Against the grain
格格不入
🧩 词语组成解析
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
grain
[ɡren]
n. 谷物，粮食;（沙，金，盐等的）颗粒;谷粒，籽粒;（木材，大理石等的）纹理;
vt. 把…作成细粒;把…漆[画]成木纹;染透;刮去（皮上的）毛;
vi. 成谷粒;
🗣️ 情景例句
I hear that you have a Italy Symphony Orchestra concert on the 15th evening.
听说15号晚上意大利交响乐团要在贵院演奏。
Thank you for your inquiry, but we cannot make you an offer right now because we are presently unable to obtain appropriate materials.
谢谢贵方询价，但我们不能马上发盘，因为目前我们得不到合适的原料。
At that time, gold was discovered in California and thousands of people rushed there to look for gold.
当时有人在加利福利亚发现了黄金，于是成千上万的人涌到那里去寻找金子