| 单词 | grain |
| 释义 | grain —grain /ɡreɪn/ noun (SMALL PIECE) C2 [C] a very small piece of a hard substance: » grains of sandThesaurus+: ↑Words meaning small pieces and amountsC2 [S] a very small amount of a particular quality: » There wasn't a grain of truth in anything she said.» Anyone with a grain of common sense would have known what to do.Thesaurus+: ↑Words meaning small pieces and amountsnoun (WOOD/CLOTH) the grain [S]► F0 the natural patterns of lines in the surface of wood or cloth: » to cut something along/against the grainThesaurus+: ↑Patterns and shapesnoun [C or U] (PHOTOGRAPH) ► F0 the pattern of extremely small spots of black and white or colour, or any of the separate spots, which form a photographic or film image: » fine/coarse-grain filmThesaurus+: ↑Photographynoun [C or U] (SEED) ► C2 a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat: » grains of wheat/rice» Grain (= the crop from food plants like grasses) is one of the main exports of the American Midwest.→ SEE ALSO WHOLEGRAIN(Cf. ↑wholegrain)Thesaurus+: ↑Farming - general wordsThesaurus+: ↑Fruits and seeds and their partsThesaurus+: ↑Cereals• • • Extra Examples:» European countries are quite aggressive subsidizers of grain exports.» A few chickens were scratching around in the yard for grain.» The grain is still milled locally.» A tornado destroyed grain crops across much of the Midwest.» A surplus of corn has helped depress the grain market.noun [C] OLD-FASHIONED (WEIGHT) ► F0 a unit of mass, equal to 0.0648 gramsThesaurus+: ↑Measurements of weight and mass |
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