grants

英 [ɡrɑːnts]

美 [ɡrænts]

v.  (尤指正式地或法律上)同意，准予，允许; (勉强)承认，同意
n.  (政府、机构的)拨款
grant的第三人称单数和复数

CET6IELTS经济

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 拨款;补助金
  Agrantis 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.
  1. They'd got a special grant to encourage research...
     他们得到一笔用以鼓励科研的特别经费。
  2. Unfortunately, my application for a grant was rejected.
     很遗憾，我的助学金申请被拒绝了。
• VERB 授予；给予
  If someone in authoritygrantsyou something, or if somethingis granted toyou, you are allowed to have it.
  1. France has agreed to grant him political asylum...
     法国已经同意给予他政治避难。
  2. It was a Labour government which granted independence to India and Pakistan...
     是工党政府同意了印度和巴基斯坦的独立。
  3. Permission was granted a few weeks ago.
     几周前已获得了许可。
• VERB 承认
  If yougrant thatsomething is true, you accept that it is true, even though your opinion about it does not change.
  1. The magistrates granted that the charity was justified in bringing the action.
     地方法官承认该慈善机构有理由提起诉讼。
• PHRASE （因视作理所当然而）不把…当回事，对…不予重视（或不知感激）
  If you say that someonetakesyoufor granted, you are complaining that they benefit from your help, efforts, or presence without showing that they are grateful.
  1. What right has the family to take me for granted, Martin?...
     这家人有什么资格瞧不起我，马丁？
  2. The officials felt taken for granted and grumbled loudly.
     这些官员感到受了怠慢，于是大声抱怨起来。
• PHRASE 认为…是理所当然的
  If youtakesomethingfor granted, you believe that it is true or accept it as normal without thinking about it.
  1. I was amazed that virtually all the things I took for granted up north just didn't happen in London.
     几乎所有我认为在北方是理所当然的事情在伦敦都没有发生，这让我惊诧不已。
• PHRASE 理所当然地认为
  If youtake it for granted thatsomething is the case, you believe that it is true or you accept it as normal without thinking about it.
  1. He seemed to take it for granted that he should speak as a representative.
     他似乎想当然地认为他应该以代表的身份发言。

双语例句

• She and her brother mostly paid for college with loans and grants, she said.
  米歇尔和她的弟弟主要是靠贷款和助学金支付大学学费的。
• Basic research is funded not by prizes but by grants.
  基础研究的资金来源不再是奖金，而是拨款。
• Ask the school's financial-aid office about scholarships, grants, work-study programs, and loans.
  询问校经济援助办公室关于奖学金，助学金，勤工俭学和贷款的情况。
• Greece has benefited from billions of euros of grants for agriculture and infrastructure.
  希腊获得了数十亿欧元的农业和基础设施补贴。
• The US is contributing$ 4 billion in loans, credits and grants
  美国将提供40亿美元的信贷和赠款。
• Other revenues included grants and sponsorship.
  其他收入包括馈赠和赞助。
• Grant a degree; give a divorce; this bill grants us new rights.
  授予学位；新的法案授予了我们新的权力。
• The Union had already dispensed £ 40,000 in grants
  工会已经拨款4万英镑。
• All new revenues are recycled back to businesses through reductions in labour related taxes and energy efficiency grants.
  通过减少与劳动相关的税收和能源效率资助使新的税收收入全部循环到企业中。
• The Constitution not only grants powers to the federal government but also limits the activities of state governments.
  宪法不仅授权给了联邦政府，也限定了州政府的活动。