grain

noun

/ɡreɪn/

Idioms

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[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
- Russia sold 12 million tons of grain abroad last year.俄罗斯去年向国外出售了1200万吨粮食。
- America’s grain exports美国的谷物出口
- The journal reports that eating whole grains protects against diabetes.这家期刊报道说吃全麦食品可预防糖尿病。
- grain of something a few grains of rice几粒大米
Wordfinder
- blight
- cereal
- crop
- genetically modified
- grain
- harvest
- monoculture
- organic
- staple
- yield
see also wholegrain
- Grain production has been falling in recent years.近年来粮食产量一直在下降。
- There were just a few grains of corn left.只剩下一些玉米粒了。
- The government intends to import only five per cent of the country's grain.政府打算只进口全国粮食总量的5%。
- The peasants had ceased to sow grain.农民已经停止播种谷物。
Topics Farmingb1, Foodb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- small
- whole
- …
verb + grain
- grow
- produce
- store
- …
grain + noun
- harvest
- production
- yield
- …
[countable] grain (of something) a small hard piece of particular substances颗粒；细粒
- a grain of salt/sand/sugar一粒盐／沙／砂糖
- I got a grain of sand in my eye.我眼里有一粒沙子。
[countable] (used especially in negative sentences尤用于否定句) a very small amount少量；微量；一点儿 synonym iota
- There isn't a grain of truth in those rumours.那些谣传一点也不可靠。
- If he had a grain of sensitivity he wouldn't have asked her about her divorce.如果他有点敏感，他就不会问她离婚的事了。
[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）
- The analysis showed a few grains of arsenic in the solution.分析显示溶液中有几格令的砷。
[uncountable, singular] 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
- along/across the grain 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
- This wood has a beautiful natural grain.这种木材有着漂亮的天然纹理。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fine
- smooth
- coarse
- …
preposition
- across the grain
- against the grain
- along the grain
- …
[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

词源Middle English (originally in the sense ‘seed, grain of corn’): from Old French grain, from Latin granum.

Idioms

be/go against the grain

to be or do something 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。

take something with a grain of salt (North American English)

(also take something with a pinch of salt British and North American English)

used to warn somebody not to believe something completely谷物：曾经警告某人不要完全相信某件事
- If I were you, I'd take everything he says with a grain of salt.如果我是你，我会对他说的一切半信半疑。

词汇	grain
释义	grain noun /ɡreɪn/ /ɡreɪn/ Idioms enlarge image [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 Russia sold 12 million tons of grain abroad last year.俄罗斯去年向国外出售了1200万吨粮食。 America’s grain exports美国的谷物出口 The journal reports that eating whole grains protects against diabetes.这家期刊报道说吃全麦食品可预防糖尿病。 grain of something a few grains of rice几粒大米 Wordfinder blight cereal crop genetically modified grain harvest monoculture organic staple yield see also wholegrain Grain production has been falling in recent years.近年来粮食产量一直在下降。 There were just a few grains of corn left.只剩下一些玉米粒了。 The government intends to import only five per cent of the country's grain.政府打算只进口全国粮食总量的5%。 The peasants had ceased to sow grain.农民已经停止播种谷物。 Topics Farmingb1, Foodb1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective large small whole … verb + grain grow produce store … grain + noun harvest production yield … [countable] grain (of something) a small hard piece of particular substances颗粒；细粒 a grain of salt/sand/sugar一粒盐／沙／砂糖 I got a grain of sand in my eye.我眼里有一粒沙子。 [countable] (used especially in negative sentences尤用于否定句) a very small amount少量；微量；一点儿 synonym iota There isn't a grain of truth in those rumours.那些谣传一点也不可靠。 If he had a grain of sensitivity he wouldn't have asked her about her divorce.如果他有点敏感，他就不会问她离婚的事了。 [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） The analysis showed a few grains of arsenic in the solution.分析显示溶液中有几格令的砷。 [uncountable, singular] 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 along/across the grain 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 This wood has a beautiful natural grain.这种木材有着漂亮的天然纹理。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective fine smooth coarse … preposition across the grain against the grain along the grain … [uncountable, countable] how rough or smooth a surface feels（表面的）质地；触感 wood of coarse/fine grain质地粗／细的木头词源Middle English (originally in the sense ‘seed, grain of corn’): from Old French grain, from Latin granum. Idioms be/go against the grain to be or do something 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。 take something with a grain of salt (North American English) (also take something with a pinch of salt British and North American English) used to warn somebody not to believe something completely谷物：曾经警告某人不要完全相信某件事 If I were you, I'd take everything he says with a grain of salt.如果我是你，我会对他说的一切半信半疑。
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