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Grain Truth Direction Piece Wood Form Small Sand

英语单词 grain
英美音标 英 [ɡreɪn] 美 [ɡreɪn]
中文释义 n.谷物;谷类;微量;颗粒;纹理;格令
v.形成(颗粒);(用谷物)喂养
英语例句 (1) We ship grain to Africa.
(2) There are a few grains of rice in a bowl.
(3) There isn't a grain of truth in it.
(4) It's easiest to cut meat in the direction of the grain.
(5) Our new process locks up pounds of energy in every grain of the breakfast food.
(6) Physical isolation goes against the corporate grain, the hierarchy being organized around the office.
(7) And those tears slowly took the form of the grain when they first covered it, and later they began to form a small sphere.
(8) In China, many farmers grain the pigs.
中文例句 (1) 我们把谷物运往非洲。
(2) 碗中有几颗米粒。
(3) 那事无丝毫真实性。
(4) 切肉时顺着纹理切最容易。
(5) 我们新的生产方法能使每一格令的早餐食品中包含多磅能量。
(6) 身体上的隔绝违反合作意愿,使办公室周围形成特定阶层。
(7) 最开始,裹住沙粒的泪水都成了沙的形状,后来就形成了一个小小的球形。
(8) 在中国,好多农民都是用谷物喂猪。
vocabulary简明 When carpenters sand a piece of wood, they "go with the grain." Grain is the texture on piece of wood, which often forms long patterns that show the direction in which the tree grew.
vocabulary扩展 You may have heard someone say "there's a grain of truth to that" when referring to an outrageous story that has a tiny bit of truth to it. A grain can also be a speck or a particle — the tiniest bit of something. Don't confuse this with another definition of grain, the kind you find in your bread — wheat, oats, alfalfa, and so on. Check out all the grains in the ten-grain bread next time you're in the bakery!
柯林斯解释
1
[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

2
[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

3
[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

4
[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。

5
[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

6
[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。

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