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ADJ-GRADED
宏偉的;壯麗的;富麗堂皇的
If you describe a building or a piece of scenery as grand, you mean that its size or appearance is very impressive.
例句
...this grand building in the center of town...
這幢位于市中心的宏偉建筑
The scenery of South Island is on a grand scale.
南島風(fēng)光壯觀秀麗。
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ADJ-GRADED
(計(jì)劃等)宏偉的,宏大的
Grand plans or actions are intended to achieve important results.
例句
Critics will point to other grand schemes that have gone less well, such as Sheffield's World Student Games disaster...
批評(píng)家將會(huì)指出其他一些并不成功的大項(xiàng)目,比如謝菲爾德世界大學(xué)生運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)這一敗筆。
The grand design of Europe's monetary union is already agreed.
歐洲統(tǒng)一貨幣的宏偉構(gòu)想已經(jīng)獲得認(rèn)同。
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ADJ-GRADED
牛氣的;不可一世的
People who are grand think they are important or socially superior.
例句
He is grander and even richer than the Prince of Wales...
他比威爾士親王還牛氣,甚至更有錢。
The Duke of Clarence will be there, and many of your grander friends.
克拉倫斯公爵將會(huì)到場(chǎng),還有你許多牛不可及的朋友亦將出席。
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ADJ
快樂(lè)的;令人非常愉快的
If you describe an activity or experience as grand, you mean that it is very pleasant and enjoyable.
例句
Few museums could rival the Old Royal Observatory at Greenwich for a grand day out...
若想找個(gè)地兒開心地逛一天,沒(méi)有哪家博物館能比得上格林尼治皇家天文臺(tái)。
The dinner was a grand success...
晚宴辦得十分成功。
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ADJ-GRADED
了不起的;出色的;極好的
You can describe someone or something as grand when you admire or approve of them very much.
例句
He was a grand bloke.
他非常了不起。
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ADJ
總括的
A grand total is one that is the final amount or the final result of a calculation.
例句
It came to a grand total of £20,329.
總計(jì)20,329英鎊。
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ADJ
(常用于大型建筑物的名稱前)大的
Grand is often used in the names of buildings such as hotels, especially when they are very large.
例句
They stayed at The Grand Hotel, Budapest.
他們住在布達(dá)佩斯大飯店。
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N-COUNT
一千美元(或英鎊)
A grand is a thousand dollars or a thousand pounds.
例句
They're paying you ten grand now for those adaptations of old plays.
他們打算付你一萬(wàn)美元作為改編老劇本的報(bào)酬。
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N-COUNT
同grand piano
A grand is the same as a grand piano .