[N-COUNT 可数名词]谷粒 A grain of wheat, rice, or other cereal crop is a seed from it.
[usu with supp]
...a grain of wheat.
一粒小麦
...rice grains.
米粒
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[N-MASS 物质名词]谷物（尤指小麦或玉米）Grain is a cereal crop, especially wheat or corn, that has been harvested and is used for food or in trade.
...a bag of grain.
一袋谷物
...the best grains.
优质谷物
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]细粒；微粒；小颗粒 A grain of something such as sand or salt is a tiny hard piece of it.
...a grain of sand.
一粒沙子
-grained
...coarse-grained salt.
粗盐
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[N-SING 单数名词]一点；些微 A grain of a quality is a very small amount of it.
[N of n]
There's more than a grain of truth in that.
其中含有很深刻的道理。
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[N-SING 单数名词]（木材表面的）纹理，纹路The grain of a piece of wood is the direction of its fibres. You can also refer to the pattern of lines on the surface of the wood as the grain.
[the N]
Brush the paint generously over the wood in the direction of the grain.
顺着木材的纹理刷上厚厚的一层漆。
-grained
...a hard, heavy, straight-grained wood.
坚硬粗重、纹理笔直的木头
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[PHRASE 短语]违背本来的原则；与…格格不入 If you say that an idea or action goes against the grain, you mean that it is very difficult for you to accept it or do it, because it conflicts with your previous ideas, beliefs, or principles.
[V inflects]
Privatisation goes against the grain of their principle of opposition to private ownership of industry.
私有化有悖于他们反对工业私有的原则。
Oxford
grain★/ɡreɪn; NAmEɡreɪn/noun1★[uncountable , countable ]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☞see also
wholegrain
2★[countable ]a small hard piece of particular substances 颗粒；细粒◆a grain of salt/sand/sugar一粒盐╱沙╱砂糖3[countable ]( used especially in negative sentences 尤用于否定句) a very small amount 少量；微量；一点儿SYN
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◆There isn't a grain of truthin those rumours. 那些谣传一点也不可靠。4[countable ]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）5[uncountable ]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6[uncountable , countable ]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IDIOMbe/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。graingrainsgrainedgraininggrain/ɡreɪn; NAmEɡreɪn/
LDC
graingrain /ɡreɪn/ ●●○ noun
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1fooda)[uncountable] the seeds of crops such as corn, wheat, or rice that are gathered for use as food, or these crops themselves: big sacks of grain Last year’s grain harvest was the biggest ever.b)[countable] a single seed of corn, wheat etc: grains of rice2lines in wood etc [singular] the natural lines you can see in a substance such as wood, which are the result of its structurealong the grain (=in the same direction as the grain) Cut along the grain of the wood.across the grain (=at 90 degrees to the grain)3small piece [countable] a single very small piece of a substance such as sand or saltgrain of a grain of sand There were crumbs and grains of sugar on the table.4a grain of something a very small amount of something: The story wouldn’t have fooled anyone with a grain of sense. There is a grain of truth in all folklore and legend.5against the grain if something goes against the grain, it is not what you would naturally or normally do: Mary is always honest and it went against the grain to tell lies.6measure [countable] the smallest unit for measuring weight, equal to about 0.06 grams. It is used for weighing medicines. → take something with a pinch/grain of salt
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