Grain
[ ɡren ]
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n. 谷物，粮食;（沙，金，盐等的）颗粒;谷粒，籽粒;（木材，大理石等的）纹理;
vt. 把…作成细粒;把…漆[画]成木纹;染透;刮去（皮上的）毛;
vi. 成谷粒;
📝 例句
Corn, wheat and sorghum are feed grain.
谷类、麦子及玉蜀黍等都是家畜的饲料。
Additional drying costs are incurred when grain is dried more than necessary.
谷物不必要的过干，会增加干燥的成本。
During the late seventies world grain reserves were rebuilt.
七十年代末，世界粮食储备重新建立。
The company is an international trader in grain.
这家公司是国际粮食贸易公司.
The mahogany table has a fine grain.
那张红木桌纹理精美。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ grain-谷物,train-列车:运谷物的列车
※ g-拼音“哥”,rain-雨:哥哥冒雨割谷物
※ g-似数字“9”,rain-雨:连下了9场雨,谷物丰收有希望
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
grain
n
1 [U] (esp commerce 尤用於商业) small hard seeds of food plants such as wheat, rice, etc 谷物
[attrib 作定语]
America's grain exports 美国的谷物出口.
2 [C] single seed of such a plant 谷粒
a few grains of rice in a bowl 碗中的几颗米粒. =>illus at cereal 见cereal插图.
3 [C] tiny hard bit 小的硬粒
a grain of sand, gold, etc 沙粒、 金粒.
4 [C] smallest unit of weight in various measuring systems, -1-7000 lb or 0.065 gm 格令（重量的最小单位, 等於-1-7000磅或0.065克）
The analysis showed a few grains of arsenic in the solution. 分析显示溶液中有几格令的砷. =>App 5 见附录5.
5 [C] (fig 比喻) very small amount 少量; 微量
There isn't a grain of (ie any) truth in it. 那事无丝毫真实性.
6 [U]
(a) (surface) texture produced by particles （微粒形成的）质地（表面）
a stone of fine/medium/coarse grain, ie containing small/medium/large particles 质地细的[不粗不细的/粗的]石头.
(b) pattern made by the lines of fibres in wood, or of layers in rock, coal, etc （木、 石、 煤等的）纹理
cut a piece of wood along/across the grain 把木头顺著木纹[对著横纹]截断. =>illus 见插图.
(c) rough appearance of a photographic print, as if made up of small particles of light and dark （照片的）颗粒.
7 (idm 习语) (be/go) against the `grain (be) contrary to one's nature or inclination 与自己的性格、 意愿格格不入
It really goes against the grain to have to go into the office at weekends, ie I do not like it. 我真不愿意周末还要上班.
🎯 考研助记
g(哥哥)+rain(雨):哥哥下雨收 谷物 谷类（谐音）： 谷类
🔁 扩展释义
*[grein]n. 谷粒, 颗粒, 谷类, 纹理, 本质vt. (使)成谷粒vi. (使)成谷粒【化】 晶粒【医】 谷粒, [颗]粒, 喱, 格令, 谷【经】 谷物
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After the War of Independence ended, New York became the capital of the USA for a short time (1789-90) before Washington, D.C.
独立战争结束以后，在华盛顿成为首都之前，纽约市曾经一度是美国的首都，不过时间很短（1789-90）。
Born a free man, he was now in chains.
他生来本是个自由人，如今却戴上了镣铐。
The kiwi, which is New Zealand's national bird, is one of these types of flightless birds.
几维，新西兰的国鸟，就是这些不能飞行的鸟类当中的一种。