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N-COUNT
拨款;补助金
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.
例句
They'd got a special grant to encourage research...
他们得到一笔用以鼓励科研的特别经费。
Unfortunately, my application for a grant was rejected.
很遗憾，我的助学金申请被拒绝了。
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VERB
授予；给予
If someone in authority grants you something, or if something is granted to you, you are allowed to have it.
例句
France has agreed to grant him political asylum...
法国已经同意给予他政治避难。
It was a Labour government which granted independence to India and Pakistan...
是工党政府同意了印度和巴基斯坦的独立。
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VERB
承认
If you grant that something is true, you accept that it is true, even though your opinion about it does not change.
例句
The magistrates granted that the charity was justified in bringing the action.
地方法官承认该慈善机构有理由提起诉讼。
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PHRASE
（因视作理所当然而）不把…当回事，对…不予重视（或不知感激）
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.
例句
What right has the family to take me for granted, Martin?...
这家人有什么资格瞧不起我，马丁？
The officials felt taken for granted and grumbled loudly.
这些官员感到受了怠慢，于是大声抱怨起来。
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PHRASE
认为…是理所当然的
If you take something for granted, you believe that it is true or accept it as normal without thinking about it.
例句
I was amazed that virtually all the things I took for granted up north just didn't happen in London.
几乎所有我认为在北方是理所当然的事情在伦敦都没有发生，这让我惊诧不已。
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PHRASE
理所当然地认为
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.
例句
He seemed to take it for granted that he should speak as a representative.
他似乎想当然地认为他应该以代表的身份发言。