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单词 cross-grained
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cross-grained  (krôs′grānd′, kros′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Buildinghaving the grain running transversely or diagonally, or having an irregular or gnarled grain, as timber.
  2. stubborn;
    perverse.
  • 1640–50
cross′-grained′ly, adv. 
cross′-grained′ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cross-grained adj
  1. (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece
  2. perverse, cantankerous, or stubborn
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