名詞 grate:

1. a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
   同義詞：grating
2. a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
3. a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
   同義詞：grating

動詞 grate:

1. furnish with a grate
2. gnaw into; make resentful or angry
   同義詞：eat into, fret, rankle
3. reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
4. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
   同義詞：grind
5. scratch repeatedly
   同義詞：scrape

1. A good fire was blazing in the grate.
   爐箅子上的火很旺。
2. The fire was burning away cheerfully in the grate.
   爐火融融。
3. It's her ingratitude that grates on me.
   是她忘恩負(fù)義把我惹火了。
4. A fire was burning in the grate.
   火在壁爐中燃燒著。
5. His whistling grated on her nerves.
   他的口哨聲使她心煩。

grate

v.（動詞）
grat.ed,grat.ing,grates
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface.
磨碎：通過在粗糙表面上磨擦使…成為碎片、細(xì)條或粉末
To cause to make a harsh grinding or rasping sound through friction:
發(fā)吱吱嘎嘎的摩擦聲：通過磨擦產(chǎn)生吱吱的，刺耳的聲音：
例句：
grated her teeth in anger.
憤怒中咬緊她的牙齒發(fā)出吱吱聲

To irritate or annoy persistently.
使氣惱：不斷地激怒或煩擾
Archaic To rub or wear away.
【古語】 磨損
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make a harsh rasping sound by or as if by scraping or grinding.
磨擦而出聲：通過或類似通過刮削或磨擦發(fā)出吱吱的，刺耳的聲音
To cause irritation or annoyance:
使氣惱：導(dǎo)致憤怒或煩惱：
例句：
a noise that grates on one`s nerves.
擾亂人神經(jīng)的噪音

n.（名詞）
A harsh rasping sound made by scraping or rubbing:
發(fā)刺耳的聲音：通過刮削或磨擦發(fā)出的刺耳的聲音：
例句：
the grate of a key in a lock.
鑰匙在鎖中發(fā)出的刺耳聲音

來源：
Middle English graten
中古英語 graten
from Old French grater [to scrape]
源自 古法語 grater [刮削]
[of Germanic origin]
[源于日耳曼語]

grate
grate 2

n.（名詞）
A framework of parallel or latticed bars for blocking an opening.
爐格柵；篩濾柵：由平行或交叉的橫木構(gòu)成的框架，用于封住一個口子
A framework of metal bars used to hold fuel or food in a stove, furnace, or fireplace.
火格子，火床，爐床：爐子、取暖爐或壁爐中用于盛燃料或食物的金屬條構(gòu)成的框架
A fireplace.
壁爐；火爐
A perforated iron plate or screen for sieving and grading crushed ore.
篦條篩：用于篩選粉碎的礦石并分級的有孔鐵板或鐵篩
v.tr.（及物動詞）
grat.ed,grat.ing,grates
To equip with a grate.
裝格柵，裝爐篦子

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Medieval Latin gr3ta
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 gr3ta
alteration of Latin cr3tis [wickerwork]
拉丁語 cr3tis的變化 [枝編物，柳條制品]