| 词组 | grate on |
| 释义 | Phr V grate on grates, grating, grated grate on sb/sth if something, especially someone's voice or way of behaving, grates on you, it annoys youShe has one of those nasal voices that really grates on me.After a while the baby's crying began to grate on his nerves. grate on sb/sth if someone' voice or behaviour grates on you, you find it annoying: Her voice was already starting to grate on him, and he didn't think he could put up with her for a whole evening.grate on sb's nerves The sound of Anna crunching her toast was grating on his nerves. grate on (someone or something)1. To scrape or scratch against something. When you move the table, please make sure that the legs don't grate on the floor. 2. To be irritating or annoying. Her snarky comments are really starting to grate on me. grate on someoneto annoy someone; to rub someone the wrong way. Your negative attitude really grates on me. Everything you say grates on me. grate on someone('s nerves)Fig. to annoy someone; to bother someone. My obnoxious brother is grating on my nerves. Your whining really grates on me. grate on somethingto rub, scrape, or abrade something. The tree branch is grating on the side of the house. The bottom of the door is grating on the threshold. Please fix it. gratify someone's desires Euph. to have sex with someone. The prostitute promised to gratify her customer's desires. That night, he gratified her desires. grate onv. 1. To scrape against something and roughen or remove pieces of a surface: The fender was grating on the tire of the car. 2. To irritate someone or something as if by scraping or grating: These loud noises are starting to grate on me. |
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