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and 18 who are good at academic subjects ( X Ib10 N- 2 (old-fashioned) = elementary

SCHOOL

.grammar trans lation method noun [sing] (linguis­tics ig H") a traditional way of learning a foreign language, in which the study of grammar is very important and very little teaching is in the foreign language (    ) i^ftlSifft

gram mat ical /gra’maetikl/ adj. 1 connected with the rules of grammar i|]ft (ft; %'fe (ft: a grammatical error in ft If 2 correctly following the rules of grammar Ai^ftMJWlft; Aft (ft: That sentence is not gram­matical     77A ifft o ► gram mat ical ly /-kli/

adv.: a grammatically correct sentence it ft ±IE fi$fftft7 gramme (erf) = gram(1)

gramo phone /'graemafaun; NAmE -foun/ noun [old- fashioned) = RECORD PLAYER

Igran /graen/ noun [BrE, informal) grandmother #5 #5; $5 jtg : Do you want to go to your gran’s? ft m #5^

? 0 Gran, can I have some more? mm, l£#n£AJL fT®r?

Gran-ary™ /'graenari/ od/‘. [only before noun] (BrE) (of bread ffi El) containing whole grains of wheat §

ft ()

gran-ary /'graenari/ noun [pi. -ips) a building where grain is stored sftEh grand 0-w /graend/ adj., noun

■ adj. (grand er, grandest) 1 impressive and large or important 'ft m ft ; # Ji ft ; fi A ft : It’s not a very grand house.        0 The

wedding was a very grand occasion.

2 Grand [only before noun] used in the names of impres­sive or very large buildings, etc. (ft 7A#ft £ ^ )A: the Grand Canyon       0 We stayed at the

Grand Hotel. 3% Cl ft it X o 3 needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed but intended to achieve impressive results ^ A ft; ^ # ft; a grand design/plan/s trategy A if ft fH ; A A ft it £lj; It Afti^B&JSi! o New Yorkers built their city on a grand scale. AAMIgiMis i B ftM rjio 4 (of people A) behaving in a proud way because they are rich or from a high social class Hfctt ft ; jSj iU & ± ft 5 [dialect or informal) very good or enjoyable; excellent H£Fft; ftSkft; H&!>ft; ftfeft: I had a grand day out at the seaside, fj % & & M if $ $ S T “ A0 0

Thanks. That’ll be grand! i|]i|f0     ! 0 Fred did a

grand job of painting the house. % tB & o 6 Grand used in the titles of people of very high social rank ( Xt±Mtt£ft A'ft#i*¥ ) A: the Grand Duchess Elena A ft ft A      — see also

grandeur ► grand-ly adv. : He described himself grandly as a "landscape architect’. #, g A         It

ijf” 0 grand-ness noun [U] 11*171 a/the .grand old age a great age tti # : She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 70.         70 £

a/the .grand old man (of sth) a man who is respected in a particular profession that he has been involved in for a long time jn;£;

■ noun 1 [pi. grand) [informal) $1 000; £l 000 * 1 000 tc;

1 000          : It’ll cost you five grand! ftffc 5 000 ft

!      2 = GRAND PIANO — See also CONCERT GRAND

gran-dad (also grand-dad especially in NAmE) /'graendaed/ noun [informal) grandfather .Grand .Central 'Station noun [US) used to describe a place that is very busy or crowded )

ft ft : My hospital room was like Grand Central Station with everybody coming and going. £&ftftftftft7&, 17AIAfto EH0E3 From the name of a very busy train station in New York City. 8S § M ft if M ft ft A ^ $6 £ o — compare Piccadilly Circus

grand-child 0-w /'graentjaild/ noun [pi. grand-chil­dren)

a child of your son or daughter ( ft ) $|\7; ( ft ) grand-daddy (also gran-daddy) /'graendaedi/ noun [NAmE, informal) 1 = grandfather 2 the grand-

daddy the first or greatest example of sth (

ft )    ®.'m

grand daugh ter 0-ir /'graendo:ta(r)/ noun a daughter of your son or daughter (    ) ft A — com­

pare GRANDSON

.grand 'duchess noun 1 the wife of a grand duke Xft A A 2 (in some parts of Europe, especially in the past), a female ruler of a small independent state ( X la 10 H ik M ^ # ft A )AA;A 3 (in Russia in the past) a daughter of the tsar ( 100^1$ 13 ft )

.grand 'duchy noun a state ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess Aft®

.grand 'duke noun 1 (in some parts of Europe, espe­cially in the past), a male ruler of a small independent state ( Ate 10 N'gfclW^^i&ftft ) Aft: The Grand Duke of Tuscany fEUfft^lAft 2 (in Russia in the past), a son of the tsar ( 10 H ffl (ft ) If —compare

ARCHDUKE

gran-dee /graen'di:/ noun 1 (in the past) a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of high rank ( |0 frf U iff ft & U 3%i 7 fit) ) Aft 2 a person of high social rank and importance A A#/; MSI AW grand eur /'graend3e(r); -dja(r)/ noun [U] 1 the quality of being great and impressive in appearance ft # ;

M;    Enin splendour the grandeur and simpli­city of Roman architecture       o

The hotel had an air of faded grandeur.  A^

# ^ A £ ft Will 2 the importance or social status sb has or thinks they have ; Mli; #A: He has a sense of grandeur about him. ft jit ]# i S ^ 7 7  0 0

She is clearly suffering from delusions of grandeur (= thinks she is more important than she really is).

—see also grand

grand-father (Ht /'graenfa:00(r)/ noun the father of your father or mother ( ft ) $fLA; ft ft — see also grandad, granddaddy, grandpa

—                 compare grandmother

.grandfather 'dock noun an old-fashioned type of clock in a tall wooden case that stands on the floor (        ) ^ft^g# — picture o clock

grand ilo quent /graen'dilakwant/ adj. [formal, disap­proving) using long or complicated words in order to impress people        EH71 pompous

► grand-ilo-quence /-ans/ noun [U] gran di ose /'graendiaus; NAmE -ous/ adj. [disapproving) seeming very impressive but too large, complicated, expensive, etc. to be practical or possible 7^1$; W A’ 7 Af % P7 : The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing. 7 ft ^ 17 W A M ft ^ it $l] 6 JAfto O a grandiose opera house Ip M 7

AWE

.grand 'jury noun [law W) (in the US) a jury which has to decide whether there is enough evidence against an accused person for a trial in court (:H@J ) APn7@] grandma /'graenma:/ noun [informal) grandmother

[ft..)'&#; mm-, ftm

grand mal /.grh 'mael; NAmE ,igraen 'mail; 'mael/ noun [U] (from French, medical HE) a serious form of epilepsy in which sb becomes unconscious for fairly long periods

(mm)AAft

Grand Marnier™ /.grb 'mainiei; NAmE,grain 'marrnjei/ noun [U, C] a strong sweet alcoholic drink from France made with brandy and orange        ( ftH

mm,

.grand 'master noun a chess player of the highest

standard HP7m^A!E; $7; grand-ITIOther o-w /'graenmAda(r)/ noun the mother of your father or mother ( ft ) jfl -Ef; mm-, ft 'fOs —see also gran, grandma, granny

—                 compare grandfather ITSTOl see teach .grandmother 'dock noun a clock similar to a

GRANDFATHER CLOCK but Smaller 7§i]^ftjf #

.grandmother’s 'footsteps noun [u] (BrE) a children’s game in which one child stands with his or her back to the others while they try to walk towards the child without being heard or seen to move when he or she