| 词汇 | grand |
| 释义 | grand adjective uk/ɡrænd/ us/ɡrænd/ (IMPORTANT) 重大的；主要的；首要的 important and large in degree She has all kinds of grand ideas. 她脑子里都是些经天纬地的想法。 His job has a grand title, but he's little more than a clerk. 他的工作听起来名堂大得很，可他不过是个职员。
(SPLENDID) C1 宏伟的，壮丽的；显赫的 impressive and large or important The Palace of Versailles is very grand. 凡尔赛宫非常宏伟。 They always entertain their guests in grand style. 他们总是举行盛大宴会款待宾客。 （用在地方或建筑物名前表示其规模）大的 used in the name of a place or building to show that it is large or beautiful and deserves to be admired the Grand Hotel 大酒店 the Grand Canyon 大峡谷 the Grand Canal 大运河 (EXCELLENT) old-fashioned informal or Irish English极好的，出色的；快乐的，称心的 excellent or enjoyable We had grand weather on our holiday. 我们去度假时天气好极了。 My grandson is a grand little chap. 我孙子是个特了不起的小家伙。 You've done a grand job. 你做得棒极了。 Related word: grandness Idioms grand old ageidiom 高龄 If a person or animal lives to a grand old age, they live until they are very old. He lived to the grand old age of 97. 他活到97岁高龄。 the grand old man of somethingidiom humorous 元老，资深前辈，老前辈 a man who has been involved in a particular activity for a long time and is known and respected by a lot of people He's been called the grand old man of Latin American literature. 他一直被称为拉美文学的元老。 grand noun [ C ] uk/ɡrænd/ us/ɡrænd/ grand (MONEY) informal (US G)一千 £1,000 John's new car cost him 20 grand! 约翰买新车花了两万！ (INSTRUMENT) （grand pianor的非正式说法） informal for grand piano |
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