音标:[grein] ; 柯林斯词典等级:3 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 谷粒, 颗粒, 谷类, 纹理, 本质
v. (使)成谷粒
n. a relatively small granular particle of a substance
n. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
n. the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
n. a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
词型变化:名词复数形式 : grains ; 过去分词 : grained ; 过去式 : grained ; 现在分词 : graining ; 第三人称单数 : grains
考试类型:[高考/四级/六级/考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]
词性分布:
名词99%
动词1%

grain的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. We ship grain to Africa.我们把谷物运往非洲。
  2. There are a few grains of rice in a bowl.碗中有几颗米粒。
  3. There isn't a grain of truth in it.那事无丝毫真实性。
  4. The coffee was good, but thick with grains.咖啡很好, 但满是粒子。
  5. It's easiest to cut meat in the direction of the grain.切肉时顺着纹理切最容易。
  6. Our new process locks up pounds of energy in every grain of the breakfast food.我们新的生产方法能使每一格令的早餐食品中包含多磅能量。
用作动词(v.)
  1. Physical isolation goes against the corporate grain, the hierarchy being organized around the office.身体上的隔绝违反合作意愿,使办公室周围形成特定阶层。
  2. And those tears slowly took the form of the grain when they first covered it, and later they began to form a small sphere.最开始,裹住沙粒的泪水都成了沙的形状,后来就形成了一个小小的球形。
  3. In China, many farmers grain the pigs.在中国,好多农民都是用谷物喂猪。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. Farmers produced millions of tons of grain to feed the nation.农民生产好几百万吨粮食供应全国。
  2. The best-known grains are wheat,barley,oats,rye and maize.最为人们所熟知的粮食是小麦、大麦、燕麦、黑麦和玉米。
  3. It is easiest to cut meat in the direction of the grain.切肉时顺着纹理切最容易。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
(a) grain(s) of
    a little 一点点,一些
be〔go〕 against the grain
    违反意愿be contrary to one's nature or inclination

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • bring in grain把粮食收回
  • buy grain买粮,买谷物
  • get grain得到粮食
  • grow grain种植谷物
  • need grain需要粮食
  • keep grain保存粮食
  • produce grain生产粮食
  • separate the grain from脱粒,把谷粒同…分离
形容词+~
  • different grain个性不同的两兄弟
  • the best-known grains最普通的谷物
  • wet grain湿粮
名词+~
  • rice grains稻谷
~+名词
  • grain base〔crops〕粮食基地〔作物〕
  • grain transport粮食运输
介词+~
  • be〔go〕 against the grain with sb与某人格格不入,使某人反感
  • self-sufficient in grain粮食自给自足
  • feed the horse on grain用谷物喂马
  • without a grain of common sense一点常识也没有
~+介词
  • a grain of一点点,一小颗

经典引文

  • Nor could he starve Naples out, since it was plentifully supplied with grain.

    出自:R. Graves
  • Fruit trees took the place of grain fields.

    出自:attrib.
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