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grain noun
⇨ grain (grains of wheat/rice) ⇨ bit (a grain of sand) grain noun grain ♦︎ seed ♦︎ nut ♦︎ pip ♦︎ stone ♦︎ pit ♦︎ kernelThese are all words for the part of a food plant from which a new plant can grow. 这些词均表示可食用植物的种子。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to produce / grow / sow grain / seeds◆to remove seeds / pips / stones / pits■ grain [uncountable, countable] the small hard parts produced by food plants such as wheat or rice from which a new plant can grow, and which may be used to make flour or bread; one of these parts 谷物；谷粒◆The government intends to import only five per cent of the country's grain.政府打算只进口全国粮食总量的5%。◆There were just a few grains of corn left.只剩下一些玉米粒了。ⓘ You can talk about grains of wheat, rice or corn. 可以说grains of wheat/rice/corn。■ seed [countable, uncountable] the small hard part produced by a plant, from which a new plant can grow 种子；籽◆I bought some seeds to plant in the garden.我买了一些种子种在花园里。◆Those vegetables can be grown from seed.那些蔬菜可以撒籽栽种。ⓘ You can talk about flower, grass, herb or wildflower seeds. The seeds of some spice plants, vegetables or flowers are used in cooking to give flavour or texture to food. 可以说flower/grass/herb/wildflower seed。一些香料植物、蔬菜或花的种子用于烹调，可令食物的味道和质感更丰富◆coriander / cumin / mustard / poppy / pumpkin / sesame / sunflower seeds香菜／土茴香／芥菜／罂粟／南瓜／芝麻／向日葵种子In American English seed is also the usual word for pip. 在美式英语中，seed也常用来代替pip，指某些水果的籽◆ (NAmE) apple / orange seeds苹果籽；橙子籽 ■ nut [countable] a small hard fruit with a very hard shell that grows on some trees 坚果◆I cracked a nut (= opened it) and ate it.我破开一个坚果吃了。◆She is allergic to nuts.她对坚果过敏。ⓘ Nut is often used in compounds, such as walnut, hazelnut, chestnut, peanut and Brazil nut. * nut常用于复合词，如walnut、hazelnut、chestnut、peanut和Brazil nut。■ pip [countable] (especially BrE) one of the small hard seeds that are found in some types of fruit （某些水果的）种子，籽◆Cut the apples into quarters and remove the pips.把苹果切成四块，再把籽去掉。◆orange pips橙子籽ⓘ The usual American English word for this is seed. 在美式英语中，该词一般用seed代替。■ stone [countable] (especially BrE) a hard shell in the middle of some types of fruit which contains the nut or seed 果核（内含坚果或籽）◆cherry / peach stones樱桃核；桃核■ pit [countable] (especially NAmE) a fruit stone 果核◆cherry / peach pits樱桃核；桃核■ kernel /ˈkɜːnl; NAmE ˈkɜːrnl/ [countable] the inner part of a nut, which you can eat; the part inside the stone/pit of a fruit （坚果或果核的）仁，核◆pine / apricot kernels松仁；杏仁 bit noun ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ fragment and ⇨ piece 另见fragment条和piece条bit ♦︎ piece ♦︎ scrap ♦︎ grain ♦︎ particle ♦︎ morsel ♦︎ speckThese are all words for a small amount of sth. 这些词均表示小量、些许。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a bit / piece / scrap / grain / particle / morsel / speck of sth◆a small / tiny bit / piece / scrap / grain / particle / morsel / speck◆a little bit / piece / scrap / speck◆a large bit / piece / particle◆odd bits / pieces / scraps◆a grain / particle / speck of dust◆a bit / piece / scrap of information / news◆a bit / piece / scrap of paper◆to smash sth to bits / pieces◆to pick up the bits / pieces of sth■ bit [countable] (especially BrE, rather informal) a small amount or part of sth 小量；小块◆Do you want a bit of pizza?你想来点儿比萨饼吗？◆Can you save me a bit?你能给我留一点儿吗？◆You've got bits of grass in your hair.你头发里有些草屑。◆A big bit of plaster just fell down from the ceiling.一大块灰泥刚刚从天花板上掉下来。◆I've got a bit of shopping to do.我要买点东西。◆With a bit of luck, we'll be there by 12.如果顺利点，我们将于12点钟赶到那里。■ piece [countable] one of the bits or parts that sth breaks into; a single example or an amount of sth 碎片；碎块；一条；一项；一点◆There were tiny pieces of glass all over the road.路上到处都是碎玻璃碴儿。◆The vase lay in pieces on the floor.花瓶碎片散落在地上。◆It was an interesting piece of research.那是一项有趣的研究。ⓘ A piece of can be used with many different uncountable nouns, including advice, bread, chewing gum, equipment, furniture, information, luck, luggage, news, paper and research. * a piece of可以跟很多不同的不可数名词连用，包括advice、bread、chewing gum、equipment、furniture、information、luck、luggage、news、paper和research。 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ piece 另见piece条 ■ scrap [countable] a small piece of sth, especially paper, fabric or information 碎片，小块，一丁点儿（尤指纸、织物或信息）◆She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper.她把他的电话号码匆匆写在了一张小纸片上。◆We need to check every scrap of information that might give us a clue as to what happened.有可能向我们提供事发真相线索的所有零星信息，我们都得逐一核实。■ grain [countable] a small hard piece of a particular substance 颗粒；细粒◆She sprinkled a few more grains of rice into the pan.她又往平底锅里撒了几粒大米。◆I got a grain of sand caught in my eye.我眼里进了一粒沙。ⓘ Grain is used especially in the following collocations * grain尤用于下面的搭配◆a grain of rice / wheat / salt / sugar / sand一粒大米／小麦／盐／砂糖／沙 ■ particle /ˈpɑːtɪkl; NAmE ˈpɑːrtɪkl/ [countable] a very small piece of sth 颗粒；微粒◆He watched the particles of dust floating in the light.他看着灰尘在光线里浮动。◆There was not a particle of evidence (= no evidence at all) to prove his case.没有丝毫证实他辩词的证据。■ morsel /ˈmɔːsl; NAmE ˈmɔːrsl/ [countable] (rather formal) a small amount or piece of sth, especially food 少量，一块（尤指食物）◆They put out some tasty morsels for the hedgehogs.他们为那些刺猬预备了一些可口的食物。■ speck [countable] a small piece of sth, especially dirt or dust 一丁点儿（尤指污垢或灰尘）◆There wasn't a speck of dirt anywhere.到处都一尘不染。◆He brushed a few specks of dust from his sleeve.他掸掉衣袖上的些许尘埃。 |