Against the Grain——反方向 ** contrary to principles, inclinations, expectations, preferences, feelings, wishes, custom, or common sense // doing things that seem unnatural or illogical, and are not normal or not accepted // doing something the hard way ~~ 反方向;違背;格格不入;違反意願;違反常規;違反本性;背道而馳;與眾不同;不正常;反常理;逆紋理;使反感;使不快 ~~ out of the common; at odds with; counter to; in opposition to; not in accord with; at variance with; in conflict with; incompatible with; against one's instincts; rub the wrong way !! There is a natural direction of the fibers in wood, called its grain. Carpenters know that it is easier to plane a board in the direction of the grain; if you go against the grain, you’ll end up with a rough, splintery surface. 木材中的纖維有一個白然的方向,稱為紋。木匠知道向木板紋的方向刨是比較容易的;如果你反着紋的方向刨,你會得到一個粗糙、碎裂的表面。 » If nobody goes against the grain sometimes and gives us the honest truth of our financial standing, we will be going in the same direction blindly without checks and balances. 如果沒有人間中反方向告訴我們真實的財務狀況,那麼我們將會盲目地朝着同一個方向前進而無法制衡。 » Steve didn't care about ruining his chances for promotion when he chose once again to go against the grain of the office policy. 當史帝夫再次選擇違背辦公室政策時,他並不在意破壞他升级的機會。 學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師 李啟文 教授 |
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