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单词 grating
释义
grating1 noungrating2 adjective
gratinggrat‧ing1 /ˈɡreɪtɪŋ/ noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A grating is a set of tight and dark stripes, usually of equal width.
  • A spectrograph uses optical elements called gratings or prisms to separate the light gathered by a telescope into its component colors.
  • Gullies often become blocked by dead leaves and small stones which fall through the grating.
  • Only a trail of blue sticky stuff all on the gratings.
  • Sometimes I added a few gratings of nutmeg.
  • Such patterns are known as gratings.
  • This process forms gratings in the crystal, a record of the interference pattern.
  • Those that had iron gratings locked them across the plate glass.
word sets
WORD SETS
aisle, nounbelfry, nounbiomass, nounbooth, nounbreakwater, nounbridge, nounbridge, verbclapboard, nouncondemn, verbcondo, nounconstructor, nouncourtyard, nouncubicle, nouncupola, noundais, nounderrick, noundes res, noundeveloper, noundevelopment, noundome, noundomed, adjectivedry rot, nounDumpster, noundump truck, nounduplex, nounDutch barn, noundwelling, noundyke, nouneaves, nounelevator, nounescalator, nounestate, nounexit, nounfarmstead, nounfence, nounfirebrick, nounflagged, adjectiveflagstone, nounfortify, verbfoundation stone, nounfountain, nounfreehold, nounglazier, nounglazing, noungrating, noungroin, noungroyne, nounhandrail, nounhousing estate, nounhut, nouninsulation, nounironwork, nounlandscape architect, nounlandscape gardening, nounlevee, nounlisted, adjectivelow-rise, adjectivelychgate, nounmanor, nounmansion, nounmarble, nounmason, nounmasonry, nounminaret, nounmulti-storey, adjectivemulti-storey, nounopen-plan, adjectivepanel, nounpanelled, adjectivepantile, nounpillar, nounplatform, nounportal, nounportcullis, nounprecast, adjectiveprefab, nounprefabricated, adjectivepre-stressed, adjectivepublic works, nounQuonset hut, nounrailing, nounredecorate, verbredevelop, verbrevolving door, nounriser, nounrising damp, nounrivet, nounrood screen, nounroof, nounroom, nounroughcast, nounrow house, nounsalon, nounsash window, nounseawall, nounshelter, nounstanchion, nounstorey, nounstrut, nounsubside, verbsubsidence, nounsubstructure, nounsuperstructure, nounsurvey, nounsurvey, verbsurveyor, nounswing bridge, nountar, nountar, verbtower, nountriplex, nounurban renewal, nounwatercourse, nounwicket gate, nounwindbreak, nounwindmill, nounyard, noun
a metal frame with bars across it, used to cover a window or hole:  Leaves clogged the grating over the drain.
grating1 noungrating2 adjective
gratinggrating2 adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a grating personality
  • a grating voice
  • The machine began to spin faster and faster, with the grating screech of metal on metal.
  • We could hear a group of tourists, talking in loud grating voices.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Calls a short high-pitched whistle and a harsh grating note.
  • Rincewind tried to shut his ears to the grating voice beside him.
  • The gangplank that linked the slipway to the boat shifted to and fro with a grating sound.
  • The luminance profile of a typical grating pattern is shown in Figure 4.3.
  • The statue slowly slithered off his body; a grating noise as it hit the floor.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatoran unpleasant sound
a sound that is harsh is unpleasant, rough, and usually loud: · Cheap loudspeakers often produce a harsh metallic tone.· "You'll do what I tell you," he said, his voice harsh in her ear.· The wind made a harsh wailing sound in the trees.
a sound that is grating is unpleasant, and is often produced by two rough things rubbing together: · The machine began to spin faster and faster, with the grating screech of metal on metal.· We could hear a group of tourists, talking in loud grating voices.
a sickening sound is very unpleasant and makes you feel physically sick - use this especially about the sound when someone is badly hurt or something is badly damaged: · His head hit the door with a sickening thud.· There was a sickening crash and the sound of broken glass as the two trains collided.
a grating sound is hard and unpleasant:  a harsh grating voicegratingly adverb
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