跟我背CET4核心词汇:grand

　　grand

　　壮丽的,宏伟的 splendid in appearance or style

　　显赫的; 高傲的 important but perhaps too proud

　　非常愉快的,极好的 very pleasant; delightful

　　同义词

　　n. 1000，g，grand piano，k

　　a. august，deluxe，expansive，fantastic

　　词汇辨析

　　big，large，great，grand

　　这些形容词均含 大的 之意。

　　big 常用词，使用广泛，较口语化。多指体积、重量或容量等方面的 大 ，有时也用于描写抽象之物。

　　large 普通用词，含义广，指体积、面积、容量、数量以及程度等方面的大，具体或抽象意义均可用。

　　great 普通用词，可指具体东西的 大 ，但更常指事物的重要，人的行为、品格的伟大等，带一定的感情色彩。

　　grand 侧重指盛大、绝大，有气派。

　　参考例句

　　1. The presence of such a being is grand.

　　这样一个存在的到场是盛大的。

　　2. The museum that we visit is very grand.

　　我们参观的博物馆是非常雄伟的。

　　3. This time even greater darkness befell earth as well as the Grand Masters themselves.

　　这一次甚至更大的黑暗降临到了地球和大师们自己身上。

　　双语释义

　　1.ADJ If you describe a building or a piece of scenery as grand, you mean that its size or appearance is very impressive. 宏伟的

　　例：This grand building in the centre of town used to be the hub of the capitals social life.

　　这座位于城镇中央的宏伟建筑曾经是首都社交生活的中心。

　　2.ADJ Grand plans or actions are intended to achieve important results. 宏大的

　　例：Hamilton revealed his grand design for the economic future of the United States.

　　汉密尔顿透露了他对美国未来经济的宏伟计划。

　　3.ADJ People who are grand think they are important or socially superior. 自视高贵的

　　例：He is grander and even richer than the Prince of Wales.

　　他自视比威尔士王子还要高贵、还要富有。

　　4.ADJ A grand total is one that is the final amount or the final result of a calculation. 总计的

　　例：It came to a grand total of $220,329.

　　总计是$220329。

　　5.ADJ Grand is often used in the names of buildings such as hotels, especially when they are very large. 大的

　　例：They stayed at The Grand Hotel, Budapest.

　　他们下榻在布达佩斯大饭店。

　　6.N-COUNT A grand is a thousand dollars or a thousand pounds. 一千美元; 一千英镑

　　例：Theyre paying you ten grand now for those adaptations of old plays.

　　他们现在要付你1万美元作为那些老剧目的改编费用。

　　常见用法

　　用作形容词

　　This is a grand occasion.

　　这是个盛大的场面。

　　He was born in the purple and was brought up in the grand palace.

　　他出身于皇族,在宏伟的宫殿中长大。

　　How grand the mountains look in the early evening!

　　暮色中群山是多么壮丽!

　　用作名词

　　The piano soon developed into the contemporary nine- to ten-foot concert grand.

　　不久钢琴就发展到同时代的九到十英尺的平台大钢琴。

　　Itll cost you 50 grand!

　　那要5万元!