grate
n. 炉格, 炉篦, 炉栅, 火炉, 壁炉, 格栅 vt. 装格栅于, 磨擦, 轧碎, 磨碎, 使焦急, 触怒, 使人烦躁, 刺激, 激怒 vt.vi. 擦响, 发出刺耳的尖厉声
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1.
A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
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The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field.
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A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning.
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A grapper, a metal ring on a lance behind the grip.
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To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars.
及物to grate a window
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To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater.
及物 烹饪I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked.
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To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something.
不及物1856, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part 3 Chapter X, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling The gate suddenly grated. It was Lestiboudois; he came to fetch his spade, that he had forgotten. He recognised Justin climbing over the wall, and at last knew who was the culprit who stole his potatoes.
Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad.
The chalk grated against the board.
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To get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy.
不及物 引申义She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate if there is no-one else to talk to.
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To annoy.
及物 引申义2015, Art Levy in Florida Trend, Roland Martin is a Florida 'Icon' one of the issues that's kind of grating me a little bit is weed control.
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Serving to gratify; agreeable.
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Obsolete spelling of great.
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From Middle English grate, from a Medieval Latin crāta, from a Latin word for a hurdle; or Italian grata, from Latin cratis.
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