/grɑ:nt; US grænt ||; grænt/verb[T] take sb/sth for granted to be so used to sb/sth that you forget his/her/its true value and are not grateful 对…不予重视；视…为理所当然: In developed countries we take running water for granted. 发达国家的人把自来水看成是理所当然的东西。 take sth for granted to accept sth as being true 认为或相信某事属实: We can take it for granted that the new students will have at least an elementary knowledge of English. 我们可以认为，那些新生的英语水平至少应该达到初级程度。