Word · Frequency #10689
grates
擦碎；磨碎
grates is the third person singular of grate.
核心释义
To shred food by rubbing it against a grater.
- 1.
装格栅；用格栅或横杆保护。
To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars.
- 2.
用擦菜板擦碎(食物等)。
To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater.
- 3.
发出刺耳的摩擦声,常因摩擦某物而产生。
To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something.
- 4.
惹恼；使烦躁。
To get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy.
- 5.
使恼怒。
To annoy.
使烦躁；惹恼；发出刺耳的摩擦声；给…装格栅；用格栅防护；装格栅；用格栅或横杆保护。；用擦菜板擦碎(食物等)。
用法In use
She grated some cheese over the pasta.
用法提示：grate作动词，意思是“磨碎”，这里用过去式grated表示动作已完成。
Please grate the carrots finely for the salad.
用法提示：grate作动词，祈使句中使用原形，表示“擦成丝”的动作。
He is grating a piece of ginger to add to the stir-fry.
用法提示：grate作动词，现在进行时grating表示正在进行的“磨碎”动作。
grate sth
主语是人，宾语通常是奶酪、蔬菜等食物。
Grate the carrots and add them to the salad.
把胡萝卜擦碎，拌进沙拉里。
grate on sb
意为“使烦躁”，主语多为噪音、行为或性格特点，通常不用被动语态。
His constant complaining really grates on me.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- grate cheese
- 擦碎奶酪
- Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the pasta.把奶酪擦碎，撒在意大利面上。
- grate carrots
- 把胡萝卜擦成丝
- Grate the carrots and mix them with the dressing.把胡萝卜擦成丝，和调味汁拌匀。
- grate on someone's nerves
- 使某人烦躁
- Her constant complaining really grates on my nerves.她没完没了地抱怨真让我烦透了。
- grate against
- 与……摩擦发出刺耳声
- The metal chair grated against the stone floor.金属椅子摩擦石头地面发出刺耳的声音。
- grate together
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
grate 与 great 同音，但擦丝器磨碎食物时发出的刺耳声，让人一点也不觉得 great（好）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：kitchen / recipe instructions、everyday talk about annoyance、describing a scraping or rasping sound grate 的语域随义项变化：表示“擦碎、磨碎（食物）”时通常为中性，多用于厨房、食谱等场景；表示“使人烦躁、惹恼”时比较常见于口语化的日常对话；表示“发出刺耳的摩擦声”也多用于描述实际声音。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
grate /ɡreɪt/ 与 great、late、plate、state、rate 押韵（都读 /eɪt/）。注意 great 拼写是 -ea 而不是 -a。private 以 -ate 拼写，但读作 /ˈpraɪvɪt/，不要混淆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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