magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style
(外表、规模或风格上)宏伟的;壮丽的
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a grand country house 一座宏伟的乡村别墅
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the dinner party was very grand .宴会场面很壮观。
designed to impress through scale or splendour
意在以规模(或壮观)打动人的
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make a grand gesture .做了一个夸张的手势。
(of a person)of high rank and with an appearance and manner appropriate to it
高贵的
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she was such a grand lady .她是一位位高行劭的女士。
large or ambitious in scope or scale
大的;(对范围或规模)要求高的
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his grand design for the future of Europe 他为欧洲未来勾画的宏伟蓝图
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collecting on a grand scale .大规模的收集。
used in names of places or buildings to suggest size or splendour
大的(用于地名或建筑名)
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the Grand Canyon 大峡谷
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the Grand Hotel .大饭店。
[attrib.]denoting the largest or most important item of its kind
最大的;最重要的
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the grand entrance .正门。
of the highest rank (used especially in official titles)
最高的(尤用于官衔)
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the Grand Vizier .大维齐尔。
【律】 (罪行)严重的
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grand theft .重大盗窃案。比较<Bold>PETTY</Bold>(义项2)。
〈非正式〉 好极了的;令人愉快的;很棒的
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we had a grand day .我们度过了很愉快的一天。
[in combination](in names of family relationships)denoting one generation removed in ascent or descent
[用 于家庭成员关系中] 隔一代的
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a grand-niece .侄孙女。
(复同单)
〈非正式〉 一千美元;一千英镑
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he gets thirty-five grand a year .他一年收入35,000美元。
a grand piano
三角钢琴。
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a (或the )grand old man of a man long and highly respected in (a particular field) (在某领域里长期非常受尊敬的)元老a grand old man of Scottish local government . 一位苏格兰地方政府的元老
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the Grand Canal 大运河
真题例句:
"Middle English: from Old French