grate
grate1
verb
grate2
noun
verb
- [with obj.]reduce (something, especially food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater
（用菜擦子）把（食物等）擦成丝（或碎片）
peel and roughly grate the carrots.
将胡萝卜去皮后擦成丝。
[as adj. grated]grated cheese.
碎末状奶酪。 - [no obj.]make an unpleasant rasping sound
发出刺耳的摩擦声
the hinges of the door grated.
门铰链发出刺耳的吱嘎声。
■(grate against)rub against something with such a sound
发刺耳声地摩擦
his helmet grated against the top of the door.
他的头盔擦到门的顶端，发出刺耳的声音。 - [no obj.]have an irritating effect
使烦躁；使难受
he had a juvenile streak which grated on her nerves.
他有点儿幼稚，这让她觉得烦。
- late Middle English: from Old French grater, of Germanic origin; related to German kratzen 'to scratch'
grate2
noun
- the recess of a fireplace or furnace
壁炉（或熔炉）的炉膛
■a metal frame confining fuel in a fireplace or furnace
壁炉（或熔炉）的炉栅 - a grating
花栅；格栅
- Middle English (meaning 'a grating'): from Old French, based on Latin cratis 'hurdle'
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