1 [U] [C] the seeds of wheat, rice, etc 谷物;谷类:
The US is a major producer of grain.美国是谷物的主要生产国。grain exports谷物出口a few grains of rice几粒米☞picture at cereal 见 cereal 插图
2 [C] a grain of sth a very small piece of sth 一粒的量:
a grain of sand/salt/sugar一粒沙╱盐╱糖 (figurative 比喻)There isn't a grain of truth in the rumour.这传闻毫无真实性。
3 [U] the natural pattern of lines that can be seen or felt in wood, rock, stone, etc (木、石等可见或可触摸的)纹理
(be/go) against the grain to be different from what is usual or natural 违反常情
grain/gren; ɡreIn/n 1 a) [U] the seeds of crops such as corn, wheat, or rice that are gathered for food, or these crops themselves 谷物﹐粮食: sacks of grain 一袋袋谷物the grain harvest 谷物的收成 b) [C] a single seed of corn, wheat etc 谷粒: +of a few grains of rice 几粒大米2 the grain the natural lines you can see in things such as wood, rock, or cloth〔木头﹑岩石或布料的〕纹理: Split the wood along the grain. 顺着纹理把木头劈开。3 [C] a very small piece or amount of something 颗粒﹔少量: +of some grains of sand 几粒沙子There was a grain of truth in what he said. 他说的话有些许道理。4 go against the grain if something goes against the grain, you do not like doing it because it is not what you would normally do 违反常理: It goes against the grain to throw food away. 扔弃食物是违背常理的。
graingraingrainsgrainedgrainingnoun1(no plural) the seeds of a plant that we eat, for example rice or wheat: The animals are fed on grain.2(pluralgrains) a very small hard piece of something: a grain of sandgrains of rice