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"
例句
用作名词 (n.)
From the cellar grating floated up the flabby gush of porter. 隔着地窖的格子窗飘出走了气的黑啤酒味儿。
A face leered at him through a grating in a door. 有一张脸从门上的格栅里恶狠狠地瞪着他。
The grating are made of rods or wire. 光栅由金属或丝制造。
用作形容词 (adj.)
As he spoke there was the sharp sound of horses' hoofs and grating wheels against the cub, followed by a sharp pull at the bell. 就在他说话的时候,响起了一阵清脆的马蹄声和马车轮子摩擦路边镶边石的轧轧声,接着有人猛烈地拉着门铃。
Evil though she was, you would have been sorry to see her hideous white skin and hear her grating voice. 尽管她很坏,可是当你看到她丑陋的白皮肤,听到她难听刺耳的声音时,你还是会感到难过的。
经典引文
The only fresh air came from a window which opened up to a pavement grating.
出自: F. Raphael
The first time I saw him through a grating in the door.