a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
Adjective:
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound;"a gravelly voice"
中英词源
grating 刺耳的
来自grate, 刮，擦，刺耳声。
grating (adj.)
"annoying, irritating," 1560s, figurative use of present participle adjective from grate (v.).
grating (n.)
"partition or frame of parallel crossing bars," 1620s, from grate (n.).
词态变化
复数 gratings;
权威造句
1. The grating protected a window in the men"s room.
格栅护着男厕所的一扇窗子.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. She recognized the grating voice of Dr. Sarnoff.
她听出了萨尔诺夫博士刺耳的嗓音。
来自辞典例句
3. I don"t like that woman with a grating voice.
我不喜欢那个说话声音刺耳的女人.
来自辞典例句
4. The cook is grating a carrot.
厨师正在把胡萝卜磨成细丝.
来自辞典例句
5. The grating spectrograph is built in two designs.
