grant /ɡrɑ:nt/ vt. 1. (正式)同意(给予)，答应(请求)：He refused to grant them long-term credits. 他拒绝给他们长期贷款。The government will grant land to anyone willing to farm it. 政府同意向那些愿意耕作的人提供土地。The employers refused to grant our demands. 雇主拒绝答应我们的要求。 2.用于短语 granted (that)/ granting (that) 尽管，即使：Granting his honesty, he may be mistaken. 尽管他是诚实的，但他也可能搞错。 take… for granted 认为…理所当然；(因视作当然而)对…不予重视: I took it for granted that you would stay with us. 我认为你跟我们呆在一起是没有任何问题的。A teacher cannot take it for granted that students always do their homework. 教师别以为学生总是做作业而不检查。
granted /ˈɡrɑ:ntid/ conj. 假定；就算（与that连用）：Granted that you are correct, you may find it hard to prove your point.就算你对,可你要论证这一点却非易事。Granted that officers were used to making decisions, they still couldn't be expected to understand.就算官员习惯了拍板作决定，但他们未必就了解情况。
