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groats

/ɡroʊts/ /ɡrɒts/

Meanings
noun

去壳谷物, 粗粮

(chiefly in the plural) Hulled grain.

Examples :

"My grandmother likes to make a hearty soup with barley groats and vegetables. "
我奶奶喜欢用大麦去壳粗粮和蔬菜做一碗暖心暖胃的浓汤。
food agriculture
noun

四便士银币, 格罗特银币

A historical English silver coin worth four English pennies, still minted as one of the set of Maundy coins.

Examples :

"My grandmother has a set of Maundy coins, including a few groats, which are tiny silver coins worth only four pennies. "
我的奶奶有一套濯足节钱币，里面包括几枚格罗特银币（四便士银币），那是非常小的银币，价值只有四便士。
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Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

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including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

包括，包含，涵盖。

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

如果你能把租车费用也包含进去，我就买这个度假套餐。

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

收藏，聚集，汇集

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

小行星带由聚集的尘埃、碎石和小行星构成。

Illustration chiefly

chiefly adjective

/ˈtʃiːf.li/

首要的，主要的

"The school's chief concern, chiefly its declining enrollment, was discussed at the meeting. "

学校的首要关注点，主要是其不断下降的入学率，在会议上进行了讨论。

Illustration proverbial

proverbial noun

/pɹəˈvɜɹb.iː.əl/

老话，俗话，谚语.

"Instead of saying "He's a terrible student," the teacher used the proverbial "He needs extra help." "

老师没有直接说“他是个糟糕的学生”，而是用了一句老话，说“他需要额外的帮助”。

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century noun

/ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹiː/

世纪，百年。

"My grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year, marking the end of the twentieth century. "

今年我爷爷奶奶庆祝了他们结婚五十周年纪念日，这也象征着二十世纪的结束。

Illustration historical

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

历史小说

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

历史小说在那家书店里非常畅销。

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various adjective

/ˈvɛə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈvæɹ.i.əs/

各种各样的，多种多样的。

"The reasons are various."

原因有很多种。

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english noun

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

旋转, 自旋

"The bowler added some english to the ball to make it hook sharply towards the pins. "

那位保龄球手给球加了侧旋，让球能急剧地向球瓶方向偏转。

Illustration vegetables

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

蔬菜，青菜

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

在生物课上，我们学到，严格来说，即使是水果也算是蔬菜，因为蔬菜的定义是任何植物。

Illustration pennies

pennies noun

/ˈpɛn.iːz/

便士，（旧制）英国铜币。

""Before they switched to decimal currency, a loaf of bread might have cost just a few pennies in Ireland." "

在实行十进制货币之前，在爱尔兰，一条面包可能只需要几个便士（旧制铜币）就能买到。

Illustration antique

antique noun

/ænˈtiːk/

奇形怪状的雕像，滴水嘴兽

"The old stone building had a series of grotesque antique figures, or gargoyles, guarding its roof. "

那座古老的石质建筑屋顶上，有一系列奇形怪状的滴水嘴兽雕像，守护着它。