Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense grates, present participle grating, past tense, past participle grated
1N-COUNT 炉栅;炉格;炉排;炉箅 A grate is a framework of metal bars in a fireplace, which holds the coal or wood. 炉栅;炉格;炉排;炉箅
A wood fire burned in the grate.
木柴在炉栅中燃烧着。
2VERB 磨碎,擦碎(食物) If you grate food such as cheese or carrots, you rub it over a metal tool called a grater so that the food is cut into very small pieces. 磨碎,擦碎(食物)