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grand

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adj. 宏伟的；豪华的；极重要的
n. 大钢琴；一千美元
n. (Grand)人名；(法)格朗；(英、瑞典)格兰德

考试真题

With such a grand history, kite flying is sure to remain an entertaining and popular sport.

The grand total over the 10 months they've lived in the three-bedroom house: $200.

For a banquet celebrating the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia's visit to George IV's Brighton Pavillion on Jan.18th, 1817, the menu featured 120 different dishes, highlighting eight different soups, 40 main courses, and 32 desserts.

He voyaged to England to cook in the modern Great kitchen of the prince regent, George IV, and crossed continents to prepare grand banquets for the tables of Tsar Alexander I of Russia.

The experiment was a grand success and Talleyrand's association with French nobility would prove a profitable connection for Careme.

Within Italy, the great focus was Rome, whose ancient ruins and more recent achievements were shown to every Grand Tourist.

Thus was born the idea of the Grand Tour, a practice which introduced Englishmen, Germans, Scandinavians, and also Americans to the art and culture of France and Italy for the next 300 years.

The Grand Tourist was typically a young man with a thorough grounding in Greek and Latin literature as well as some leisure time, some means, and some interest in art.

The British traveler Charles Thompson spoke for many Grand Tourists when in 1744 he described himself as being impatiently desirous of viewing a country so famous in history, a country which once gave laws to the world, and which is at present the greatest school of music and painting, contains the noblest productions of sculpture and architecture, and is filled with cabinets of rarities, and collections of all kinds of historical relics.

Since there were few museums anywhere in Europe before the close of the eighteenth century, Grand Tourists often saw paintings and sculptures by gaining admission to private collections, and many were eager to acquire examples of Greco-Roman and Italian art for their own collections.

Most Grand Tourists, however, stayed for briefer periods and set out with less scholarly intentions, accompanied by a teacher or guardian, and expected to return home with souvenirs of their travels as well as an understanding of art and architecture formed by exposure to great masterpieces.

London was a frequent starting point for Grand Tourists, and Paris a compulsory destination; many traveled to the Netherlands, some to Switzerland and Germany, and a very few adventurers to Spain, Greece, or Turkey.

There is a view that modern humans are inevitably sowing the seeds of a global Grand Banks-style disaster.

Perhaps the best example of boom growth and bust decline is the Grand Banks fishery.

There was no grand follow-up to the Apollo missions.

L) The college admission essay contains the grandest American themes―status anxiety, parental piety (孝顺), intellectual standards—and so it is only a matter of time before it becomes infected by the country's culture of excessive concern with self-esteem.

Although that can indeed be frustrating, this is probably the only way to treat so grand a topic.

It has a very informal atmosphere, quite unlike some grand houses you visit.

I went there last Saturday for their grand opening sale, but I drove around the parking lot for nearly an hour, looking for a space before I finally gave up and came home

She attended the supermarket's grand opening ceremony

London was a frequent starting point for Grand Tourists, and Paris a compulsory destination; many traveled to the Netherlands,some to Switzerland and Germany, and a very few adventurers to Spain, Greece, or Turkey.

Most Grand Tourists, however, stayed for briefer periods and set out with less scholarly intentions, accompanied by a teacher or guardian, and expected to return home with souvenirs of their travels as well as an understanding of art and architecture form

since there were few museums anywhere in Europe before the close of the eighteenth century, Grand Tourists often saw paintings and sculptures by gaining admission to private collections, and many were eager to acquire examples of Greco- Roman and Italian

This is a grand challenge for our age and it may require an "irrational" response.

with more than $12 billion in sales this year, the industry is booming and, according to the market research company, Grand view Research, is on track to sell billions more by 2025.

within Italy, the great focus was Rome, whose ancient ruins and more recent achievements were shown to every Grand Tourist.

However doctor grand adds, that some people will hesitate, because they don't actually believe they can make it happen, while others will rush into downshifting to discover that their dream ends up with the financial crisis.

They listened with great interest and then enthusiastically joined in grand conversations about Harry's adventures.

Julie Park of Grand Rapids Community College points to another key to luring millennials into manufacturing, a work/life balance.