It really goes against the grain to have to work on a Sunday.
星期天還得上班的確不合常情。
牛津詞典
wood of coarse/fine grain
質(zhì)地粗 / 細(xì)的木頭
牛津詞典
to cut a piece of wood along/across the grain
順著紋路劈木頭；橫對紋路把木頭攔腰截斷
牛津詞典
There isn't a grain of truth in those rumours.
那些謠傳一點也不可靠。
牛津詞典
a grain of salt/sand/sugar
一粒鹽 / 沙 / 砂糖
牛津詞典
a few grains of rice
幾粒大米
牛津詞典
America's grain exports
美國的谷物出口
牛津詞典
Privatisation goes against the grain of their principle of opposition to private ownership of industry.
私有化有悖于他們反對工業(yè)私有的原則。
Brush the paint generously over the wood in the direction of the grain.
順著木材的紋理刷上厚厚的一層漆。
There's more than a grain of truth in that.
其中含有很深刻的道理。
...a grain of sand.
一粒沙子
...a grain of wheat.
一粒小麥
...rice grains.
米粒
...a bag of grain.
一袋谷物
...the best grains.
優(yōu)質(zhì)谷物
The middle ranks include Senior Colonel, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, and Major.
校級軍銜包括大校 、 上校 、 中校 、 少校.
期刊摘選
There is not a grain of common sense in what he has said.
他說的話中一點常識都沒有.
《簡明英漢詞典》
That is a drop of grain sacks from an aircraft to the hungry people on the island.
那是從飛機(jī)上空投給島上饑民的一袋袋糧食.
《簡明英漢詞典》
The chickens will peck up all the grain that you throw on the ground.
小雞會把你扔在地上的谷子全鹐起來吃掉.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
They are dependent upon importation from foreign countries for cotton and grain.
他們的糧、棉依賴從國外進(jìn)口.
《簡明英漢詞典》
The United States tried to dispose of its grain surpluses.
美國努力把過剩糧食處理掉.
《簡明英漢詞典》
Every family in our village has grain to spare.
我們村沒一家沒余糧.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
Farmers thresh grain with threshing machines.
農(nóng)民用脫粒機(jī)脫粒.
《簡明英漢詞典》
The grain store processed flour wrappers for Chinese dumplings.
這家糧店把面粉加工成面皮供包餃子用.
《簡明英漢詞典》
The grain store holds several thousand tonnes.
這個糧倉可以存放幾千噸糧食.
《簡明英漢詞典》
Average grain output per mu has reached 1300 jin.
平均畝產(chǎn)量達(dá)到了1300斤.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
It goes against the grain for him to be rude to a friend.
他對朋友粗魯不是出于本意.
《簡明英漢詞典》
In spite of the unfavorable weather, the grain output of the farm kept up and even increased a little than last year.
盡管天氣不好, 但糧食產(chǎn)量并未下降,甚至比去年還略有增加.
《簡明英漢詞典》
The peasants store up the grain against famine.
農(nóng)民們貯糧備荒.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
What about supply? The three environmental trends—the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures—are making it increasingly hard to expand the world's grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文Unable to buy grain or grow their own, hungry people take to the streets.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文To lower domestic food prices, some countries limited or stopped their grain exports.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文The surge in world grain prices in 2007 and 2008—and the threat they pose to food security—has a different, more troubling quality than the increases of the past.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文The result is falling water tables in countries with half the world's people, including the three big grain producers—China, India and the U.S.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文The more recent steep climb in grain prices partly results from the fact that more and more people want to consume meat products.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume -72- highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion of U.S. grain to the production of bio-fuel.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文Indeed, even before the steep climb in grain prices in 2008, the number of failing states was expanding.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文Increasing water shortages prove to be the biggest obstacle to boosting the world's grain production.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文In response to those restrictions, grain-importing countries are trying to nail down long-term trade agreements that would lock up future grain supplies.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文In contrast, the recent surge in world grain prices is trend-driven, making it unlikely to reverse without a reversal in the trends themselves.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文During the second half of the 20th century, grain prices rose dramatically several times.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文As incomes rise among low-income consumers, the potential for further grain consumption is huge.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文A quarter of this year's American grain harvest will be used to produce bio-fuel for cars.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文A fourth of this year's U.S. grain harvest will go to fuel cars.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文a decrease of grain production? ?? ?? ?? ?
出自-2011年6月閱讀原文Nadeau notices the pre-made macaron-and-cheese boxes in Scott's shopping cart and suggests she switch to whole grain macaroni and real cheese.
2018年12月四級真題（第一套）閱讀 Section BOn the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion of U.S. grain to t
2016年6月四級真題（第一套）閱讀 Section BThe three environmental trends—the shortage of fresh water, the loss of topsoil and the rising temperatures—are making it increasingly hard to expand the world's grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand.
2016年6月四級真題（第一套）閱讀 Section BMost Americans don’t eat enough fruits, vegetables or whole grains.
出自-2017年6月聽力原文In most cases, the human waste is used on grain crops, which are eventually cooked, minimizing the risk of transmitting water-borne diseases.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文Another factor is the squeeze that conventional dairy farmers have felt as the price of grain they feed their cows has gone up, tightening their profit margins.
2019年12月六級真題（第三套）閱讀 Section BBy replacing expensive grain feed with regenerative management practices, grass-fed farmers are insulated from jumps in the price of feed.
2019年12月六級真題（第三套）閱讀 Section BThe rest is feed-lot confined and fed grain and corn.
2019年12月六級真題（第三套）閱讀 Section BPeople believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands, commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain.
2014年高考英語全國卷1 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文"a grain of sand"
"saw the board across the grain"
"His hands were grained with dirt"
這些名詞都有"谷物"之意。
