against the grain

基本解釋

Here’s a little known confidence booster: when you follow your own path, (especially when you go against the grain.
以下是一個(gè)不出名的自信推進(jìn)法。當(dāng)你走自己的路時(shí)（即使你跟別人格格不入），你也會(huì)無比的興奮。
He has moseyed through enough fairs to know how to sign a goat—on its left side, so as not to write against the grain of its coat.
他逛過太多的農(nóng)貿(mào)市場(chǎng)，知道該怎么在一只山羊身上簽字——那就是應(yīng)在它的身體左側(cè)，這樣才不會(huì)逆著羊毛的紋理而寫。
Cutting against the grain of a staunchly patriarchal society, Mr. Soong expected big things from his daughters as well as from his sons.
宋先生與當(dāng)時(shí)堅(jiān)定的男性宗法社會(huì)格格不入，他期盼他的女兒們能和他的兒子一樣有出息。

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