grain

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

noun

1. 谷物；谷粒
   the small hard seeds of food plants such as wheat , rice, etc.; a single seed of such a plant
   1. America's grain exports
      美国的谷物出口
   2. a few grains of rice
      几粒大米
2. 颗粒；细粒
   a small hard piece of particular substances
   1. a grain of salt/sand/sugar
      一粒盐 / 沙 / 砂糖
3. 少量；微量；一点儿
   a very small amount
   1. There isn't a grain of truth in those rumours.
      那些谣传一点也不可靠。
4. 格令（重量单位，等于0.00143磅或0.0648克，用于称量药物等）
   a small unit of weight, equal to 0.00143 of a pound or 0.0648 of a gram, used for example for weighing medicines
5. （木、织物或石头等的）纹理
   the natural direction of lines in wood, cloth, etc. or of layers of rock; the pattern of lines that you can see
   1. to cut a piece of wood along/across the grain
      顺着纹路劈木头；横对纹路把木头拦腰截断
6. （表面的）质地；触感
   how rough or smooth a surface feels
   1. wood of coarse/fine grain
      质地粗 / 细的木头

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

grain 谷物，颗粒

来自PIE*gre-no, 生长，词源同grass, corn. 后指谷物。

1. The six food groups include grain products, vegetables, fruits, milk and milk products, meats and meat alternates, and a miscellaneous group.
   这6类食物包括谷类产品、蔬菜、水果、牛奶和奶制品、肉类和肉类替代品以及杂类食品。
2. The Kuban produces an eighth of Russia's grain, meat and milk.
   库班地区出产俄罗斯1/8的粮食、肉类和牛奶。
3. The grain just rotted and all they could use it for was animal feed.
   谷物完全烂掉了，他们能将其派上的唯一用场就是作动物饲料。
4. From these ports the grain is freighted down to Addis Ababa.
   粮食从这些港口运到亚的斯亚贝巴。
5. There's more than a grain of truth in that.
   其中含有很深刻的道理。
6. Brush the paint generously over the wood in the direction of the grain.
   顺着木材的纹理刷上厚厚的一层漆。
7. Privatisation goes against the grain of their principle of opposition to private ownership of industry.
   私有化有悖于他们反对工业私有的原则。
8. There were about 300 million tons of grain in the fields at the start of the harvest.
   收获伊始地里大概有3亿吨粮食。
9. The firemen unwrapped their hoses and began dousing the scorched grain silos.
   消防员展开水龙带，开始冲着烧焦的谷仓喷水。
10. When the war started, they thought they were sitting pretty, because they had all that extra grain.
    战争开始的时候，他们认为自己境况不错，因为他们粮食准备充足。
11. If we don't unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos
    如果我们不立刻把粮食卸下来，它们就会在筒仓里开始腐烂。
12. They dismounted, tied up their horses and gave them the grain they had brought.
    他们下了马，把马拴起来，把带来的粮食喂给它们吃。
13. Good weather leading to good grain harvests should win the country relief from food shortages.
    能带来粮食丰收的好天气应该可以让该国的缺粮状况得到缓解。
14. The granary is bursting with grain.
    粮食满仓。
15. Our observations may contain a grain of truth for you to refer to.
    我们的意见也许会有千虑一得之处，供你参考。
16. The barn was heaped with grain.
    谷仓里堆满了粮食。
17. What is the per mu yield of grain here?
    这里的粮食亩产量是多少？
18. Take grain as the key link, develop a diversified economy and ensure an all-round development.
    以粮为纲，多种经营，全面发展。
19. Our village has a grain reserve sufficient for three years.
    我们村的储备粮够吃三年。
20. The grain was sown in drill.
    这种谷物是条播的。
21. The grain is liable to mildew when the humidity in the barn is too high.
    仓库里潮气太大，粮食就容易发霉。
22. The farmers will be paid for their grain in cash, instead of IOUs.
    农民卖粮，将以现金支付，而不是白条了。
23. Never waste grain.
    不要糟蹋粮食。
24. This army unit produces all its own food grain.
    这支部队粮食全部自给。
25. The grain output is quadrupled.
    粮食产量翻了两番。
26. Corn is America's most important grain.
    玉米是美国最重要的谷物。
27. Average grain output per mu has reached 1300 jin.
    平均亩产量达到了1300斤。
28. In the output of grain, China is second to none.
    在粮食产量上，中国首屈一指。
29. This donkey can carry two sacks of grain.
    这头驴能驮两袋粮食。
30. The chickens will peck up all the grain that you throw on the ground.
    小鸡会把你扔在地上的谷子全鹐起来吃掉。