grant
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they grant | |
| he / she / it grants | |
| past simple granted | |
| past participle granted | |
| -ing form granting |
- [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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justiceb2Permission 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- expressly
- specifically
- automatically
- …
- agree to
- decide to
- refuse to
- …
- grant something
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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- expressly
- specifically
- automatically
- …
- agree to
- decide to
- refuse to
- …
- grant somebody
Word OriginMiddle 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
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。