单词 | grand |
释义 | grand¹ 1.(large, impressive)+ place, building, scenery宏伟的;壮观的 this grand building in the centre of town这座位于市中心的宏伟建筑 Samantha lives in a very grand house.萨曼莎住在一座非常气派的房子里。 grand mountain scenery壮丽的山峦景色 2.(ambitious)+ plan, scheme, idea庞大的;宏大的 Critics will point to other grand schemes that have gone less well, such as Sheffield's World Student Games disaster.批评者将会把矛头指向其他一些并不成功的大项目, 比如谢菲尔德世界大学生运动会这一败笔。 I don't really have a grand plan, I'll just see what happens.我其实没有什么宏伟计划, 只是静观其变。 She has some very grand ideas.她有一些非常宏伟的构想。 a grand design恢宏的设计;宏伟构想 The grand design of Europe's monetary union is already agreed.欧洲货币同盟的宏伟构想已经达成了一致意见。 3.<过时,非正式>(terrific)+ time, day快乐的;美妙的 Few museums could rival the Old Royal Observatory at Greenwich for a grand day out.若想找个地儿开心地逛一天, 几乎没有哪家博物馆能比得上格林尼治皇家天文台。 We had a grand time.我们玩得很开心。 4.(magnificent, sumptuous)+ ball, feast, banquet盛大的;豪华的 The ceremony was followed by a grand reception for over 6,000 guests.仪式之后是一个为6,000多名客人举行的盛大招待会。 a grand banquet盛宴 5.<贬>(dignified, haughty)+ person高傲的;自负的;傲慢的 He is grander and even richer than the Prince of Wales.他比威尔士亲王更高傲, 甚至更富有。 The Duke of Clarence will be there, and many of your grander friends.克拉伦斯公爵将会到场, 还有你很多更不可一世的朋友。 She's too grand now for the likes of us.她现在对我们这样的人来说太高不可攀了。 6.(intended to impress)+ entrance, gesture庄严的;隆重的 Some of the dishes in this recipe book are rather grand.这本食谱中的一些菜肴颇为大气。 He made his grand entrance into the park in a touring car, with a brass band striking up his campaign song.铜管乐队奏响他的竞选歌曲, 他在音乐声中乘敞篷车隆重地驶入公园。 He punctuated his story with grand gestures.他在讲述中不时插入一些庄重的手势。 7.(comprehensive, complete)全面的;综合的;全部的 In Afghanistan, a grand assembly is under way.阿富汗正在组建大国民议会。 The two main political parties say a grand coalition could be in place by Easter.这两个主要政党宣称到复活节时能够实现全面联盟。 a grand total总数;总计 It came to a grand total of £1,364.总计达到1,364英镑。 8.(chief, main)最重要的;主要的;首要的 the grand arena大角斗场 the grand champion总冠军 The grand champion fetched $43,000 at auction this year.今年拍卖会上的头号拍品拍得了43,000美元。 9.<非正式>(fine, admirable)+ person尊贵的 She's a grand old lady.她是一位高贵的老妇人。 He was a grand bloke.他是个令人肃然起敬的家伙。 grand²<非正式>一千英镑;一千美元 That car must have cost you a few grand.那辆车一定花了你几千块。 After all, few of them would get out of bed for less than a grand a week.要知道, 每周要是赚不到一千块, 他们几乎没人愿意从床上爬起来。 We still need six grand.我们还需要六千块。 grand³=grand piano |
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