n.(名词)

1. 纹理，质地
2. 一点儿，少量，微量
3. 谷粒
4. 细粒，粒，颗粒
5. 谷物，谷类，粮食
6. 本质，气质
7. 格令（英美制最小重量单位，0.0648克）
8. 触感

v.(动词)

1. （使）成粒状，把...作成细粒，（使）成颗粒，（使）结晶
2. 使深深渗入
3. 把…漆成木纹或石纹状
4. 对粒面进行处理，使（皮革）糙面光滑，对（皮革）粒面进行最后处理
5. 使表面粗糙
6. 染透
7. 刮去毛，把（兽皮）去毛，除去（兽皮）的毛
8. 仿照木纹把（某物）的表面漆成纹理
9. （用谷物）喂养
10. 形成（颗粒）

n.(名词)

1. [U][C]谷粒,谷物,谷类 a single seed of rice, wheat, or other similar food plants; crops from plants which produce these seeds, especially wheat
2. [C]小的硬粒 tiny hard bit
3. [U](天然)纹理 the natural arrangement of the threads or fibers in wood, flesh or cloth
4. [C]微量,一点儿 very small amount
5. [U](物的)纹理; (人的)性情,脾气,天性 the basic quality or characteristic of sth/sb

Noun:

1. a relatively small granular particle of a substance;

   "a grain of sand"
   "a grain of sugar"
   

2. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

3. the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

4. a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

5. 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

6. 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

7. dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

8. a cereal grass;

   "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
   

9. the smallest possible unit of anything;

   "there was a grain of truth in what he said"
   "he does not have a grain of sense"
   

10. the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric;

    "saw the board across the grain"
    

11. the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance);

    "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"
    "sand of a fine grain"
    "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"
    "a stone of coarse grain"
    

Verb:

1. thoroughly work in;

   "His hands were grained with dirt"
   

2. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

3. form into grains

4. become granular

1.谷粒
Agrain of wheat, rice, or other cereal crop is a seed from it.

grain

e.g. ...agrain of wheat.
一粒小麦
e.g. ...rice grains.
米粒

2.谷物（尤指小麦或玉米）
grain is a cereal crop, especially wheat or corn, that has been harvested and is used for food or in trade.

e.g. ...a bag ofgrain.
一袋谷物
e.g. ...the best grains.
优质谷物

3.细粒;微粒;小颗粒
Agrain of something such as sand or salt is a tiny hard piece of it.

e.g. ...agrain of sand.
一粒沙子

-grained
...coarse-grained salt.
粗盐

4.一点；些微
Agrain of a quality is a very small amount of it.

e.g. There's more than agrain of truth in that.
其中含有很深刻的道理。

5.（木材表面的）纹理，纹路
The grain of a piece of wood is the direction of its fibres. You can also refer to the pattern of lines on the surface of the wood asthe grain.

e.g. Brush the paint generously over the wood in the direction of thegrain.
顺着木材的纹理刷上厚厚的一层漆。

-grained
...a hard, heavy, straight-grained wood.
坚硬粗重、纹理笔直的木头

6.违背本来的原则；与…格格不入
If you say that an idea or actiongoes against the grain, you mean that it is very difficult for you to accept it or do it, because it conflicts with your previous ideas, beliefs, or principles.

e.g. Privatisation goes against thegrain 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。

1. 颗粒：视觉心理期待是一面纯白的颜色,如果上面布满了不同颜色的小点而双眼能辨认出来时,这样的视觉感受,就会是『颗粒感』. 影响影像(在这里指的是最后呈现在相纸上的)颗粒(grain)的大小原因,来自於底片本身性质的部分大概是:

2. grain的反义词

2. 晶粒：(sure)第三段:第二种理论是说化学腐蚀断裂的发生是因为合金原子之间的结合是不均匀的,在组成合金的 晶粒(grain)之间不稳定,在化学物质作用下会发生晶粒内部的断裂,但是这种理论也有缺陷,

3. 粒度：关于尺度的定义有许多方式,在景观生态学中,尺度主要是指空间和时间上的粒度(grain)和幅度(extent). 任何景观现象和生态过程均具有明显的尺度特征,景观特征通常会随着研究尺度的变化而出现显著差异. 以景观异质性为例,

We ship grain to Africa.

我们把谷物运往非洲。

There are a few grains of rice in a bowl.

碗中有几颗米粒。

There isn't a grain of truth in it.

那事无丝毫真实性。

The coffee was good, but thick with grains.

咖啡很好, 但满是粒子。

It's easiest to cut meat in the direction of the grain.

切肉时顺着纹理切最容易。

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。

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。

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。

In China, many farmers grain the pigs.

在中国,好多农民都是用谷物喂猪。

It really goes against the grain to have to work on a Sunday.

星期天还得上班的确不合常情。

wood of coarse'/fine grain

质地粗 / 细的木头

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

There isn't a grain of truth in those rumours.

那些谣传一点也不可靠。

a grain of salt'/sand'/sugar

一粒盐 / 沙 / 砂糖

a few grains of rice

几粒大米

America's grain exports

美国的谷物出口

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。

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。

There's more than a grain of truth in that.

其中含有很深刻的道理。

...a grain of sand.

一粒沙子

...a grain of wheat.

一粒小麦

...rice grains.

米粒

...a bag of grain.

一袋谷物

...the best grains.

优质谷物

The middle ranks include Senior Colonel, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, and Major.

校级军衔包括大校 、 上校 、 中校 、 少校.

There is not a grain of common sense in what he has said.

他说的话中一点常识都没有.

That is a drop of grain sacks from an aircraft to the hungry people on the island.

那是从飞机上空投给岛上饥民的一袋袋粮食.

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.

They are dependent upon importation from foreign countries for cotton and grain.

他们的粮、棉依赖从国外进口.

The United States tried to dispose of its grain surpluses.

美国努力把过剩粮食处理掉.

Every family in our village has grain to spare.

我们村没一家没余粮.

Farmers thresh grain with threshing machines.

农民用脱粒机脱粒.

The grain store processed flour wrappers for Chinese dumplings.

这家粮店把面粉加工成面皮供包饺子用.

The grain store holds several thousand tonnes.

这个粮仓可以存放几千吨粮食.

Average grain output per mu has reached 1300 jin.

平均亩产量达到了1300斤.

It goes against the grain for him to be rude to a friend.

他对朋友粗鲁不是出于本意.

In spite of the unfavorable weather, the grain output of the farm kept up and even increased a little than last year.

尽管天气不好, 但粮食产量并未下降,甚至比去年还略有增加.

The peasants store up the grain against famine.

农民们贮粮备荒.

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。

(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

动词+～

• grain">bring in grain把粮食收回
• grain">buy grain买粮,买谷物
• grain">get grain得到粮食
• grain">grow grain种植谷物
• grain">need grain需要粮食
• grain">keep grain保存粮食
• grain">produce grain生产粮食
• grain%20from">separate the grain from脱粒,把谷粒同…分离

形容词+～

• grain">different grain个性不同的两兄弟
• grains">the best-known grains最普通的谷物
• grain">wet grain湿粮

名词+～

• grains">rice grains稻谷

～+名词

• grain%20base%E3%80%94crops%E3%80%95">grain base〔crops〕粮食基地〔作物〕
• grain%20transport">grain transport粮食运输

介词+～

• grain%20with%20sb">be〔go〕 against the grain with sb与某人格格不入,使某人反感
• grain">self-sufficient in grain粮食自给自足
• grain">feed the horse on grain用谷物喂马
• grain%20of%20common%20sense">without a grain of common sense一点常识也没有

～+介词

• grain%20of">a grain of一点点,一小颗

• 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.

n.(名词)

grain, corn

这两个词都有“谷物”“谷粒”的意思。其区别在于:

1.grain泛指“粮食作物”,也指“粒状物”; 而corn则可指“小麦、燕麦等的谷粒”。例如:

China grows most of the grains the world knows.中国种植有世界上已知的大多数谷类作物。

Corn includes such grains as wheat, barley and oats.谷物包括这几类,如小麦、大麦和燕麦等。

2.corn在英国与grain同义,在美国和澳大利亚只指“玉米”。例如:

He grew a field of corn.他种了一片玉米。

There are many feed grains in the house.那所房子里有许多饲料谷物。

corn，crop，grain

这些名词都有“谷物”之意。

corn主要指大麦、小麦、燕麦、裸麦、玉蜀黍这5种谷物及其粒子。

crop指谷物或果类等一年或一季的收成，也可指地里的农业作物或谷物。

grain指稻、麦等谷类及其粒子。

molecule，atom，particle，speck，grain

这些名词均有“粒、微粒”之意。

molecule指物质中保持原物质的一切化学性质，能独立存在的最小微粒，即分子。

atom指元素的最小粒子，其体积比molecule小。

particle指任何物质的微粒，引申指任何小的部分。

speck一般指“微点”或“微粒”，可引申指“斑点、污点”。

grain通常指能为肉眼清楚看到的颗粒，比上述几个词所表“粒”的体积大。

• ☆ 1200年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的grein；最初源自古典拉丁语的granum，意为种子。