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🔑 grainBrE /ɡreɪn/NAmE /ɡreɪn/ noun🔑 [U, C] the small hard seeds of food plants such as wheat, rice, etc.; a single seed of such a plant 谷物;谷粒◆America's grain exports 美国的谷物出口◆a few grains of rice 几粒大米 blight, cereal, crop, genetically modified, grain, harvest, monoculture, organic, staple, yield ➡ see also wholegrain 🔑 [C] a small hard piece of particular substances 颗粒;细粒◆a grain of salt/sand/sugar 一粒盐/沙/砂糖 [C] () a very small amount 少量;微量;一点儿 SYN iota ◆There isn't a grain of truth in those rumours. 那些谣传一点也不可靠。 [C] a small unit of weight, equal to 0.00143 of a pound or 0.0648 of a gram, used for example for weighing medicines 格令(重量单位,等于 0.00143 磅或 0.0648 克,用于称量药物等) [U] the natural direction of lines in wood, cloth, etc. or of layers of rock; the pattern of lines that you can see (木、织物或石头等的)纹理◆to cut a piece of wood along/across the grain 顺着纹路劈木头;横对纹路把木头拦腰截断 [U, C] how rough or smooth a surface feels (表面的)质地;触感◆wood of coarse/fine grain 质地粗/细的木头 ●be/go against the ˈgrainto be or do sth different from what is normal or natural 违反常理;不正常;不合常情;与…格格不入◆It really goes against the grain to have to work on a Sunday. 星期天还得上班的确不合常情。 |