a grain distillery 酒精厂。 a grain of rice 米粒;(瓷器上的)透明碎米花。 coarse grain粗粮,杂粮。 refined grain细粮。 (food) grains 粮食。 woods of fine [coarse] grain细[粗]纹木材。 There isn't a grain of truth in what he said. 他说的全不是真话。 against the grain 1. 逆纹理。 2. 〔比喻〕不合脾气地,违反意愿地。 a grain of mustard seed 发展前途极大的小东西。 a grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff 徒劳,毫无结果,无济于事。 dye in grain 生染,用不褪色染料染。 in grain 深红的根深蒂固的十足的坏透的天生的 (knave in grain生来的大坏蛋)。 with a grain of salt = with some grains of allowance 有保留地,不全信地,打上几分折扣(处理)。 without a grain of ... 一点也没有 (a boy without a grain of common sense 一点道理都不懂的小男孩)。 vt. 1.把…作成细粒。 2.把…漆[画]成木纹,使(皮等)表面粗糙。 3.染透。 4.刮去(皮上的)毛。 vi. 成为细粒。 adj. -less 没有谷粒的,没有纹理的。
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" 同义词:texture,
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"
the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses 同义词:food grain, cereal,
a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"
a cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn 同义词:caryopsis,
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat 同义词:metric grain,
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed