“gran”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

gran

释义

▪ I. † gran¹ Obs. rare^—1.
[? Short for grandfather; cf. gaffer.]
A jocular term for a rustic.
1592Greene Conny Catching ii. 4 Meanely attired like some plaine gran of the Countrey.
▪ II. gran²|græn|
A childish or familiar shortening of granny or grandmother.
1863Dickens in All Year Round 3 Dec. 11/2 And now dear Gran let me kneel down here where I have been used to say my prayers.1890E. Lytton Let. 16 Apr. in E. Lutyens Blessed Girl (1953) iii. 29 Mother had a telegram last night to say that Gran is dead.1908Westm. Gaz. 8 Feb. 12/3 People say it was just because Gran lived so vividly that she flickered out like a candle come midsummer.Ibid., The lady who received the Grans.1960R. Daniel Death by Drowning iii. 40 By the time she gets back to ‘Mum’ and ‘Gran’ she'll be wet through.1960Sunday Express 10 July 15/5 There is Gran Tatlock, tired and crusty after bringing up a family of 11.
▪ III. gran
obs. form of groan v.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容：

“gran”的英文意思

“紫外线性眼炎”英文翻译

“紫外线擦除可编程只读存储器”英文翻译

“grampus”的英文意思

“graphitize”的英文意思

“紫外线吸收法”英文翻译

相关推荐