granulated sugar
890
granu-lated sugar /.graenjuleitid 'Jug0(r)/ noun [U] white sugar in the
form of small grains A gran ule /'graenjuil/ noun [usually pi.] a small, hard piece of
sth; a small grain t: instant
coffee granules
grape /greip/ noun a small green or
purple fruit that grows in bunches on a climbing plant (called a vine). Wine is made from grapes. MM: a bunch of grapes — ^ ^ 0 black/white grapes (= grapes that are
actu
ally purple/green in
colour) I U-MM — picture o page R17 nH?l see sour adj.
grape-fruit /'greipfruit/ noun
(pi grapefruit or grapefruits) [C, U] a large round yellow citrus fruit with a lot of slightly
sour juice i® 3tj ; ft ffr; ®
—
picture o page R17
grape-seed oil /'greipsiid oil/ noun [U] oil produced from grapes, used in cooking )
grape-shot /'greipjDt; NAmE -Jait/ noun [U] a number of small
iron balls that are fired together from a cannon
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grape-vine /'greipvain/ noun ITTI71 on/through the
'grapevine by talking in an informal way to other people /.Mf MS; ftS: I heard on the
grapevine that you’re leaving. 0
graph /graef;
BrE also grarf/ noun a planned drawing,
consisting of a line or lines, showing how two or more sets of numbers are
related to each other dJ; [f] A; ® ^ BE: Plot a graph of height
against age. $ij — #
i®j
A ¥ M M M (ft ft ^ BE o 0 The graph shows how house
prices have risen since the 1980s. itfeBS^S^T i 20ttt£2
grapheme /'graefiim/ noun (linguistics iff g) the smallest
unit that has meaning in a writing system
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compare phoneme
graph-ic
/'graefik/
adj., noun
madj. 1 [only before noun] connected
with drawings and design, especially in the production of books, magazines,
etc. ££ H 64; 4$ H ® graphic design Affii&it o a graphic designer -f-Hfi&if A M 2
(of descriptions, etc. fgj&^) very clear and full of details, especially
about sth unpleasant % |ft
, X/fl ift, iOflft ( At^AXAlftlJt! ) HElviviD: a graphic
account/description of a battle iX. / M ]£ 0 He kept telling us
about his operation, in the most graphic detail. fifeXf?:te®?lMn££;^feJtfei#j£
ftfe^¥Alft#ffl1i«0
a noun a diagram or
picture, especially one that appears on a computer screen or in a newspaper or
book
m&, mm, a®
(m*s±ift)
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compare graphics
graph-ic-al /‘graefikl/ adj. 1 [only before noun] connected
with art or computer graphics ^ ij (ft; :
The system uses an impressive graphical interface. & — TftM&tommRmo 2 in the form of a
diagram or graph frjffl ( A# ) A/K^: a graphical
presentation of results fefff#£nll(ftlIIM graph ic al ly
/‘graefikli/
adv. 1 in the form of drawings or diagrams UI4$H ( ^tBS^ ) This data is shown
graphically on the opposite page. X4I514[^I M 0 2 very
clearly and in great detail % fife; X ilfe; ilEife HTH vividly: The murders are graphically described in
the article. 74/l^|X|
MMffi&o
.graphic ’arts noun [U] art based on the use
of lines and shades of colour difli'ZA; ££®£A ► .graphic 'artist noun
.graphic 'equalizer noun (technical Ai«) an electronic
device or computer program that allows you to control the strength and quality
of particular sound frequencies
separately
)
.graphic 'novel noun a novel in the form of
a comic strip g£F®/M&,
'/t®/Jn#
graph ics /‘graefiks/ noun [pi.] designs,
drawings or pictures, that are used especially in the production of
books, magazines, etc. BE
#; BE ^ ff| ; BE
prepared separately and then
combined.
'graphics adapter noun (computing if) = video card 'graphics card noun (computing if) a circuit board that allows a computer to show images on
its screen m
m-P; mwmmp;
graphics tablet (also graphics pad) noun a flat device connected
to a computer that you draw on with a special pen (called a stylus) to create an image on
the screen TOftfrAM
graph-ite /'graefait/ noun [U] a soft black
mineral that is a form of carbon. Graphite is used to make
pencils, to lubricate machinery, and in
nuclear reactors. XU graph ology /grae'fbladsi; NAmE -'fail-/ noun [U] the study of handwriting, for example as a way of learning more
about sb’s character fg f£ ^
( )
'graph paper noun [u] paper with small
squares of equal size printed on it, used for drawing graphs and other diagrams Af&£ft;
-graphy combining form (in nouns Aij^^tsI) 1 a type of art or science 2A ( ) : choreography
zt
A 0 geography Ilf 2 a method of
producing images A X 14 ft WA A : radiography ^ ffl 4@ A 3 a form of
writing or drawing isj ) (ft m :
calligraphy 4$A 0 biography
grappa /'graepa/ noun [U, C] a strong
alcoholic drink from
grap ple /'graepl/ verb 1 ~ (with sb/sth) to take a firm hold of
sb/sth and struggle with them ffA [V]
Passers-by grappled with the man after the attack. H A AjpMj&AffiAj&l!
AfflfT® Ao 0 [VN] They managed to grapple
him to the ground, fife f|] ££ X IE fife M f?'J A life
0 2 ~ (with sth) to try hard to find a solution to a
problem UAi&AftfA: [V] The new government has yet to grapple with
the problem of air pollution. §r & A ft? A
^ H Ip] Jfi o 0 [V to inf] / was grappling to
find an answer to his
question. JlclE&^AilAftfeEft
\m0
grappling iron (also grappling hook) noun a tool with several
hooks attached to a long rope, used for dragging sth along or holding a boat
still gJKffa; £
grasp /graisp; NAmE graesp/ verb, noun m verb 1 [VN] to take a firm
hold of sb/sth MM; M A H771 grip : He grasped my hand and
shook it warmly. fife$Vlf iifeMft(ft All T^Ac
0 Kay
grasped him by the wrist. gJlMMMfrtftfelftAMo o note at hold 2 to
understand sth completely JIM ; BJ] fi :
[VN]
They
failed to grasp the importance of his words, fife
fHl^WSMfife^fti^fftSiJI40
0 [V wh-] She was unable to
grasp how to do it. £
the opportunity to work
abroad.
AifcftiifeMft 7 A fUTTl grasp the 'nettle (BrE) to deal with a difficult
situation firmly and without hesitating A®:tife&feJl$$ A|'b]M —more at straw 'grasp at
sth 1 to try to take hold of
sth in your hands
: She grasped at his
coat as he rushed past her. fife MMSfe«fe®fifeW±AMAc 2 to try to take an opportunity
Mfif/IA- mnoun [usually sing.] 1 a firm hold of sb/sth
or control over sb/sth MM; MS!; £5?$!] EYiTl grip: I grabbed him, but he slipped from my
grasp. M M H fife, pT fife3
0 She felt a firm grasp
on her arm. $tfe ^ ¥J A # M M % fife M fi 7 o 0 Don’t
let the situation escape from your grasp. 0 2 a person’s
understanding of a subject or of
difficult facts J! ft? ( A ) ; ^ : He has a good grasp
of German
grammar, fife fg ig ^ A % @ % fg Kf 0 0 These complex formulae
are beyond the grasp of the average pupil