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🔑 grandBrE /ɡrænd/NAmE /ɡrænd/ adjective (grand·er, grand·est) 🔑 impressive and large or important 壮丽的；堂皇的；重大的◆It's not a very grand house. 这房子并不是十分富丽堂皇。◆The wedding was a very grand occasion. 婚礼场面非常隆重。Grand [only before noun] used in the names of impressive or very large buildings, etc. （用于大建筑物等的名称）大◆the Grand Canyon 大峡谷◆We stayed at the Grand Hotel. 我们住在格兰酒店。🔑 needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed but intended to achieve impressive results 宏大的；宏伟的；有气派的◆a grand design/plan/strategy 宏伟的蓝图；宏大的计划；重大的战略◆New Yorkers built their city on a grand scale. 纽约人大规模地建造自己的城市。(of people 人) behaving in a proud way because they are rich or from a high social class 傲慢的；高高在上的(dialect or informal) very good or enjoyable; excellent 极好的；快乐的；美妙的；出色的◆I had a grand day out at the seaside. 我在海边痛痛快快玩了一天。◆Thanks. That'll be grand! 谢谢。那太棒了！◆Fred did a grand job of painting the house. 弗雷德粉刷房子干得很出色。Grand used in the titles of people of very high social rank （对上层社会的人的称呼）大◆the Grand Duchess Elena 大公夫人埃琳娜 ➡ see also grandeur ▸ grand·ly BrE /ˈɡrændli/NAmE /ˈɡrændli/ adverb◆He described himself grandly as a 'landscape architect'. 他自封为 “景观建筑师”。▸ grand·ness BrE /ˈɡrændnəs/NAmE /ˈɡrændnəs/ noun [U]  ●a/the ˌgrand old ˈage (of…)a great age 高龄◆She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 70. 她终于在 70 岁高龄学会了开车。●a/the ˌgrand old ˈman (of sth)a man who is respected in a particular profession that he has been involved in for a long time 元老；资深前辈；老前辈◆James Lovelock, the grand old man of environmental science 詹姆斯 · 洛夫洛克，环境科学的元老 🔑 grandBrE /ɡrænd/NAmE /ɡrænd/ noun (grand) (informal) $1 000; £1 000 * 1 000 美元；1 000 英镑◆It'll cost you five grand! 这要花去你 5 000 块钱！ = grand piano ➡ see also concert grand |