grater
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++grat·er /ˈɡreɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
DFUa tool used for grating food 〔食品〕磨碎器，擦子 a cheese grater 干酪磨碎器 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A5 Where to eat 吃东西的地方
DFUa tool used for grating food 〔食品〕磨碎器，擦子 a cheese grater 干酪磨碎器 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A5 Where to eat 吃东西的地方Examples from the Corpus
grater• She sings like some one has taken a cheese grater to her throat.• We also liked the citrus juicer, below, and the cheese grater, complete with a collecting dish.• The ramp begins to be known as the cheese grater.• Cole & Mason nutmeg grater from major department stores and good kitchen shops, £9.25.• Josie's hand slipped on the grater and a bright bead of blood swelled out of her forefinger.• Great idea: before grating orange or lemon peel, run the grater under the cold tap to prevent sticking.• But Karplus claimed that nothing gives theoreticians grater satisfaction than to find close harmony between their results and the laboratory results.grat·er nounChineseSyllable
a for tool used Corpus grating food
grater
grat‧er /ˈɡreɪtə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
a tool used for grating food:
a cheese grater
grat‧er /ˈɡreɪtə $ -ər/
noun [countable]a tool used for grating food:
