grains

英 [greɪnz]

美 [greɪnz]

n.  谷物; 谷粒; 颗粒; 细粒; 少量; 微量; 一点儿
grain的复数

化学

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 谷粒
  Agrain ofwheat, rice, or other cereal crop is a seed from it.
  1. ...a grain of wheat.
     一粒小麦
  2. ...rice grains.
     米粒
• N-MASS 谷物（尤指小麦或玉米）
  Grainis a cereal crop, especially wheat or corn, that has been harvested and is used for food or in trade.
  1. ...a bag of grain.
     一袋谷物
  2. ...the best grains.
     优质谷物
• N-COUNT 细粒;微粒;小颗粒
  Agrain ofsomething such as sand or salt is a tiny hard piece of it.
  1. ...a grain of sand.
     一粒沙子
• N-SING 一点；些微
  Agrain ofa quality is a very small amount of it.
  1. There's more than a grain of truth in that.
     其中含有很深刻的道理。
• N-SING （木材表面的）纹理，纹路
  The grainof a piece of wood is the direction of its fibres. You can also refer to the pattern of lines on the surface of the wood asthe grain.
  1. Brush the paint generously over the wood in the direction of the grain.
     顺着木材的纹理刷上厚厚的一层漆。
• PHRASE 违背本来的原则；与…格格不入
  If you say that an idea or actiongoes against the grain, you mean that it is very difficult for you to accept it or do it, because it conflicts with your previous ideas, beliefs, or principles.
  1. Privatisation goes against the grain of their principle of opposition to private ownership of industry.
     私有化有悖于他们反对工业私有的原则。

双语例句

• We eat the grains of corn and rice.
  我们吃小麦和大米。
• She swept up the grains of wheat that had spilled on the ground.
  她把撒在地上的麦粒儿扫到一块儿。
• The grains are quite plump.
  谷粒儿很饱。
• But technical advances have cut down on the number of grains you have to study.
  但是技术进步减少了你需要研究的砂石的数量。
• Unrefined carbohydrates include brown rice and other grains.
  糙米和其他谷物属非精制的碳水化合物。
• Grains of rice were scattered all over the ground.
  米洒落了一地。
• Granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains.
  许多种子胚乳和谷粒的外壳中存在的颗粒状蛋白质。
• How many grains are there on this corncob?
  这个玉米棒子上有多少颗粒？
• Grains must be aired in the sun before it can be stored.
  粮食晒干才能入仓。
• Grains of wheat spilled all over the place.
  麦粒儿撒了一地。