grain

释义

n.谷粒; 谷物; 细粒; 一点; 格令; 纹理; 质地

词态变化

复数 :   grains ;

实用场景例句

a drop of water/ink/oil

一滴水 / 墨水 / 油

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a few grains of sand

几粒沙子

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There isn't a grain of evidence in his claims.

他的说法没有一点证据。

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to carve a piece of stone along/across the grain

沿着纹路雕刻石头；横对纹路把石头横向切开

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Here is a similar English sentence and its Chinese translation:

fabric of loose/tight grain

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It really goes against the grain to have to attend a meeting on a holiday.

假期还得开会的确不合常情。

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State ownership clashes with their deep-seated opposition to industrial privatization, going against the very grain of their core convictions.

国有制与他们根深蒂固的反对工业私有化立场相冲突，完全违背了他们核心信念的本质。

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Apply the paint liberally along the wood's grain for a smooth finish.

沿着木材的纹理均匀涂抹油漆以获得光滑的表面。

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A tiny grain of wisdom lies within that statement.

这句话里蕴含着一丝智慧。

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A minuscule grain of sand.

一粒微小的沙粒。

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A solitary grain of wheat.

单独的一粒小麦。

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Finely milled grain particles that mimic the appearance of glossy rice.

精细研磨的谷物颗粒，模仿了有光泽的大米外观。

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a sack of grain.

一袋谷物。

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Organic whole grain selections

有机全谷物精选

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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.

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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.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

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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.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

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

他们的粮、棉依赖从国外进口.

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The United States tried to dispose of its grain surpluses.

美国努力把过剩粮食处理掉.

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Every family in our village has grain to spare.

我们村没一家没余粮.

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Farmers thresh grain with threshing machines.

农民用脱粒机脱粒.

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真题例句

What about supply? The three environmental trends—the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures—are making it increasingly hard to expand the world's grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Unable to buy grain or grow their own, hungry people take to the streets.

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To lower domestic food prices, some countries limited or stopped their grain exports.

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The surge in world grain prices in 2007 and 2008—and the threat they pose to food security—has a different, more troubling quality than the increases of the past.

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The result is falling water tables ( ' , 地下水位) in countries with half the world's people, including the three big grain producers—China, India and the U.S.

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The more recent steep climb in grain prices partly results from the fact that more and more people want to consume meat products.

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On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume -72- highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion ( ' , 转向) of U.S. grain to the production of bio-fuel.

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Indeed, even before the steep climb in grain prices in 2008, the number of failing states was expanding.

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Increasing water shortages prove to be the biggest obstacle to boosting the world's grain production.

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In response to those restrictions, grain-importing countries are trying to nail down long-term trade agreements that would lock up future grain supplies.

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In contrast, the recent surge in world grain prices is trend-driven, making it unlikely to reverse without a reversal in the trends themselves.

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During the second half of the 20th century, grain prices rose dramatically several times.

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As incomes rise among low-income consumers, the potential for further grain consumption is huge.

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A quarter of this year's American grain harvest will be used to produce bio-fuel for cars.

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A fourth of this year's U.S. grain harvest will go to fuel cars.

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a decrease of grain production

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

Nadeau notices the pre-made macaron-and-cheese boxes in Scott's shopping cart and suggests she switch to whole grain macaroni and real cheese.

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion of U.S. grain to t

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

The three environmental trends—the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures—are making it increasingly hard to expand the world's grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand.

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

Most Americans don’t eat enough fruits, vegetables or whole grains.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

In most cases, the human waste is used on grain crops, which are eventually cooked, minimizing the risk of transmitting water-borne diseases.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Another factor is the squeeze that conventional dairy farmers have felt as the price of grain they feed their cows has gone up, tightening their profit margins.

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

By replacing expensive grain feed with regenerative management practices, grass-fed farmers are insulated from jumps in the price of feed.

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

The rest is feed-lot confined and fed grain and corn.

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

People believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands, commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

英英释义

Noun

1. a small hard particle;

"a grain of sand"

2. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

3. used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

4. 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

5. 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

6. dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

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

"saw the board across the 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