| 词汇 | a grain of something |
| 释义 | a grain of somethinga grain of something LITTLE/NOT MUCHa very small amount of something 一点点 The story wouldn’t have fooled anyone with a grain of sense. 稍有一点头脑的人都不会被这个故事骗到。 There is a grain of truth in all folklore and legend. 所有的民间故事和传说中都带有一点真实的成分。 Examples from the Corpus grain of truth• Although it contains a grain of truth, this theory rather radically misses the mark.• It was a gross exaggeration, but there was a grain of truth in it.• But there was a grain of truth in there.• True, most of these beliefs contain grains of truth, but their omnipotent power does not survive close scrutiny.• So Mr Murray's criticism does have an important grain of truth in it.• The Oracle's answers should have some grain of truth.• These two true incidents have in their implications a strange grain of truth. → a grain of something at grain(1) |
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