Word · Frequency #1851
grands
一千
grands is the plural of grand.
a thousand, especially of money
非正式用法,常指一千美元或英镑。
- 1.
A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
一千单位的货币,如美元或英镑
- 2.
A grandparent or grandchild.
祖父母或孙子女
- 3.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
十与一百的乘积,即基数一千。
- 4.
A grand piano
大钢琴
- 5.
a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
三角钢琴,琴弦水平放置于竖琴形框架上,通常有三条腿。
三角钢琴;祖父母或孙子女;一千单位的货币,如美元或英镑;十与一百的乘积,即基数一千。;大钢琴
In use
He spent five grand on a vintage guitar.
The hotel lobby featured a black grand.
She saved up twenty grand for her tuition.
Connections
Collocations
- a grand
- 一千(美元/英镑)
- The rent here is a grand a month.这里的房租每月一千(美元/英镑)。
- grand piano
- 三角钢琴
- They have a grand piano in the corner of the room.他们房间的角落里有一架三角钢琴。
- baby grand
- 小型三角钢琴
- My teacher has a baby grand in her studio.我老师的琴房里有一架小型三角钢琴。
Idioms & figurative uses
- grand total
- 总额;最终总数The grand total of the bill came to ninety dollars.账单的总金额达到了九十美元。
- grand finale
- 盛大的结尾;压轴戏The fireworks were a grand finale to the celebration.焰火是这个庆祝活动盛大的压轴表演。
- in the grand scheme of things
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:一台 grand(三角钢琴)很 grand(气派),售价 one grand(一千美元)。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:informal conversation about money、music/piano、family relationships grand 作名词时语域因义项而异:表示“一千(美元或英镑)”多见于非正式口语;表示“三角钢琴”和“祖父母或孙子女”则属于中性用法。学习时建议按具体搭配和场合选择。
Grammar Note
plural: grands; informal, often used for money
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ænd/ 结尾,因此与 grand /ɡrænd/ 押韵。注意 wand 拼写很像,但读作 /wɒnd/(美式 /wɑːnd/),与 grand 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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