grain

noun

/ɡreɪn/

Idioms

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[uncountable, countable] the small hard seeds of food plants such as wheat, rice, etc.; a single seed of such a plant
- Russia sold 12 million tons of grain abroad last year.
- America’s grain exports
- The journal reports that eating whole grains protects against diabetes.
- grain of something a few grains of rice
Wordfinder
- blight
- cereal
- crop
- genetically modified
- grain
- harvest
- monoculture
- organic
- staple
- yield
see also wholegrain
Extra Examples
- Grain production has been falling in recent years.
- There were just a few grains of corn left.
- The government intends to import only five per cent of the country's grain.
- The peasants had ceased to sow grain.
Topics Farmingb1, Foodb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- small
- whole
- …
verb + grain
- grow
- produce
- store
- …
grain + noun
- harvest
- production
- yield
- …
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[countable] grain (of something) a small hard piece of particular substances
- a grain of salt/sand/sugar
- I got a grain of sand in my eye.
[countable] (used especially in negative sentences) a very small amount synonym iota
- There isn't a grain of truth in those rumours.
- If he had a grain of sensitivity he wouldn't have asked her about her divorce.
[countable] a small unit of weight, equal to 0.00143 of a pound or 0.0648 of a gram, used for example for weighing medicines
- The analysis showed a few grains of arsenic in the solution.
[uncountable, singular] the natural direction of lines in wood, cloth, etc. or of layers of rock; the pattern of lines that you can see
- along/across the grain to cut a piece of wood along/across the grain
- This wood has a beautiful natural grain.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fine
- smooth
- coarse
- …
preposition
- across the grain
- against the grain
- along the grain
- …
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[uncountable, countable] how rough or smooth a surface feels
- wood of coarse/fine grain

Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘seed, grain of corn’): from Old French grain, from Latin granum.

Idioms

be/go against the grain

to be or do something different from what is normal or natural
- It really goes against the grain to have to work on a Sunday.

take something with a grain of salt (North American English)

(also take something with a pinch of salt British and North American English)

used to warn somebody not to believe something completely
- If I were you, I'd take everything he says with a grain of salt.

单词	grain
释义	grain noun /ɡreɪn/ /ɡreɪn/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image [uncountable, countable] the small hard seeds of food plants such as wheat, rice, etc.; a single seed of such a plant Russia sold 12 million tons of grain abroad last year. America’s grain exports The journal reports that eating whole grains protects against diabetes. grain of something a few grains of rice Wordfinder blight cereal crop genetically modified grain harvest monoculture organic staple yield see also wholegrain Extra Examples Grain production has been falling in recent years. There were just a few grains of corn left. The government intends to import only five per cent of the country's grain. The peasants had ceased to sow grain. Topics Farmingb1, Foodb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective large small whole … verb + grain grow produce store … grain + noun harvest production yield … See full entry [countable] grain (of something) a small hard piece of particular substances a grain of salt/sand/sugar I got a grain of sand in my eye. [countable] (used especially in negative sentences) a very small amount synonym iota There isn't a grain of truth in those rumours. If he had a grain of sensitivity he wouldn't have asked her about her divorce. [countable] a small unit of weight, equal to 0.00143 of a pound or 0.0648 of a gram, used for example for weighing medicines The analysis showed a few grains of arsenic in the solution. [uncountable, singular] the natural direction of lines in wood, cloth, etc. or of layers of rock; the pattern of lines that you can see along/across the grain to cut a piece of wood along/across the grain This wood has a beautiful natural grain. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fine smooth coarse … preposition across the grain against the grain along the grain … See full entry [uncountable, countable] how rough or smooth a surface feels wood of coarse/fine grain Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘seed, grain of corn’): from Old French grain, from Latin granum. Idioms be/go against the grain to be or do something different from what is normal or natural It really goes against the grain to have to work on a Sunday. take something with a grain of salt (North American English) (also take something with a pinch of salt British and North American English) used to warn somebody not to believe something completely If I were you, I'd take everything he says with a grain of salt.
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