| 单词 | take something for granted |
| 释义 | takesomethingfor grantedB2 tobelievesomething to be thetruthwithouteventhinkingabout it: I didn'trealizethat Melanie hadn't been tocollege- IsupposeI just took it forgranted. IsupposeI just took it forgrantedthat they weremarried. You just take it forgrantedthatpeopleover acertainagecandrive. Iguesswe all took it forgrantedthatwaterwould always befreelyavailable. Ithinkhe took it forgrantedthat he'd bere-electedand it came as ashockwhen helost. See also grantverb(ACCEPT) takesomething or someonefor grantedB2 If you takesituationsorpeopleforgranted, you do notrealizeor show that you aregratefulfor how much you get from them: One of theproblemswithrelationshipsis that after a while you just take each other forgranted. Fiveyearsinto therelationship, I don'twanthimthinkinghe can just take me forgranted. Itrytoremindmykidsthat they mustn't take thegenerosityoftheirgrandparentsforgranted. I do so much for him and he justtakesme forgranted. You don'tknowhowluckyyou arelivingin aplacelike this. You take it all forgranted. Sheknowsshe's veryprivileged- she doesn't take it forgranted. See also grantverb(ACCEPT) take something for granted| American Dictionarytakesomethingfor grantedto neverthinkabout something because youbelieveit will always beavailableorstayexactlythe same: I took it forgrantedthat I wouldfindtheperfectjob. It’seasyto takeyourparentsforgranted. |
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