grate
翻译
磨碎, 发出刺耳声, 使烦恼
例句
Could you grate the cheese for the pasta?
你能把意大利面的奶酪磨碎吗？
The rusty gate grated on its hinges.
生锈的大门在铰链上发出刺耳的摩擦声。
His constant complaining is starting to grate on me.
他不停的抱怨开始让我烦躁。
语法模式
((sth.)) 磨碎（某物） Could you grate the cheese for the pasta?
((on sb.)) 使（某人）烦恼 His constant complaining is starting to grate on me.
近义词
同义词: shred (切碎), scrape (刮), irritate (使烦躁), annoy (使烦恼)
词源
源自古法语 'grater'（刮），来自与德语 'kratzen'（抓）相关的日耳曼语源。
记忆技巧
想象一下奶酪刨丝器发出的刺耳声音，这种声音也会“惹恼”你的神经（grate on your nerves）。