
好词典

源自中古英语,来自古法语'grater'(刮擦),最终源自日耳曼语系,与德语'kratzen'(抓挠)同源。
❶ 金属栅栏或网格结构,通常用于覆盖开口或作为炉灶的燃烧室部分。
“The fireplace has an iron grate to hold the burning logs.”
(壁炉里有个铁栅栏用来支撑燃烧的木柴。)
“She cleaned the grate to remove the ashes.”
(她清理了炉栅以去除灰烬。)
❶ 用擦菜板将食物磨碎成小颗粒,常用于烹饪准备过程。
“She grated some cheese for the pasta.”
(她擦了些奶酪用来做意大利面。)
“Remember to grate the carrots finely for this recipe.”
(记得把这个食谱里的胡萝卜擦得细一些。)
❶ 发出刺耳的摩擦声,通常指金属或坚硬物体相互摩擦时的不悦耳声响。
“The rusty hinges grated when the door opened.”
(门打开时生锈的铰链发出刺耳的声音。)
“Her voice grated on my nerves after hours of complaining.”
(她抱怨了几个小时后,声音让我神经受不了。)
grate on someone — 指某事物或某人持续地让人感到烦躁或恼火,通常是因为重复或不愉快的行为。
“His habit of interrupting people really began to grate on me.”
(他打断别人说话的习惯真的开始让我很烦躁。)