grant

vt.
1. assent to,comply with,consent to 同意，依从，赞同。
△Oth.3.3.83:“And fearful to be granted.”你所不敢轻易答应的。
△1H.IV.1.3.262: “which,for diversereasons / Which I shall send you written,be assured /Will easily be granted.”这件事，因为我以后会写信告诉你的种种理由，一定能很容易照办的。
△1H.IV.2.4.395(356):“I grant ye,upon instinct.”我同意，要是本能叫他退（他也会退）。
△H.V.5.2.360(332):“The King hath grantedevery article.”国王已经同意了每 一项条款。
△3H.VI.3.28:“Your Highness shall do well to grant her suit: / Itwere dishonour to deny it her.”陛下最好还是答应她的请求；拒绝她是不大光彩的。
2. admit承认。
△Ham.2.2.100: “Mad let us granthim then，”我们就承认他发疯了吧。
△Oth.2.1.105:“Marry,before your ladyship,I grant，”不错，在夫人面前，我承认。
△Mac.4.3. 57:“I grant him bloody.”我承认他嗜杀。
△2H.IV.2.4.49(46):“Grant that,my poorvirtue,grant that.” 承认吧，我可怜的正经人，承认吧。
△1H.IV.5.4.149(146):“I grant you I was down andout of breath,and so was he; but we rose both at aninstant and fought a long hour by Shrewsbury clock.”我承认我倒在地上喘不过来气，他也是一样；但是我们两个同时站起身来，按照舒斯伯利的大钟计算，足足大战了一个小时。
△H.V.5.Cho.7:“grant him there；”承认他到了那里。
△R.III.1.2.102(101):“I grant ye.”我向你承认。
3. admit as true承认为真。
△2H.IV.1.3.63: “Grantthat our hopes,yet likely of fair birth,/ Should bestill-born，”即使我们的希望也许会流产（其实它仍然很可能顺利实现的）。
4. allow,permit允许，准许。
△Tw.5.1.3(2):“GoodMaster Fabian,grant me another request.” 好费边先生，允许我一个请求。
△2H.IV.4.5.217(218): “How Icame by the crown,O God forgive,/ And grant itmay with thee in true peace live!”我怎样得到这顶王冠的，啊，愿上帝宽恕，也请准许你能平平安安地把它保住！
△3H.VI.3.3.112: “Heavens grant that Warwick’swords bewitch him not!”上天保佑，不要让沃里克的话迷住他！
△R.III.1.2.103(102): “Dost grant me,hedge-hog? Then God grant me too / Thou mayst be damnedfor that wicked deed!”你向我承认了，刺猬？那么上帝也应允了我，你该为了这一罪行而被打入地狱！
△R.III.1.3.76:“God grant we never may have need of you.”愿上帝允许我们永远不再需要你。
△R.III.3.7.202(203):“O,makethem joyful,grant their lawful suit.”啊，让他们高兴吧，答应他们合法的请求。
5. give,afford,offer给予，提供，拿出。
△3H.VI.3.2.12: “I see the lady hath a thing to grant,/ Before theKing will grant (i.e. comply with) her humble suit.”(a thing: her virtue.)我看这位夫人得拿出点什么东西，国王才肯答应她的小小请求。
～ vi. consent,assent赞同，同意。
△Rom.1.5.109(104):“They pray grant thou,lest faith turn to despair.”i.e. Lips pray and you should consent for fear thatfaith turn to despair.它们（嘴唇）在祈求，你答应吧，否则信仰就要变成失望。
grant to: assent to对…同意。
△3H.VI.1.1.244:“Thesoldiers should have tossed me on their pikes / BeforeI would have granted to that act.”哪怕那些兵把我挑在他们的枪尖上，我也不会同意那项决定。