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grains

/ɡɹeɪnz/

Meanings

noun

鸟粪, 鸽粪

Examples :

这家老鞣革厂仍然依靠鸽粪进行传统的皮革鞣制工艺。
noun

格令, 谷。

A very small unit of weight, in England equal to 1/480 of an ounce troy, 0.0648 grams or, to be more exact, 64.79891 milligrams (0.002285714 avoirdupois ounce). A carat grain or pearl grain is 1/4 carat or 50 milligrams. The old French grain was 1/9216 livre or 53.11 milligrams, and in the mesures usuelles permitted from 1812 to 1839, with the livre redefined as 500 grams, it was 54.25 milligrams.

Examples :

珠宝匠小心翼翼地称量金粉,用格令来计量,以确保小修所需的精确数量。
noun

Examples :

女王的礼袍是华丽而鲜艳的胭脂红,这种颜色让人想起被碾碎的甲虫和古代皇室。