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grand SPLENDIDgrAndadj-er, -est splendid in style and appearance; attracting admiration and attention壮丽的;堂皇的The Palace of Versailles is very grand.凡尔赛宫十分壮丽。We don't want a grand wedding, just a quiet family affair.我们不要婚礼很豪华，只要是一次宁静的家庭活动就行了。They always entertain their guests in grand style.他们总是用豪华的方式招待客人。All the performers in the show came on stage for the grand finale.所有参加演出的演员在大结局时出现在舞台上谢幕。In the opera 'The Magic Flute', the Queen of the Night makes a grand entrance in Act I (= her entrance attracts everyone's attention).在歌剧《魔笛》中，夜晚女神在第一幕上台时十分引人注目。Tony is someone who always likes making grand gestures (= doing splendid things in order to attract attention).托尼是一个总喜欢装腔作势的人。Grand is sometimes used in the name of a place or building to show that it is splendid or large.(用在地名或建筑前)大的the Grand Hotel大饭店the Grand Canyon大峡谷the Grand Canal大运河If someone or an animal lives to a grand old age, they live until they are very old.长寿;高寿Our cat lived to a grand old age.我们的猫活得很长。He lived to the grand old age of 97.他寿高至97岁。(humorous) At the grand old age of six, Leila had lived in four different European capitals.寿高6岁，莱拉已在欧洲四个不同国家的首都生活过了。Grand opera is a type of serious opera.大歌剧The hotel has a pianist playing at the large white grand piano (= a large piano which has horizontal strings and is used esp. for performances) in the bar.这家饭店请一位钢琴家在酒吧的白色大钢琴上演奏。A grand tour is a visit to the most important countries and cities of Europe which rich young men made in the past as part of their education.大旅行(昔时富家子弟去欧洲重要国家和城市观光，作为自身教育的一部分)(fig. humorous) Let me give you a grand tour of (= show you) the house.让我带你参观一下我的房子。
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