4N-SING 一点;些微 A grain of a quality is a very small amount of it. 一点;些微
There's more than a grain of truth in that. [+ of]
其中含有很深刻的道理。
5N-SING (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. (木材表面的)纹理,纹路
Brush the paint generously over the wood in the direction of the grain.
6PHRASE 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. 违背本来的原则;与…格格不入
Privatisation goes against the grain of their principle of opposition to private ownership of industry.
1seeds of wheat, etc.穀粒ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRAIN | GRAIN + NOUNADJECTIVE➤large, small大粒/小粒穀物▸➤whole全麥◇The journal reports that eating whole grains protects against diabetes.這家期刊報道說吃全麥食品可預防糖尿病。➤cereal, rice, wheat, etc.穀粒、米粒、麥粒等▸➤pollen花粉粒VERB + GRAIN➤grow, produce種植/生產穀物➤store貯藏穀物GRAIN + NOUN➤harvest, production, yield糧食收成/生產/產量▸➤crop糧食作物▸➤exports, imports穀物出口/進口▸➤elevator (= a building used for storing grain) (NAmE) 穀倉grain
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2natural pattern of lines in wood天然木紋ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤fine, smooth細緻的/流暢的紋理▸➤coarse粗糙的紋理➤natural天然紋理◇This wood has a beautiful natural grain.這種木材有着漂亮的天然紋理。➤wood木紋PREPOSITION➤across the grain, against the grain橫跨紋理▸➤along the grain, with the grain順着紋理◇Cut the wood along the grain.順着紋理劈開木頭。
grain noun ⇨grain (grains of wheat/rice)⇨bit (a grain of sand)grain
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grain ♦︎ seed ♦︎ nut ♦︎ pip ♦︎ stone ♦︎ pit ♦︎ kernelThese are all words for the part of a food plant from which a new plant can grow.这些词均表示可食用植物的种子。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to produce / grow / sow grain / seeds◆to remove seeds / pips / stones / pits■grain [uncountable, countable] the small hard parts produced by food plants such as wheat or rice from which a new plant can grow, and which may be used to make flour or bread; one of these parts谷物;谷粒◆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%。◆There were just a few grains of corn left.只剩下一些玉米粒了。ⓘ You can talk about grains of wheat, rice or corn.可以说grains of wheat/rice/corn。■seed [countable, uncountable] the small hard part produced by a plant, from which a new plant can grow种子;籽◆I bought some seeds to plant in the garden.我买了一些种子种在花园里。◆Those vegetables can be grown from seed.那些蔬菜可以撒籽栽种。ⓘ You can talk about flower, grass, herb or wildflower seeds. The seeds of some spice plants, vegetables or flowers are used in cooking to give flavour or texture to food.可以说flower/grass/herb/wildflower seed。一些香料植物、蔬菜或花的种子用于烹调,可令食物的味道和质感更丰富◆coriander / cumin / mustard / poppy / pumpkin / sesame / sunflower seeds香菜/土茴香/芥菜/罂粟/南瓜/芝麻/向日葵种子In American English seed is also the usual word for pip.在美式英语中,seed也常用来代替pip,指某些水果的籽◆ (NAmE) apple / orange seeds苹果籽;橙子籽■nut [countable] a small hard fruit with a very hard shell that grows on some trees坚果◆I cracked a nut(= opened it) and ate it.我破开一个坚果吃了。◆She is allergic to nuts.她对坚果过敏。ⓘ Nut is often used in compounds, such as walnut, hazelnut, chestnut, peanut and Brazil nut. * nut常用于复合词,如walnut、hazelnut、chestnut、peanut和Brazil nut。■pip [countable] (especially BrE) one of the small hard seeds that are found in some types of fruit(某些水果的)种子,籽◆Cut the apples into quarters and remove the pips.把苹果切成四块,再把籽去掉。◆orange pips橙子籽ⓘ The usual American English word for this is seed.在美式英语中,该词一般用seed代替。■stone [countable] (especially BrE) a hard shell in the middle of some types of fruit which contains the nut or seed果核(内含坚果或籽)◆cherry / peach stones樱桃核;桃核■pit [countable] (especially NAmE) a fruit stone果核◆cherry / peach pits樱桃核;桃核■kernelˈkɜːnl; NAmEˈkɜːrnl [countable] the inner part of a nut, which you can eat; the part inside the stone/pit of a fruit(坚果或果核的)仁,核◆pine / apricot kernels松仁;杏仁