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单词 grind
释义
grind
grnd graɪnd
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense grinds, present participle grinding, past tense , past participle ground
1 VERB 磨碎;碾碎; 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; 磨成粉 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
  • Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it. [VERB noun]

    将胡椒粒储存在密封容器中,在需要的时候磨成粉。

  • ...the odor of fresh ground coffee. [VERB-ed]

    现磨咖啡的香气

Grind up means the same as grind .grind upgrind
  • He makes his own paint, grinding up the pigment with a little oil.

    他就着几滴油磨了些颜料,自己制油彩。

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
  • '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 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. 磨锋利;把磨快;把磨光 [Also V n to n]
  • ...a shop where they grind knives. [VERB noun]

    磨刀铺

  • The tip can be ground to a much sharper edge to cut smoother and faster. [be VERB-ed + to]

    可以把尖端磨得更锋利些,这样切割起来更顺更快。

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
  • Tanks had crossed the border at five fifteen and were grinding south. [VERB adv./prep.]

    坦克队于515分越过边境,正轰隆隆地缓慢向南开进。

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
  • The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves. [+ of]

    重型机器发出的刺耳的摩擦声会让他们心烦意乱。

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]
  • The daily grind of government is done by Her Majesty's Civil Service.

    枯燥的日常政务都由女王陛下的政府行政部门来处理。

  • Life continues to be a terrible grind for the ordinary person.

    生活对于平头百姓而言依然是理不清的琐事。

SYN hard work [informal] , labour, effort, task
7 See also: grinding 
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
  • The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government.

    当以色列竭力组建新政府的时候,和平进程已经陷于停顿。

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
  • The tanks ground to a halt after a hundred yards because the fuel had been siphoned out.

    由于燃油被人抽走,这些坦克行驶了100码后又轰隆隆地缓缓停了下来。

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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