A hen was pecking around for grains of corn.一只母鸡正在四处啄食谷粒。

a grain of rice/wheat一粒米/麦子

The price of grain has doubled in the past month.粮食的价格在上个月涨了一倍。

spirits made from grain粮食酿的酒

a sack of grain一袋粮食

Fields of grain were rippling in the afternoon sun.一片片谷地在午后的阳光下像波涛一样起伏。

Used on grains, fruit, and cotton, three of the 19 chemicals have already been removed from use in Australia.19种用于谷类作物、水果和棉花的化学制品中, 有3种在澳大利亚已经被禁用。

She had grains of mascara in her eyes.她的眼睛里有一些睫毛膏的颗粒。

a grain of sand一粒沙子

What the film sorely lacks is a grain of real suspense.这部电影连一丝真正的悬念都没有。

Both artists are treated with more than a grain of suspicion by the rock press.两位艺术家都受到了摇滚乐界媒体的多方怀疑。

I admit there is a grain of truth in what she says.我承认她的话里有一点真实的成分。

Brush the paint in the direction of the grain.沿着纹理的方向刷漆。

We chose mahogany because of its rich tones and strong vertical grain.我们选择桃花心木是因为它底色鲜艳, 竖直的纹路清晰可见。

Saw against the grain.逆着纹理的方向锯。

She stared at the door till the grain of the wood grew blurry.她凝视着那扇门, 直到门上的木纹变得模糊起来。

Oak has an attractive grain.橡木有漂亮的花纹。

He suspends crystals of animal glue in the pigment to mimic the grain of the mineral.他把亮晶晶的动物胶悬浮在颜料中来模仿矿石的粒状结构。

You notice at once that the grain of the rock is vertical.你会马上发现岩石的纹路是竖直的。

This model has wood grain and leather trim.这种型号有木纹表面和皮革镶边。

From the grain of the print, Stephanie could tell that the photographer had used a zoom lens.斯蒂芬妮从照片的颗粒粗细可以断定摄影师用了变焦镜头。

Boil the syrup to the grain.把糖浆煮到结晶状态。

For the socialists, privatization goes against the grain.私有化是违背社会主义者意愿的。

Their policy goes against the grain of public opinion.他们的政策与民意格格不入。

He picked out a limpet, roughened and grained like old bark on the outside.他挑出了一个帽贝, 表面疙疙瘩瘩的, 就像老树皮一样粗糙。

The wood was grained with a darker colour on top.木头的表面漆成了深色的纹路。