grate¹ /ɡreɪt/ n. | vt.I n. 1. 炉栅,炉箅,炉排,炉床 Many of the small hot coals fell through the grate. 许多灼热的小煤块从炉栅上掉下来。 2. 壁炉;烤架 3. (门、窗等的)花(铁)栅;格栅;滤栅 4. 【矿】箅条筛,固定筛 5. 〈废〉牢笼 II vt. 为…装置炉栅(或格栅、箅条筛等) The windows were strongly grated. 窗子装了牢固的格栅。 the little grated jail-window 装了铁栅的牢房小窗 [OFr<L crātis hurdle]