| 释义 |
grind /ɡraɪnd/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (ground /ɡraʊnd/)
❶ vt.
1. 磨；磨碎，碾碎；磨成
grind wheat into flour 把小麦磨成面粉
grind coffee beans 碾咖啡豆
grind pepper from peppercorn 把胡椒子磨成胡椒粉
grind flour 磨面粉
Earthworms grind up the soil as they eat. 蚯蚓进食时把土壤弄得稀松。
2. 磨快；磨光；磨损
grind knives and scissors 磨刀剪
3. 压榨；压迫；折磨(down)
a people ground by tyranny 受暴政压迫的民族
grind down the peasants with a variety of exactions 用苛捐杂税压榨农民
4. 嘎嘎响着磨(擦)
grind one's teeth in anger 气得咬牙切齿
5. 用力擦；用力压
grind out one's cigarette 掐灭香烟
grind one's knee into sb.'s stomach 将膝盖用力顶住某人的肚子
grind the snake's head under one's heel 用脚跟狠踩蛇头
The wheel of history will grind down anyone who flagged. 历史的车轮会压垮一切企图阻止它前进的人。
6. 摇动手柄操作
grind a coffee mill 摇动咖啡碾磨机
grind a barrel organ 摇奏手风琴
7. 〈口〉苦心地教，反复地灌输 (into)
He's trying to grind a lot of facts and figures into his students' minds. 他在拼命地把大量资料和数字灌进他学生脑子里去。
8. 机械地作出，例行公事般地作出 (out)
A data-processing computer grinds out decisions after computing the imformation. 数据处理计算机对信息进行计算后作出判定。
9. 枯燥地演奏；有气无力地演奏 (out)
The band only ground out old tunes all evening. 整个晚上乐队只是单调乏味地奏旧曲子。
10. 以刺耳的嗓音说 (out)
❷ vi.
1. 磨；磨碎；磨快；磨光
The wheat has ground down to a fine white flour. 小麦磨成了精白面。
2. 可被磨碎；可被磨快；可被磨光
3. 刺耳地磨(擦)；嘎嘎响着移动(或行进)
The lift grinds in the shaft. 电梯在升降井里嘎嘎作响。
The door ground open again. 门吱吱嘎嘎地又开了。
Heavy trucks ground down the road. 重型卡车轧轧地沿着马路开过去。
4. 〈口〉苦苦地干；苦苦地学
grind for an examination 为迎考埋头苦读
5. 〈口〉(跳脱衣舞等时)卖弄色相地扭摆臀部
6. 〈英俚〉〈粗〉〈旧〉性交
II n.
1. 磨；磨碎；磨快；磨光
2. 磨制物；磨细的等级
coarse grind 粗磨级
There are several different grinds of coffee. 有好几种不同等级的磨制咖啡。
3. 磨擦声
4. 〈口〉苦干；苦学；苦差事；单调的事
They then begin the long and tiresome grind of preparing themselves for college entrance. 然后他们开始为准备考大学而进行长期劳累的埋头苦学。
5. 〈美口〉用功的学生；苦干的人
6. 〈口〉卖弄色相地扭摆臀部的舞蹈动作
7. 〈英俚〉〈粗〉〈旧〉性交
[<OE grindan < IE ghrendh- < ghren- to rub away, pulverize] phr. grind away (at) 〈口〉认真刻苦地干 (…)；苦学 (…)We were grinding away in the library for weeks. 我们在图书馆里埋头苦学了好几个星期。grind on 缓慢而单调地继续 grind to a halt 见 halt¹
the daily grind 〈口〉单调的日常工作 |