grate
[greit]
n. 炉, 炉篦, 炉栅, 火炉, 壁炉, 栅

vt. 装栅, 磨擦, 轧碎, 磨碎, 使焦急, 触怒, 使烦躁, 刺激, 激怒
vt.vi. 擦响, 刺耳厉声

[] 炉篦, 炉篦摇动器

1. His whistling grated on her nerves.
   口哨声使她烦。
2. A fire was burning in the grate.
   火壁炉燃烧着。
3. It's her ingratitude that grates on me.
   她忘恩把惹火。

grate
[ noun ]

1. a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

<noun.artifact>

2. a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something

<noun.event>

3. a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

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[ verb ]

1. furnish with a grate

<verb.possession>
a grated fireplace

2. gnaw into; make resentful or angry

<verb.emotion> eat into fret rankle
The injustice rankled her
his resentment festered

3. reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface

<verb.contact>
grate carrots and onions
grate nutmeg

4. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

<verb.contact> grind
grate one's teeth in anger

5. scratch repeatedly

<verb.contact> scrape
The cat scraped at the armchair

Grate \Grate\, a. [L. gratus agreeable, grateful: cf. It. & Sp.
grato. See Grace, and cf. Agree.]
Serving to gratify; agreeable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.


Grate \Grate\, v. i.
1. To make a harsh sound by friction.

I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned,
Or a dry wheel grate on the exletree. --Shak.

2. To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough
material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence;
To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by
oppression or importunity.

This grated harder upon the hearts of men. --South.


Grate \Grate\, n. [LL. grata, fr. L. crates hurdle; or It.
grata, of the same origin. Sae Crate, Hurdle.]
1. A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars,
with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used
ia the windows of prisons and cloisters. ``A secret grate
of iron bars.'' --Shak.

2. A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for
holding fuel while burning.

{Grate surface} (Steam, Boiler) the area of the surface of
the grate upon which the fuel lies in the furnace.


Grate \Grate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Grating}.]
To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or
crossbars; as, to grate a window.


Grate \Grate\, v. t. [OF grater to scrape, scratch, F. gratter,
LL. gratare, cratare; of German origin; cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n
G. kratzen, D. krassen, Sw. Kratta, and perh. E. scratch.]
1. To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another,
causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce
(a harsh sound) by rubbing.

On their hinges grate
Harsh thunder. --Milton.

2. To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything
rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg.

3. To fret; to irritate; to offend.

News, my good lord Rome . . . grates me. --Shak.