grates是什么意思？

grates

• n. 炉格，炉箅( grate的名词复数 )；
• v. 磨碎，压碎( grate的第三人称单数 )，发出刺耳的摩擦声，使人烦恼难受；

例句

• Now a nude December fig branch grates against the window. 一根十二月里的光秃秃的无花果枝丫擦刮着玻璃窗。
• It's her ingratitude that grates on me. 是她忘恩负义把我惹火了.
• Cool air whooshes up through the grates on the street. 冷空气吹得大街上的格栅呜呜作响。
• What truly grates is the painful banter. 最让人气愤的是那个令人难堪的玩笑。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  炉栅；炉格；炉排；炉箅
  A grate is a framework of metal bars in a fireplace, which holds the coal or wood.
  例句
  A wood fire burned in the grate. 木柴在炉栅中燃烧着。
• VERB
  磨碎,擦碎（食物）
  If you grate food such as cheese or carrots, you rub it over a metal tool called a grater so that the food is cut into very small pieces.
  例句
  Grate the cheese into a mixing bowl. 将干酪磨碎放进搅拌碗中。 ...grated carrot. 磨碎的胡萝卜
• VERB
  发出吱吱嘎嘎的摩擦声；发出刺耳的摩擦声
  When something grates, it rubs against something else making a harsh, unpleasant sound.
  例句
  His chair grated as he got to his feet... 他起身时椅子发出吱吱嘎嘎的声音。 The gun barrel grated against the floor. 枪管拖在地上发出刺耳的声音。
• VERB
  使烦躁；使气恼；使难受
  If something such as someone's behaviour grates on you or grates, it makes you feel annoyed.
  例句
  His manner always grated on me... 他的态度总是让我感到气恼。 What truly grates is the painful banter. 最让人气愤的是那个令人难堪的玩笑。