英语词汇“grand”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

grandadjective

uk/ɡrænd/us/ɡrænd/

grand adjective (IMPORTANT)

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.

More 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.

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Very important or urgent

all-important
arch
at all cost(s) idiom
be a matter of life and/or death idiom
burning
chief
considerable
critical
major league
make the world go around/round idiom
materially
minor league
mission-critical
prized
prominent
radical
sacred
salient
seriously
substantial

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grand adjective (SPLENDID)

C1 impressive and large or important:

The Palace of Versailles is very grand.

They always entertain their guests in grand style.

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 Canal

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Expensive & luxurious

costly
delicacy
deluxe
exclusive
executive
expensive
grandly
lush
luxurious
no expense is spared idiom
opulent
plush
premium-rate
priceless
sumptuous
swish
tony
unaffordable
valuable
white elephant

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Big and quite big

Buildings in general

grand adjective (EXCELLENT)

old-fashioned informal or Irish English excellent or enjoyable:

We had grand weather on our holiday.

My grandson is a grand little chap.

You've done a grand job.

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Extremely good

admirable
amazing
ask for sb/sth
award-winning
awesome
bowl
brilliant
incomparable
incredible
inspired
irreplaceable
life is just a bowl of cherries idiom
outstanding
parallel
sterling
superb
superlatively
supremacy
supreme
terrific

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grandness

noun [ U ] uk/ˈɡrænd.nəs/us/ˈɡrænd.nəs/

Idiom(s)

grand old age

the grand old man of sth

grandnoun [ C ]

uk/ɡrænd/us/ɡrænd/plural grand

grand noun [ C ] (MONEY)

US G informal £1,000:

John's new car cost him 20 grand!

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Informal words for money

(your) (daily) bread idiom
bit
bread
dosh
dough
fiver
G, g
gee
lolly
lucre
monies
monkey
pickings
spondulicks
tenner
the readies
thou
ton
wonga

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grand noun [ C ] (INSTRUMENT)

informal for grand piano

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Musical instruments

accordion
alphorn
alto
alto recorder
bagpipes
dulcimer
English horn
euphonium
fingerboard
flugelhorn
pick
pitched
plectrum
reed
reed instrument
viol
viola
violin
violoncello
vuvuzela

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单词	grand
释义	Contents adjective (3) grand (IMPORTANT) grand (SPLENDID) grand (EXCELLENT) noun (2) grand (MONEY) grand (INSTRUMENT) more…(1) grandness Contents adjective (2) grand (IMPORTANT) grand (ATTRACTIVE) noun (1) grand (MONEY) English American Business grandadjective uk/ɡrænd/us/ɡrænd/ grand adjective (IMPORTANT) 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. More 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Very important or urgent all-important arch at all cost(s) idiom be a matter of life and/or death idiom burning chief considerable critical major league make the world go around/round idiom materially minor league mission-critical prized prominent radical sacred salient seriously substantial See more results » grand adjective (SPLENDID) C1 impressive and large or important: The Palace of Versailles is very grand. They always entertain their guests in grand style. 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 Canal Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Expensive & luxurious costly delicacy deluxe exclusive executive expensive grandly lush luxurious no expense is spared idiom opulent plush premium-rate priceless sumptuous swish tony unaffordable valuable white elephant See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Big and quite big Buildings in general grand adjective (EXCELLENT) old-fashioned informal or Irish English excellent or enjoyable: We had grand weather on our holiday. My grandson is a grand little chap. You've done a grand job. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Extremely good admirable amazing ask for sb/sth award-winning awesome bowl brilliant incomparable incredible inspired irreplaceable life is just a bowl of cherries idiom outstanding parallel sterling superb superlatively supremacy supreme terrific See more results » grandness noun [ U ] uk/ˈɡrænd.nəs/us/ˈɡrænd.nəs/ Idiom(s) grand old age the grand old man of sth grandnoun [ C ] uk/ɡrænd/us/ɡrænd/plural grand grand noun [ C ] (MONEY) US G informal £1,000: John's new car cost him 20 grand! Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Informal words for money (your) (daily) bread idiom bit bread dosh dough fiver G, g gee lolly lucre monies monkey pickings spondulicks tenner the readies thou ton wonga See more results » grand noun [ C ] (INSTRUMENT) informal for grand piano Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Musical instruments accordion alphorn alto alto recorder bagpipes dulcimer English horn euphonium fingerboard flugelhorn pick pitched plectrum reed reed instrument viol viola violin violoncello vuvuzela See more results » grandadjective us/ɡrænd/ grand adjective (IMPORTANT) important and large in degree or size: When I mess up, I mess up on a grand scale. The ten top essayists will compete for the $10,000 grand prize (= the largest prize in the competition). The new restaurant will hold its grand opening Saturday (= a big celebration of the opening of its business). grand adjective (ATTRACTIVE) attractive in style and appearance: A grand staircase leads to the second floor. grandnoun [ C ] us/ɡrænd/plural grand abbreviation G slang grand noun [ C ] (MONEY) $1000: He lost three grand in the stock market last week. grandnoun [ C ] uk/ɡrænd/usplural grand abbreviation G informal MONEY a thousand dollars or pounds: My college text books alone cost a couple of grand.
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grandadjective

grand adjective (IMPORTANT)

grand adjective (SPLENDID)

grand adjective (EXCELLENT)

Idiom(s)

grandnoun [ C ]

grand noun [ C ] (MONEY)

grand noun [ C ] (INSTRUMENT)

grandadjective

grand adjective (IMPORTANT)

grand adjective (ATTRACTIVE)

grandnoun [ C ]

grand noun [ C ] (MONEY)

grandnoun [ C ]