| 单词 | grand |
| 释义 | grand (once / 65 pages) 1adj 2n 3n Something that's grand is large and impressive. A fancy, catered birthday party with a guest list of hundreds could be described as grand. The adjective grand can be used in many different ways: it can describe big things, like a grand piano or the Grand Canyon, or luxurious things, like the grand leather seats in your dad's Cadillac. You can also use grand to simply mean "wonderful," as when you exclaim, "Chocolate cake for dessert! Isn't this grand!" Grand is also a slang term for "a thousand dollars." The Latin root is grandis, "big, great, full, or abundant." WORD FAMILYgrand: grander, grandest, grandly, grandness, grands USAGE EXAMPLESIn September, a grand jury declined to recommend charges for three Waco police officers who shot bikers during May 2015 gunfight. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) A grand jury in September declined to recommend charges for three Waco police officers who shot bikers during May 2015 gunfight. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) No, Toby plays a great character and does a grand job. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj large and impressive in physical size or extent the bridge is a grand structure Syn big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 2adj of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope in the grand manner collecting on a grand scale Syn expansive, heroic impressive making a strong or vivid impression 3adj used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person Syn distinguished, imposing, magisterial dignified having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance 4adj rich and superior in quality Syn deluxe, gilded, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous rich suggestive of or characterized by great expense 5adj the most important and magnificent in adornment grand ballroom grand staircase Syn important, of import of great significance or value 6adj of or befitting a lord Syn august, lordly noble of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times 7adj extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers Syn fantastic, howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous extraordinary beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable 8adj of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style 2a grand purpose Syn elevated, exalted, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, sublime noble having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character n the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper 1000, G, K, M, chiliad, one thousand, thou, thousand, yard millenary a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years) large integer an integer equal to or greater than ten n a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs Syn|Hypo|Hyper grand piano baby grand, baby grand piano, parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand, parlour grand piano a small grand piano concert grand, concert pianoa grand piano suitable for concert performances forte-piano, piano, pianoforte a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds |
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