an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose

a student/research grant 助学金／研究拨款

a local authority/government grant 当地行政机构／政府拨款

[ + to infinitive ] They gave/awarded her a grant to study abroad for one year. 他们给／授予她一笔奖学金供她出国留学1年。

to give or allow someone something, usually in an official way

[ + two objects ] They granted her an entry visa. 他们发给她入境签证。

He was granted asylum. 他的避难请求被接受了。

formal She granted their request/wish. 她答应了他们的请求／满足了他们的愿望。

to accept that something is true, often before expressing an opposite opinion

I grant that it must have been upsetting but even so I think she overreacted. 我承认这事肯定很让人心烦，但即使是这样，我觉得她也有点小题大做。

I grant you (= it is true that), it's a difficult situation but I feel sure he could have handled it more sensitively. 不错，这种局面是很棘手，但是我确实觉得他本可以更加理智地来处理。

to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it

I didn't realize that Melanie hadn't been to college - I suppose I just took it for granted. 我不知道梅拉妮没上大学——我只是想当然地认为她上过了。

I suppose I just took it for granted that they were married.

You just take it for granted that people over a certain age can drive.

I guess we all took it for granted that water would always be freely available.

I think he took it for granted that he'd be re-elected and it came as a shock when he lost.

If you take situations or people for granted, you do not realize or show that you are grateful for how much you get from them.

One of the problems with relationships is that after a while you just take each other for granted. 恋爱中会遇到的一个问题是，相处一段时间后，双方就都把对方为自己所做的一切当成理所当然。

Five years into the relationship, I don't want him thinking he can just take me for granted.

I try to remind my kids that they mustn't take the generosity of their grandparents for granted.

I do so much for him and he just takes me for granted.

You don't know how lucky you are living in a place like this. You take it all for granted.

She knows she's very privileged - she doesn't take it for granted.