The Collins dictionary defines "grand" with multiple meanings as an adjective, including magnificent, splendid, imposing, planned on a large scale, snobbish, and very pleasant. It also defines "grand" as a noun referring to a sum of one thousand dollars or pounds, and as a shortened form of "grand piano."
The Collins dictionary defines "grand" with multiple meanings as an adjective, including magnificent, splendid, imposing, planned on a large scale, snobbish, and very pleasant. It also defines "grand" as a noun referring to a sum of one thousand dollars or pounds, and as a shortened form of "grand piano."
The form grand is used as the plural for meaning 8. 义项8的复数形式为grand。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]宏伟的；壮丽的；富丽堂皇的 If you describe a building or a piece of scenery as grand, you mean that its size or appearance is very impressive.
...this grand building in the center of town...
这幢位于市中心的宏伟建筑
The scenery of South Island is on a grand scale.
南岛风光壮观秀丽。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（计划等）宏伟的，宏大的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...
批评家将会指出其他一些并不成功的大项目，比如谢菲尔德世界大学生运动会这一败笔。
The grand design of Europe's monetary union is already agreed.
欧洲统一货币的宏伟构想已经获得认同。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]牛气的；不可一世的 People who are grand think they are important or socially superior.
[disapproval]
He is grander and even richer than the Prince of Wales...
他比威尔士亲王还牛气，甚至更有钱。
The Duke of Clarence will be there, and many of your grander friends.
克拉伦斯公爵将会到场，还有你许多牛不可及的朋友亦将出席。
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[ADJ 形容词]快乐的；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.
Few museums could rival the Old Royal Observatory at Greenwich for a grand day out...
若想找个地儿开心地逛一天，没有哪家博物馆能比得上格林尼治皇家天文台。
The dinner was a grand success...
晚宴办得十分成功。
He was having a grand time meeting new sorts of people.
结识形形色色的人让他很开心。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]了不起的；出色的；极好的 You can describe someone or something as grand when you admire or approve of them very much.
[approval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
[SPOKEN 口语]
He was a grand bloke.
他非常了不起。
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[ADJ 形容词]总括的 A grand total is one that is the final amount or the final result of a calculation.
[ADJ n]
It came to a grand total of £20,329.
总计20,329英镑。
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[ADJ 形容词]（常用于大型建筑物的名称前）大的Grand is often used in the names of buildings such as hotels, especially when they are very large.
[ADJ n]
They stayed at The Grand Hotel, Budapest.
他们住在布达佩斯大饭店。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]一千美元（或英镑） A grand is a thousand dollars or a thousand pounds.
[usu a/num N]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
They're paying you ten grand now for those adaptations of old plays.
他们打算付你一万美元作为改编老剧本的报酬。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]同grand piano A grand is the same as a grand piano .
[usu sing]
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See also:
grandly
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grand★/ɡrænd; NAmEɡrænd/
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grandgrandsadjective★(grand·er,grand·est)1★impressive and large or important 壮丽的；堂皇的；重大的◆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。2Grand[only before noun ]used in the names of impressive or very large buildings, etc. （用于大建筑物等的名称）大◆the Grand Canyon大峡谷◆We stayed at the Grand Hotel.我们住在格兰酒店。3★needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed but intended to achieve impressive results 宏大的；宏伟的；有气派的◆a grand design/plan/strategy宏伟的蓝图；宏大的计划；重大的策略◆New Yorkers built their city on a grand scale.纽约人大规模地建造自己的城市。4(of people 人)behaving in a proud way because they are rich or from a high social class 傲慢的；高高在上的5( dialectorinformal) very good or enjoyable; excellent 极好的；快乐的；美妙的；出色的◆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。6Grandused in the titles of people of very high social rank （对上层社会的人的称呼）大◆the Grand Duchess Elena大公夫人埃琳娜☞see also
grandeur
▶grand·ly/ɡrændli; NAmEɡrændli/adverb◆He described himself grandly as a ‘landscape architect’.他自封为“景观建筑师”。grand·ness/ɡrændnəs; NAmEɡrændnəs/noun[uncountable ]IDIOMSa/the ˌgrand old ˈage (of…)a great age 高龄◆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 ˌgrand old ˈman (of sth)a man who is respected in a particular profession that he has been involved in for a long time 元老；资深前辈；老前辈◆James Lovelock, the grand old man of environmental science詹姆斯 · 洛夫洛克，环境科学的元老noun1(pluralgrand)( informal) $1 000; £1 000 *1 000 元； 1 000 英镑 ◆It'll cost you five grand!这要花去你 5 000 块钱！2=
1big and very impressiveOPP humble: a grand country house The party was a grand affair. New Yorkers build on a grand scale.2aiming or intended to achieve something impressive: Henry Luce had a grand design for America’s future. The company’s grand ambition was to become the first and biggest global airline.3important and rich: He looked very grand in his ceremonial uniform. the grand end of West Avenue4Granda)used in the titles of buildings or places that are big and impressive: the Grand Hotel Grand Central Stationb)used in the titles of some people who belong to the highest social class: the Grand Duke of Baden5British English informal excellent: We all had a grand time. Thank you, Shirley, that’s grand.6a grand total the final total you get when you add up several numbers or amountsgrand of You could add the £15,000 Bonus to the First Prize and win a grand total of £125,000!7grand (old) age an age when someone is quite old: She had reached the grand old age of 80.8the Grand Old Man of something a man who has been involved in an activity or a profession for a long time and is highly respected: the Grand Old Man of British theatre—grandly adverb: ‘I am training her to cook for royalty,’ Auguste said grandly.
grand1 adjective
grand2 noun
grandgrand2 noun [countable] informal
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1 (plural grand) a thousand pounds or dollars: The car cost him 15 grand.2a grand piano