B1
an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose:
a local authority/government grant
[ + to infinitive ] They gave/awarded her a grant to study abroad for one year.
- We got a government grant for setting up our business, but they clawed it all back again in taxes.
- You might be eligible for a grant.
- Please state why you wish to apply for this grant.
- Students are able to take out loans to top up their grants.
- The government is awarding small grants to single mothers who are starting their own businesses.
grant
verb
uk
/ɡrɑːnt/ us
/ɡrænt/grant verb (GIVE)
- Judges only grant marriage annulments in exceptional circumstances.
- The new government is to grant a free pardon to all political prisoners.
- Because of a previous conviction, the judge refused to grant bail.
- Management have granted a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure.
- Planners are committed to developing the city's brownfield sites before granting permission to build on the rural outskirts.
- accommodate
- accommodate someone with something
- administer
- administration
- afford
- arm someone with something
- dish
- hand off
- hand something back
- hand something down
- hand something in
- hand something out
- invest
- outfit
- re-equipment
- reassign
- reassignment
- rebid
- regift
- render
你還可以在這些話題中找到相關的字詞、片語和同義詞:
grant verb (ACCEPT)
take something or someone for granted
B2
If you take situations or people for granted, you do not realize or show that you are grateful for how much you get from them:
One of the problems with relationships is that after a while you just take each other for granted.
- He refused to grant that miracles occur.
- Many scientists are willing to grant that apes are able to develop linguistic skills.
- She refuses to grant the possibility that she might be wrong.
- He granted that there would be no way of ever knowing the full facts.
- The article grants that not all of its claims can be verified.