the effect of pollution on the environment.a student grantIf you are on a low income, you may be able to get a student grant.a block grant American English (=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.phrasesa grant of £5,000, $8,000 etcThe library received a grant of $20,000 to improve its computer facilities.verbsapply for a grantWe 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 grantYou may be able to get a grant to learn a trade.receive a grantIt is likely that you will receive a grant to cover your tuition.give/award somebody a grantIf you have been awarded a grant, you must send the details to the university.be funded by a grantThe 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 block grant 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 discretionary grants, with the protected communities also having access to this money.• Researchers at the University of San Francisco will receive a $6.7 million federal grant 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 grant proposal.• Stonewall, the gay lobby group, has been given a £ 900,000 lottery grant for a project to combat homophobia.• 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 authors detect 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 wine bottles, 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 nominal sum.• Solicitors will lose their monopoly on applying for grants of probate to deal with wills.• By summer 1990,44 schools had successfully applied for grant maintained status.• 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 Heritage Memorial Fund on the basis that its support alone could save the church.From Longman Business Dictionarygrantgrant1 /grɑːntgrænt/ noun [countable]FINANCE a sum of money given to a person or organization for a particular purpose, often by a governmentWest Berlin’s Free University was founded with major grants from the Ford Foundation.The Arts Council awarded (=gave) her a grant of £2200 for a photographic mission to the Andes. → block grant → capital grant → death grant → development grant → federal grant → investment grant → research grantgrantgrant2 verb [transitive]LAW to officially give a person or an organization something they have asked forgrant somebody somethingThe government granted the U.S. company timber rights to a 28,000-square-mile area.The company has been granted a temporary license to continue mining.→ See Verb tableOrigin grant1 (1200-1300) Old French creanter, graanter, from Latin credere “to believe”

grant1 verb →REGISTER1grant2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese  

Corpus them Business to something give or allow someone

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grant¹ S2 W2 AC /ɡrɑːnt $ ɡrænt/ verb [transitive]1. formal to give someone something or allow them to have something that they have asked for:
    Britain could grant Spain’s request.
    I would love to be able to grant her wish.
    grant somebody something
    The council have granted him permission to build on the site.
    grant something to somebody
    A licence to sell alcohol was granted to the club.
    grant that (=used in prayers)
    Grant that we may know your presence and love.
  REGISTER
    In everyday English, people usually say give permission rather than grant permission:
   ▪ They gave him permission to stay.
2. to admit that something is true although it does not make much difference to your opinion ⇨ concede:
    He’s got talent, I grant you, but he doesn’t work hard enough.
3. take it for granted (that) to believe that something is true without making sure:
    He just took it for granted that he would pass the exam.
4. take somebody/something for granted to expect that someone or something will always be there when you need them and never think how important or useful they are:
    Bridget was careful not to take him for granted.

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grant² S2 W2 AC noun [countable]
an amount of money given to someone, especially by the government, for a particular purpose:
    The university gets a government grant.
    Anyone wishing to apply for a grant should write to the Treasurer.
    grant of
    a grant of £50,000
    grant from
    These studios are funded by a grant from the Kress Foundation.
     

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■ 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 grant American English (=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, Ca‧ry /ˈkæri $ ˈkeəri/
(1904–86) a US film actor, who was born in the UK. He is known for being very good-looking and for appearing as characters who are confident, amusing, and relaxed, in humorous films such as Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), and The Philadephia Story (1940).

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Grant, Hugh /hjuː/
(1960–) a British film actor who usually appears as a typical upper-class Englishman in films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually.

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Grant, Ulysses S.
(1822–85) a US army leader who commanded the army of the Union (=the northern US states) during the American civil war. His military victories, especially the one at Appomattox against General Robert E. lee, helped the Union to win the war. He was US President from 1869 to 1877.