grant

vt.授予; 承認; 同意; 准許。

n.撥款; 補助金; 授給物（如財產、授地、專有權、補助、撥款等）。

vi.同意。

意為：

1.N-COUNT A grant is an amount of money that a government or other institution gives to an individual or to an organization for a particular purpose such as education or home improvements. 補助金

2.V-T If someone in authority grants you something, or if something is granted to you, you are allowed to have it. 准予[正式]

3.V-T If you grant that something is true, you accept that it is true, even though your opinion about it does not change. 承認

4.PHRASE If you say that someone takes you for granted, you are complaining that they benefit from your help, efforts, or presence without showing that they are grateful. 對某人無感激之心

5.PHRASE If you take something for granted, you believe that it is true or accept it as normal without thinking about it. 視某事為理所當然

6.PHRASE If you take it for granted that something is the case, you believe that it is true or you accept it as normal without thinking about it. 理所當然地認為

take for granted認為…理所當然

government grant政府批地書，政府補助金

land grant政府贈地；政府撥給大學或鐵路之土地

hugh grant休·格蘭特（知名電影演員）

miss grant格蘭特小姐

research grant研究補助；科研補助金

grant hill格蘭特·希爾（著名球星）

matching grant等額津貼，半費資助；同額資助

1.They'd got a special grant to encourage research.

他們得到一筆用以鼓勵科研的特別經費。

2.France has agreed to grant him political asylum.

法國已經同意給予他政治避難。

3.The magistrates granted that the charity was justified in bringing the action.

地方法官承認該慈善機構有理由提起訴訟。

4.What right has the family to take me for granted, Martin?

這家人有什麼資格瞧不起我，馬丁？

5.I was amazed that virtually all the things I took for granted up north just didn't happen in London.

幾乎所有我認為在北方是理所當然的事情在倫敦都沒有發生，這讓我驚詫不已。