grain
n. 穀粒; 穀物; 細粒; 一點; 格令; 紋理; 質地
A grain of wheat, rice, or other cereal crop is a seed from it.
...a grain of wheat.
一粒小麥
...rice grains.
米粒
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.
一袋穀物
...the best grains.
優質穀物
A grain of something such as sand or salt is a tiny hard piece of it.
...a grain of sand.
一粒沙子
A grain of a quality is a very small amount of it.
There's more than a grain of truth in that.
其中含有很深刻的道理。
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.
Brush the paint generously over the wood in the direction of the grain.
順著木材的紋理刷上厚厚的一層漆。
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.
Privatisation goes against the grain of their principle of opposition to private ownership of industry.
私有化有悖於他們反對工業私有的原則。
1. a small hard particle;
2. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
3. used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
4. 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
5. 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
6. dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
7. the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric;
1. thoroughly work in;
2. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
3. form into grains
4. become granular
corn, crop, grain
這些名詞都有"穀物"之意。
molecule, atom, particle, speck, grain
這些名詞均有"粒,微粒"之意。
against the grain
格格不入,違反意願
with a grain of salt
半信半疑地:有保留地;懷疑地
There is not a grain of common sense in what he has said.
他說的話中一點常識都沒有.
That is a drop of grain sacks from an aircraft to the hungry people on the island.
那是從飛機上空投給島上饑民的一袋袋糧食.
The chickens will peck up all the grain that you throw on the ground.
小雞會把你扔在地上的穀子全鵮起來吃掉.
They are dependent upon importation from foreign countries for cotton and grain.
他們的糧、棉依賴從國外進口.
The United States tried to dispose of its grain surpluses.
美國努力把過剩糧食處理掉.