释义 |
grind/ɡraind/ v. & n.●v. (past and past part. ground /ɡraʊnd/) 1a tr. reduce to small particles or powder by crushing esp. by passing through a mill 磨碎;磨成粉状;碾碎(尤指用碾磨机) b intr. (of a mill, machine, etc.) move with a crushing action (指磨、机器等)摩擦得嘎嘎响 2a tr. reduce, sharpen, or smooth by friction 磨薄,磨快,磨光 b tr. & intr. rub or rub together gratingly 吱嘎吱嘎地擦 grind one's teeth 磨牙齿;咬牙切齿 3 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 down) oppress, wear down; harass with exactions 压迫,压榨;折磨 grinding poverty 贫困不堪 4 intr.a (often foll. by 常后跟 away) work or study hard 刻苦工作(或学习) b (foll. by 后跟 out) produce with effort 费力地做出 grinding out verses 冥思苦想地写诗 c (foll. by 后跟 on) (of a sound) continue gratingly or monotonously (指声音)持续地发出刺耳或单调的响声 5 tr. turn the handle of (a barrel organ etc.) 摇动(手摇风琴等的)摇柄 6 intr. slang (of a dancer) rotate the hips [俚语] (指舞蹈者)扭摆臀部 7 intr. Brit. coarse slang have sexual intercourse [英] [粗俗俚语]发生性交 ●n. 1 the act or an instance of grinding 磨;碾 2 colloq. hard dull work; a laborious task [口]艰苦而令人厌倦的工作;艰难费力的工作 the daily grind 辛苦、单调的日常工作 3 the size of ground particles 磨细的程度 4 slang a dancer's rotary movement of the hips [俚语]舞蹈者扭动臀部的舞姿 5 Brit. coarse slang an act of sexual intercourse [英] [粗俗俚语]性交 □ grind to a halt stop laboriously 吃力地停下 □ grindingly adv.[Old English grindan, of unknown origin] |