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grate

UK //ɡreɪt//US //ɡreɪt//

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:grid, grill, lattice

verb

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。)

同义词:shred, rasp, scrape, irritate, annoy

常见短语

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。)