grain的名词

1. 纹理，质地
2. 一点儿，少量，微量
3. 谷粒
4. 细粒，粒，颗粒
5. 谷物，谷类，粮食
6. 本质，气质
7. 格令（英美制最小重量单位，0.08克）
8. 触感

1. （使）成粒状，把...作成细粒，（使）成颗粒，（使）结晶
2. 使深深渗入
3. 把…漆成木纹或石纹状
4. 对粒面进行处理，使（皮革）糙面光滑，对（皮革）粒面进行最后处理
5. 使表面粗糙
6. 染透
7. 刮去毛，把（兽皮）去毛，除去（兽皮）的毛
8. 仿照木纹把（某物）的表面漆成纹理
9. （用谷物）喂养
10. 形成（颗粒）

1. a relatively small granular particle of a substance;

   "a grain of sand"
   "a grain of sugar"
   

2. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
3. the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
4. a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
5. 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or .799 milligrams
6. 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or .799 milligrams
7. dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
8. a cereal grass;

   "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
   

9. the smallest possible unit of anything;

   "there was a grain of truth in what he said"
   "he does not have a grain of sense"
   

10. 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"
    

11. 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"
    

1. thoroughly work in;

   "His hands were grained with dirt"
   

2. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
3. form into grains
4. become granular

1.谷粒
Agrain of wheat, rice, or other cereal crop is a seed from it.

grain

e.g. ...agrain of wheat.
一粒小麦
e.g. ...rice grains.
米粒

2.谷物（尤指小麦或玉米）
Grain is a cereal crop, especially wheat or corn, that has been harvested and is used for food or in trade.

e.g. ...a bag ofgrain.
一袋谷物
e.g. ...the best grains.
优质谷物

3.细粒;微粒;小颗粒
Agrain of something such as sand or salt is a tiny hard piece of it.

e.g. ...agrain of sand.
一粒沙子

4.一点；些微
Agrain of a quality is a very small amount of it.

e.g. There's more than agrain of truth in that.
其中含有很深刻的道理。

5.（木材表面的）纹理，纹路
The grain of 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.

e.g. Brush the paint generously over the wood in the direction of thegrain.
顺着木材的纹理刷上厚厚的一层漆。

6.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.

e.g. Privatisation goes against thegrain 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。

1. Farmers produced millions of tons of grain to feed the nation.
   农民生产好几百万吨粮食供应全国。
2. The best-known grains are wheat,barley,oats,rye and maize.
   最为人们所熟知的粮食是小麦、大麦、燕麦、黑麦和玉米。
3. It is easiest to cut meat in the direction of the grain.
   切肉时顺着纹理切最容易。

• Nor could he starve Naples out, since it was plentifully supplied with grain.

  出自：R. Graves

• Fruit trees took the place of grain fields.

  出自：attrib.

• ☆ 1200年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的grein；最初源自古典拉丁语的granum，意为种子。