跟我背CET4核心词汇:grant

　　grant，

　　vt. 准许; 答应给予 consent to give or allow what is asked for

　　vt. 承认 agree that sth is true

　　同义词

　　n. assignment，cary grant，duncan grant，subsidisation

　　v. accord，allow，award，concede

　　反义词

　　v. deny，refuse

　　参考例句

　　1. The government had granted them permission to leave the country.

　　政府已经同意他们离开该国的请求。

　　2. I hesitate indeed to grant pure love.

　　其实我是不愿承认纯洁的爱。

　　3. While I grant his honesty I suspect his memory.

　　我承认他老实，可我怀疑他的记忆力。

　　双语释义

　　1.N-COUNT A grant is an amount of money that a government or other institution gives to an individual or to an organization for a particular purpose such as education or home improvements. 补助金

　　例：Theyd got a special grant to encourage research.

　　他们已得到了一笔用来支持研究的特别补助金。

　　2.V-T If someone in authority grants you something, or if something is granted to you, you are allowed to have it. 准予

　　例：France has agreed to grant him political asylum.

　　法国已经同意给予他政治庇护。

　　例：Single parents tend to grant more independence to their children than other parents do.

　　单亲父母往往比其他父母给予孩子们更多的自主性。

　　3.V-T If you grant that something is true, you accept that it is true, even though your opinion about it does not change. 承认

　　例：The magistrates granted that the charity was justified in bringing the action.

　　这些地方法官承认该慈善机构提起诉讼是有正当理由的。

　　4.PHRASE If you say that someone takes you for granted, you are complaining that they benefit from your help, efforts, or presence without showing that they are grateful. 对某人无感激之心

　　例：What right has the family to take me for granted, Martin?

　　这一家子有什么资格认为我所做的一切都是应该的，马丁?

　　5.PHRASE If you take something for granted, you believe that it is true or accept it as normal without thinking about it. 视某事为理所当然

　　例：I was amazed that virtually all the things I took for granted up north just didnt happen in Savannah.

　　令我感到惊讶的是，我在北方视为理所当然的一切事物，在南美大草原上几乎都没有发生。

　　6.PHRASE If you take it for granted that something is the case, you believe that it is true or you accept it as normal without thinking about it. 理所当然地认为

　　例：He seemed to take it for granted that he should speak as a representative.

　　他似乎理所当然地认为他应当作为代表发言。

　　常见用法

　　用作动词

　　Visa exemption does not grant the right to work.

　　豁免签证并不授予工作的权利。

　　We grant the truth of what you said.

　　我们同意你说的是事实。

　　I grant that your explanation is reasonable.

　　我承认你的解释是合理的。

　　I take it for granted you have read this book.

　　我认为你一定读过这本书。