grain

關於grain的翻譯

穀物,糧食;顆,粒;些微,一點兒;紋理;脾氣,特性

grain definition

1. a relatively small granular particle of a substance
• examples: a grain of sand
• examples: a grain of sugar
2. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
3. the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
4. a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
5. 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
6. 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
7. dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
8. a cereal grass
• examples: wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas
9. the smallest possible unit of anything
• examples: there was a grain of truth in what he said
• examples: he does not have a grain of sense
10. the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
• examples: saw the board across the grain
11. paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood