grain

[grein]

n.谷物, 谷类, 微量, 颗粒, 纹理, 格令
v.形成(颗粒), (用谷物)喂养
v. (用谷物)喂养, 形成(颗粒)
n. 纹理, 粗糙面

n.

1. 谷粒[C]

Not a grain of rice was wasted.

一粒米也没有浪费。

2. 谷物, 谷类[U][C]

Farmers grow grain and keep cattle.

农民种谷养牛。

3. (砂、盐等的)粒, 细粒[C]

There is a grain of sand in his eye.

他眼里有一粒沙子。

4. (常用于否定句)一点儿[C][(+of)]

There isn't a grain of truth in his statement.

他的声明里没有一点是真实的。

5. (木、石、织物等的)纹理[the S]

The mahogany table has a fine grain.

那张红木桌纹理精美。

6. 格令(英美制最小重量单位, 0.0648克)

7. 气质, 本质[U]

They are similar in grain.

他们气质相似。

vt.

1. 使成粒状

2. 把……漆成木纹或石纹状

3. 对(皮革的)粒面进行处理

4. 使深深渗入

vi.

成粒状, 结晶

词形变化

名词: grainer | 动词过去式: grained | 动词过去分词: grained | 动词现在分词: graining | 动词第三人称单数: grains |

词义辨析

同义:

n.颗粒

particle  speck  bit

n.种子

seed

n.本质

texture  finish  markings  fiber

n.气质

character  temper  nature  disposition  tendency  

同义参见:

grit  variety  shade  forage  nourishment  mouthful  crumb  vein  

英英释义

名词 grain:

a small hard particle

foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

同义词：food grain, cereal

a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

同义词：metric grain

1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

同义词：caryopsis

the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric

动词 grain:

thoroughly work in

同义词：ingrain

paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

form into grains

同义词：granulate

become granular

同义词：granulate

短语词组

against the grain

1. 违反意愿

Such dishonesty goes against the grain.

如此的不诚实有违个人的本性。

It was against the grain with him.

这与他的意愿相违。

with a grain of salt

1. 有保留地

We take his predictions with a grain of salt.

我们不完全相信他的预测。

补充

graingrain英:[ɡrein] 美:[ɡren]n.1.谷粒, 谷物, 谷类2.小的硬粒The coffee was good, but thick with grains.咖啡很好, 但满是粒子。3.(天然)纹理

例句

1. A hen was pecking around for grains of corn.一只母鸡正在四处啄食谷粒。 2. a grain of rice/wheat一粒米/麦子 3. The price of grain has doubled in the past month.粮食的价格在上个月涨了一倍。 4. spirits made from grain粮食酿的酒 5. a sack of grain一袋粮食 6. Fields of grain were rippling in the afternoon sun.一片片谷地在午后的阳光下像波涛一样起伏。 7. Used on grains, fruit, and cotton, three of the 19 chemicals have already been removed from use in Australia.19种用于谷类作物、水果和棉花的化学制品中, 有3种在澳大利亚已经被禁用。 8. She had grains of mascara in her eyes.她的眼睛里有一些睫毛膏的颗粒。 9. a grain of sand一粒沙子 10. What the film sorely lacks is a grain of real suspense.这部电影连一丝真正的悬念都没有。 11. Both artists are treated with more than a grain of suspicion by the rock press.两位艺术家都受到了摇滚乐界媒体的多方怀疑。 12. I admit there is a grain of truth in what she says.我承认她的话里有一点真实的成分。 13. Brush the paint in the direction of the grain.沿着纹理的方向刷漆。 14. We chose mahogany because of its rich tones and strong vertical grain.我们选择桃花心木是因为它底色鲜艳, 竖直的纹路清晰可见。 15. Saw against the grain.逆着纹理的方向锯。 16. She stared at the door till the grain of the wood grew blurry.她凝视着那扇门, 直到门上的木纹变得模糊起来。 17. Oak has an attractive grain.橡木有漂亮的花纹。 18. He suspends crystals of animal glue in the pigment to mimic the grain of the mineral.他把亮晶晶的动物胶悬浮在颜料中来模仿矿石的粒状结构。 19. You notice at once that the grain of the rock is vertical.你会马上发现岩石的纹路是竖直的。 20. This model has wood grain and leather trim.这种型号有木纹表面和皮革镶边。 21. From the grain of the print, Stephanie could tell that the photographer had used a zoom lens.斯蒂芬妮从照片的颗粒粗细可以断定摄影师用了变焦镜头。 22. Boil the syrup to the grain.把糖浆煮到结晶状态。 23. For the socialists, privatization goes against the grain.私有化是违背社会主义者意愿的。 24. Their policy goes against the grain of public opinion.他们的政策与民意格格不入。 25. He picked out a limpet, roughened and grained like old bark on the outside.他挑出了一个帽贝, 表面疙疙瘩瘩的, 就像老树皮一样粗糙。 26. The wood was grained with a darker colour on top.木头的表面漆成了深色的纹路。 27. [as modifier]grain exports.谷物出口。 28. a few grains of corn.几粒玉米。 29. a grain of salt.一粒盐。 30. there wasn't a grain of truth in what he said.他说的话没有一丁点是真的。 31. he scored along the grain of the table with the knife.他用刀在桌上顺着木头的纹路刻着。 32. the lighter, finer grain of the wood is attractive.木头上更细密、颜色更浅的纹路很让人喜欢。 33. her fingers were grained with chalk dust.她的手指因为粉笔灰变得粗糙起来。 34. if the sugar does grain up, add more water.糖如果结成粒状，就再加点水。 35. the art of graining and marbling.漆木纹和漆大理石纹的艺术。 36. [as adj. grained]the boots were of best grained leather.这靴子是用去毛去得最好的皮制成的。 37. [usu. in combination]coarse-grained sandstone.粗粒的沙岩。 38. The US is a major producer of grain.美国是谷物的主要生产国。 39. grain exports谷物出口 40. a few grains of rice几粒米 41. bread made from whole wheat grain全麦面包 42. The machine grinds grain into flour.这台机器把谷物磨成粉。 43. a grain of rice一粒大米 44. The farm grows a variety of grains.田地里种植着各种各样的谷物。 45. fields planted with grain种了庄稼的土地 46. a grain of sand/salt沙粒；盐粒 47. Anyone with a grain of sense knows that she's lying.任何有点常识的人都知道她在说谎。 48. There is not a grain of truth in what he said.他的话一点儿也不可靠。 49. She sanded the wood in the direction of the grain.她沿着纹路打磨那块木头。 50. The wood has a fine/coarse grain.这块木头的质地细滑/粗糙。 51. It takes courage to go against the grain and stand up for what you believe in.违反常理坚持自己的信念是需要勇气的。 52. It goes against his grain to question the boss's judgment.质疑老板的判断不是他的一贯作风。 53. beautifully grained wood纹路漂亮的木头 54. coarse-grained leather质地粗糙的皮革