grand
adj. 宏偉的; 壯麗的; 不可一世的; 快樂的; 了不起的; 總括的; 大的
n. 一千美元/英鎊
If you describe a building or a piece of scenery as grand, you mean that its size or appearance is very impressive.
...this grand building in the center of town...
這幢位於市中心的宏偉建築
The scenery of South Island is on a grand scale.
南島風光壯觀秀麗。
Grand plans or actions are intended to achieve important results.
Critics will point to other grand schemes that have gone less well, such as Sheffield's World Student Games disaster...
批評家將會指出其他一些並不成功的大專案,比如謝菲爾德世界大學生運動會這一敗筆。
The grand design of Europe's monetary union is already agreed.
歐洲統一貨幣的宏偉構想已經獲得認同。
People who are grand think they are important or socially superior.
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.
克拉倫斯公爵將會到場,還有你許多牛不可及的朋友亦將出席。
If you describe an activity or experience as grand, you mean that it is very pleasant and enjoyable.
Few museums could rival the Old Royal Observatory at Greenwich for a grand day out...
若想找個地兒開心地逛一天,沒有哪家博物館能比得上格林尼治皇家天文臺。
The dinner was a grand success...
晚宴辦得十分成功。
You can describe someone or something as grand when you admire or approve of them very much.
He was a grand bloke.
他非常了不起。
A grand total is one that is the final amount or the final result of a calculation.
It came to a grand total of £20,329.
總計20,329英鎊。
Grand is often used in the names of buildings such as hotels, especially when they are very large.
They stayed at The Grand Hotel, Budapest.
他們住在布達佩斯大飯店。
A grand is a thousand dollars or a thousand pounds.
They're paying you ten grand now for those adaptations of old plays.
他們打算付你一萬美元作為改編老劇本的報酬。
A grand is the same as a grand piano .
1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
2. a piano with the strings on a harp-shaped frame; usually supported by 3 legs
1. impressive in scale;
2. of or befitting a lord;
3. impressive in size or scope;
big, large, great, grand
這些形容詞均含"大的"之意。
grand, magnificent, majestic, splendid, noble
這些形容詞都含有"宏偉壯麗的"之意。
a (或 the) grand old man of
(在某領域裡長期非常受尊敬的)元老
The Grand Canyon is one of the sights of the world.
(科羅拉多)大峽谷是世界名勝之一.
We had a grand weather for our trip.
我們旅遊時的天氣好極了.
The Grand Hotel, venue of this week's talks, is packed out.
作為本週會談場址的格蘭德大飯店已經客滿.
The Grand Canal joins the Haihe at Tianjin.
大運河在天津與海河匯合.
The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep and 25 kilometers wide at its maximum.
美國的大峽谷深1900米,最寬達25公里.
adj. 宏偉的;巨大的
adj. 重要的;傑出的
dignifieddistinguishedimportantimpressivemainmajesticprominentstatelyoutstandingmagnificentglorious
adj. 雄偉的;崇高的
loftymajesticimposingmagnificentexaltednoblestately
其他釋義
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