| 单词 | grand |
| 释义 | grand —grand /ɡrænd/ adjective (IMPORTANT) ► F0 important and large in degree: » She has all kinds of grand ideas.» His job has a grand title, but he's little more than a clerk.Thesaurus+: ↑Very important or urgentgrandness /ˈɡrænd.nəs/ noun [U]Thesaurus+: ↑Importance , ↑Useful or advantageousThesaurus+: ↑Big and quite big , ↑EnormousThesaurus+: ↑Expensive and luxurious , ↑Costing too much • • • Extra Examples:» The novel deals with grand themes, but is never heavy or pretentious.» He's just reached the grand old age of 95.» I was disappointed not to get the job, but it's not that important in the grand scheme of things.» Present on this grand occasion were Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters and other such stars.» None of his grand plans for a TV series ever came to fruition.adjective (SPLENDID) C1 impressive and large or important: » The Palace of Versailles is very grand.» They always entertain their guests in grand style.Thesaurus+: ↑Expensive and luxurious , ↑Costing too muchF0 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» the Grand Canyon» the Grand CanalThesaurus+: ↑Big and quite big , ↑EnormousThesaurus+: ↑Buildings in general , ↑Shops, markets and auctions , ↑Restaurants and cafesgrandness /ˈɡrænd.nəs/ noun [U]Thesaurus+: ↑Importance , ↑Useful or advantageousThesaurus+: ↑Big and quite big , ↑EnormousThesaurus+: ↑Expensive and luxurious , ↑Costing too much adjective OLD-FASHIONED INFORMAL OR IRISH ENGLISH (EXCELLENT) ► F0 excellent or enjoyable: » We had grand weather on our holiday.» My grandson is a grand little chap.» You've done a grand job.Thesaurus+: ↑Extremely goodnoun [C] (PLURAL grand) (US G) informal (MONEY) ► F0 £1,000 or $1,000: » John's new car cost him 20 grand!Thesaurus+: ↑Specific amounts of moneynoun [C] (PLURAL grand) (INSTRUMENT) ► F0 INFORMAL FOR GRAND PIANO(Cf. ↑grand piano)Thesaurus+: ↑Keyboard instruments |
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