| 释义 |
grain | BrE ɡreɪn, AmE ɡreɪn | noun ① uncountable and countable (commodity) 谷物 gǔwù ▸ grain prices 谷物价格 ② countable (single seed) 谷粒 gǔlì ▸ a few grains of rice 几粒大米 ③ countable (tiny particle) 颗粒 kēlì ▸ a grain of sand 一粒沙 ④ countable (unit of weight) 格令 gélìng [重量单位，等于0.065克] ⑤ countable figurative (of truth, hope, comfort) 少量 shǎoliàng ▸ without a grain of truth 没有一点真实性 ⑥ uncountable (pattern) (in wood, stone, leather, paper, fabric) 纹理 wénlǐ ▸ to cut along the grain 顺着纹路切 ▸ to go against the grain (to do sth) figurative 违反常理（做某事） ▸ it really goes against the grain to have to go to the office at weekends 周末还得上班真是不合常情 |