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正式 同意;授予 -
• grant a request 答应请求 -
• Proposals have been made to grant each displaced family £25,000. 已有提议给每个受灾的家庭25,000镑补助金。 - 2.
承认 -
• I grant that what you say is correct. 我承认你说得对。 -
• I grant his honesty. 我承认他是诚实的。
用法说明
grant, concede, accord, award
这四个词都含有“给予”的意思。其区别在于:grant表示按照申请人的要求“授予”,尤指官方的准许,例如:
The government granted privileges to the local inhabitants.政府授予当地居民特权。
concede表示勉强或迫不得已地“让与,容许”,例如:
The landowner conceded his neighbours the right to cross his land.那块地的主人不得已容许邻居们横穿他的土地。
accord为正式用语,表示所给之物是某人应得的或与其品德或地位相符,例如:
We accorded him a warm welcome.我们热烈地欢迎他。
award表示通过裁判或者裁决“给予”某人其应得之物,例如:
The winner was awarded a gold medal. 优胜者获得一枚金牌。