grand-
美 [grænd]
英 [grænd]
- adj.壮丽的；堂皇的；重大的；（用于大建筑物等的名称）大
- n.1 000 元；1 000 英镑
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1. | 壮丽的；堂皇的；重大的impressive and large or important |
It's not a very grand house. 这房子并不是十分富丽堂皇。 | |
The wedding was a very grand occasion. 婚礼场面非常隆重。 |
2. | [obn] （用于大建筑物等的名称）大used in the names of impressive or very large buildings, etc. |
the Grand Canyon 大峡谷 | |
We stayed at the Grand Hotel. 我们住在格兰酒店。 |
3. | 宏大的；宏伟的；有气派的needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed but intended to achieve impressive results |
a grand design/plan/strategy 宏伟的蓝图；宏大的计划；重大的战略 | |
New Yorkers built their city on a grand scale . 纽约人大规模地建造自己的城市。 |
4. | 傲慢的；高高在上的behaving in a proud way because they are rich or from a high social class |
5. | (informal) 极好的；快乐的；美妙的；出色的very good or enjoyable; excellent |
I had a grand day out at the seaside. 我在海边痛痛快快玩了一天。 | |
Thanks. That'll be grand! 谢谢。那太棒了！ | |
Fred did a grand job of painting the house. 弗雷德粉刷房子干得很出色。 |
6. | （对上层社会的人的称呼）大used in the titles of people of very high social rank |
the Grand Duchess Elena 大公夫人埃琳娜 |
IDM
She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 70. 她终于在 70 岁高龄学会了开车。 |
a/the grand old age (of…)
高龄a great age
She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 70. 她终于在 70 岁高龄学会了开车。 |
James Lovelock, the grand old man of environmental science 詹姆斯 ) 洛夫洛克，环境科学的元老 |
a/the grand old man (of sth)
元老；资深前辈；老前辈a man who is respected in a particular profession that he has been involved in for a long time
James Lovelock, the grand old man of environmental science 詹姆斯 ) 洛夫洛克，环境科学的元老 |