grate
翻譯
磨碎, 發出刺耳聲, 使煩惱
例句
Could you grate the cheese for the pasta?
你能把義大利麵的起司磨碎嗎？
The rusty gate grated on its hinges.
生鏽的大門在鉸鏈上發出刺耳的摩擦聲。
His constant complaining is starting to grate on me.
他不停的抱怨開始讓我煩躁。
文法模式
((sth.)) 磨碎（某物） Could you grate the cheese for the pasta?
((on sb.)) 使（某人）煩惱 His constant complaining is starting to grate on me.
近義詞
同義詞: shred (切碎), scrape (刮), irritate (使煩躁), annoy (使煩惱)
詞源
源自古法語 'grater'（刮），來自與德語 'kratzen'（抓）相關的日耳曼語源。
記憶技巧
想像一下起司刨絲器發出的刺耳聲音，這種聲音也會「惹惱」你的神經（grate on your nerves）。