1 VERB 磨碎;碾碎; 将…磨成粉 If you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder. 磨碎;碾碎; 将…磨成粉 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
Grind up means the same as
grind .
grind up同grind 2 VERB 用力挤压;用劲擦 If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements. 用力挤压;用劲擦
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'Well,' I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step. [VERB noun prep.]
“好吧,”我边说边紧张不安地把香烟在花岗岩台阶上捻灭。
If you
grind your
teeth, you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something.
磨牙 -
If you know you're grinding your teeth, particularly at night, see your dentist.
如果你知道自己在磨牙,尤其是在夜间,你应该去看看牙医。
3 VERB 把…磨锋利;把…磨快;把…磨光 If you grind something, you make it smooth or sharp by rubbing it against a hard surface. 把…磨锋利;把…磨快;把…磨光 [Also V n to n]
SYN sharpen, file, polish, sand
4 VERB 刺耳地缓慢移动 If a vehicle grinds somewhere, it moves there very slowly and noisily. 刺耳地缓慢移动
5 N-SING (机器的)刺耳摩擦声 The grind of a machine is the harsh, scraping noise that it makes, usually because it is old or is working too hard. (机器的)刺耳摩擦声
6 N-SING [oft adjective NOUN] 枯燥乏味的事;苦差事 If you refer to routine tasks or activities as the grind, you mean they are boring and take up a lot of time and effort. 枯燥乏味的事;苦差事 [informal, disapproval]
SYN hard work [informal] , labour, effort, task
8 PHRASE 逐渐停止;慢慢瘫痪 If a country's economy or something such as a process grinds to a halt, it gradually becomes slower or less active until it stops. 逐渐停止;慢慢瘫痪
SYN stop, halt, stall
9 PHRASE (车辆)声音刺耳地缓缓停下 If a vehicle grinds to a halt, it stops slowly and noisily. (车辆)声音刺耳地缓缓停下
10 to have an axe to grind→see: axe to come to a grinding halt→see: grinding
Phrasal verbs: - grind downgrind ongrind outgrind up
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