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单词 grain
释义

grain ​‌‌

​noun
UK /ɡreɪn/
Other entries for this word
go against the grain phrase
Word Forms
singulargrain
pluralgrains
DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    uncountable the seeds from crops such as wheat, rice, or barley that are used for food

    bags of mixed grain

    Synonyms and related words
    Rice, wheat and grain products
    all-purpose flour
    arrowroot
    basmati
    1. 1a
      uncountable food crops such as wheat, rice, or barley

      golden fields of grain

      Synonyms and related words
      Crop farming
      arable
      broadacre
      cash crop
    2. 1b
      countable an individual seed from one of these crops

      a grain of rice

      Synonyms and related words
      Crop farming
      arable
      broadacre
      cash crop
  2. 2
    countable a very small individual piece of a substance such as sand, salt, or sugar
    Synonyms and related words
    Small amounts or pieces of something
    bit
    piece
    fragment
    1. 2a
      singular a very small amount of a quality or feeling
      a grain of truth:

      There was more than a grain of truth in what he’d said.

      Synonyms and related words
      Small amounts of a feeling or quality
      measure
      dash
      tinge
  3. 3
    uncountable the arrangement, pattern, or direction of fibres in substances such as wood, stone, cloth, or paper

    There were deep cracks along the grain of the wood.

    Synonyms and related words
    Patterns and arrangements
    arabesque
    argyle
    arrangement
  4. 4
    countable an old unit for measuring weight, equal to 0.065 gram
    Synonyms and related words
    Units for measuring weight, area or volume
    acre
    are
    area
phrases
go against the grain

grain ​‌‌

​noun
US /ɡreɪn/
Other entries for this word
go against the grain phrase
take something with a grain/pinch of salt phrase
Word Forms
singulargrain
pluralgrains
DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    uncountable the seeds from crops such as wheat, rice, or corn that are used for food

    bags of mixed grain

    Synonyms and related words
    Rice, wheat and grain products
    all-purpose flour
    arrowroot
    basmati
    1. 1a
      uncountable food crops such as wheat, rice, or corn

      golden fields of grain

      Synonyms and related words
      Crop farming
      arable
      cash crop
      combine
    2. 1b
      countable an individual seed from one of these crops

      a grain of rice

      Synonyms and related words
      Crop farming
      arable
      cash crop
      combine
  2. 2
    countable a very small individual piece of a substance such as sand, salt, or sugar
    Synonyms and related words
    Small amounts or pieces of something
    bit
    piece
    fragment
    1. 2a
      singular a very small amount of a quality or feeling
      a grain of truth:

      There was more than a grain of truth in what he’d said.

      Synonyms and related words
      Small amounts of a feeling or quality
      measure
      dash
      tinge
  3. 3
    uncountable the arrangement, pattern, or direction of fibers in substances such as wood, stone, cloth, or paper

    There were deep cracks along the grain of the wood.

    Synonyms and related words
    Patterns and arrangements
    arabesque
    argyle
    arrangement
  4. 4
    countable an old unit for measuring weight, equal to .065 grams
    Synonyms and related words
    Units for measuring weight, area or volume
    acre
    are
    area
phrases
go against the grain
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