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the grille of [a/the] [car/vehicle]
指汽车前部散热器的格栅，让冷却空气进入。
The grille of the car was damaged in the accident.
汽车的格栅在事故中损坏了。
汽车散热器格栅；前格栅
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
汽车散热器格栅；前格栅
grating that admits cooling air to a car's radiator
The grille of the car was damaged in the accident.
汽车的格栅在事故中损坏了。
指汽车前脸的进气格栅
用于办理业务的小开口(如门上的窗口)
small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
允许冷却空气进入汽车散热器的格栅
grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator
用作隔断或栅栏的金属条框架
a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
The truck's chrome grille gleamed in the morning sunlight.
卡车镀铬的格栅在晨光中闪闪发光。
When we cleaned the car, we carefully washed the grille with a soft brush.
我们清洗汽车时，用软刷小心地刷洗了格栅。
A large stone hit the car's grille and left a deep dent.
一块大石头击中了汽车的格栅，留下了一个深深的凹痕。
指汽车前部散热器的格栅，让冷却空气进入。
The grille of the car was damaged in the accident.
汽车的格栅在事故中损坏了。
指用作隔断或栅栏的金属条框架。
There is a metal grille over the window.
窗户上装有金属格栅。
指办理业务的窗口小开口，常见于售票处、银行柜台等。
She paid through the grille at the ticket office.
她在售票处隔着格栅付款。
Not this
She cooked the meat on the grille.
Use this
She cooked the meat on the grill.
grille（格栅、散热器护栅）和 grill（烤架）发音相同但拼写和意思不同；表示烹饪用的烤架时必须用 grill。
Not this
He handed the ticket through grille.
Use this
He handed the ticket through a grille.
grille 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加限定词（如 a 或 the）。汉语没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
These grille are made of iron.
Use this
These grilles are made of iron.
grille 的复数形式是规则变化，直接加 -s 变成 grilles。these 后面必须用复数名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
散热器格栅
The radiator grille was damaged in the crash.
散热器格栅在撞车中损坏了。
通风格栅
Dust had collected on the ventilation grille.
灰尘积聚在通风格栅上。
防盗格栅
The shop owner installed security grilles on all the street-facing windows.
店主在临街的所有窗户上安装了防盗格栅。
金属格栅
A metal grille protects the basement window from intruders.
金属格栅保护地下室的窗户，防止入侵者进入。
隔着格栅说话
At the ticket office, you have to speak through the grille.
在售票处，你必须隔着格栅说话。
Use grille naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
grille 与 grill（烤架）同音；烤架、车窗铁栏、汽车格栅都是一排排金属条，记作“有铁条的开口”即可。
语域：neutral 常见场景：银行或售票窗口的小开口、汽车前脸的散热器格栅、建筑或通道上的金属栅栏 grille 通常为中性词，书面语和口语中都较常见，不带有明显的正式或非正式色彩；具体指窗口小开口、汽车散热器格栅还是金属栅栏，需根据语境判断。
注意：grille 的复数形式是 grilles。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.