时间:2019-01-30 作者:英语课 分类:英语单词荟萃


英语课

今天我们要学的词组是against the grain。 Grain是谷子,不过在这里,grain指的木材的纹理。木工都知道,刨木头一定要顺着木材的纹理;"You cannot polish wood against the grain." 作为习惯用语,against the grain有违背心愿、令人不满的意思。


美国共和党保守派一向反对堕胎和同性恋。可是有意参加2008年大选的纽约市前市长、共和党人Rudolph Giuliani既支持堕胎,也主张保障同性恋权利。媒体报道说,"Giuliani goes against the grain," 意思是说Giuliani的立场同保守派的观点格格不入 。不过Giuliani的支持率目前领先于其他共和党候选人。今天我们学习的词组是against the grain..


 



学英语单词
.cpx
aerial magnetometer
al-qassam
ala of sacrum
arteria stylomastoidea
as easy as falling off a log
autofiction
bailard
Bermudas shorts
betita
bidirectional deletion
brain cramp
broad valley
canons of journalism
cap block
channel combining
chromophobous
cleared my head
cnb
coarse texture topography
coccinellids
commendatore
convirtio
cost-effective method
counter cyclical
demetallization
differential kinematics
disintegration of bone
dispenses with
dogage control unit
entomophytes
fected
fish age composition
fluoride-free glass
fortake
fractional chain yield
frequency-indicating device
friction damperng
funicular railroad
furore
gain from trade
gonioautoecious
grade ratio
Guienne
hazelhen
hop concentrate
ig-like
implank
indocements
instrument and control
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
interstation
isobarometric line
kerning
kra, isthmus of
Kyrösjärvi
l'une
lateral section
lawn furniture
Majana
MASP
miscategorize
multiple bay frame
multivalencies
negative regression
net selling price method
nobley
number of seeds (per kg.)
Nzilo
optical registration
optimal linear predictor
p-phenylacetophenone benzoate
plant-pot
platinum resistance thermometer sensor
play golf
pooheads
positive meniscus lens
pre-ovulation
profuser
quite a
radio range interrogator electronic
ripeish
saint-etienne
sample transfer operation
sanskrit literatures
santiaguitoes
self-recording accelerometer
Smethport
soil penetrometer
specific cohesion
straddle AC power forklift
ststharteritis
synchronizing wheel
terracettes
The fool's bolt is soon spent .
tomalin
unimproved area
unmurderous
uranylic
water acoustics
XLD
Zagazig