grind
verb/ɡraɪnd/
/ɡraɪnd/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they grind | /ɡraɪnd/ /ɡraɪnd/ |
| he / she / it grinds | /ɡraɪndz/ /ɡraɪndz/ |
| past simple ground | /ɡraʊnd/ /ɡraʊnd/ |
| past participle ground | /ɡraʊnd/ /ɡraʊnd/ |
| -ing form grinding | /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/ /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] grind something (down/up) | grind something (to/into something) to break or press something into very small pieces between two hard surfaces or using a special machine
磨碎；碾碎；把…磨成粉 - to grind coffee/corn
将咖啡／谷粒磨成粉 - The animal has teeth that grind its food into a pulp.
这种动物有牙齿，可以将食物磨成果肉。
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingc1- The cement need not be finely ground.
水泥不需要磨得很细。 - The coffee is ground to a fine powder.
咖啡磨成了细细的咖啡粉。 - freshly ground black pepper
刚磨好的黑胡椒 - machinery for grinding wheat into flour
磨面机
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- coarsely
- finely
- down
- …
- into
- to
- freshly ground
- to grind coffee/corn
- [transitive] grind something to produce something such as flour by grinding
磨（粉） - The flour is ground using traditional methods.
这面粉是用传统方法磨制而成。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- coarsely
- finely
- down
- …
- into
- to
- freshly ground
- The flour is ground using traditional methods.
- (North American English) (also mince British and North American English)[transitive] grind something to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces using a special machine (called a mincer)
用绞肉机绞（食物，尤指肉） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- coarsely
- finely
- down
- …
- into
- to
- freshly ground
- [transitive] grind something to make something sharp or smooth by rubbing it against a hard surface
使锋利；磨快；磨光 - a special stone for grinding knives
专门磨刀用的石头
- a special stone for grinding knives
- [transitive] to press or rub something into a surface
用力挤压，用力擦（入表层） - grind something into something He ground his cigarette into the ashtray.
他把香烟按在烟灰缸里捻灭。 - grind something in The dirt on her hands was ground in.
她手上的泥渍住了。
- grind something into something He ground his cigarette into the ashtray.
- [intransitive, transitive] to rub together, or to make hard objects rub together, often producing an unpleasant noise
摩擦（发出刺耳声） - grind (together) Parts of the machine were grinding together noisily.
机器零件摩擦发出刺耳的声音。 - grind something (together) She grinds her teeth when she is asleep.
她睡觉时磨牙。 - He ground the gears on the car.
他把汽车排挡弄得嘎嘎作响。
- grind (together) Parts of the machine were grinding together noisily.
- [transitive] grind something to turn the handle of a machine that grinds something
摇动手柄（操纵压磨机器） - to grind a pepper mill
摇动胡椒磨
- to grind a pepper mill
food/flour/coffee
make sharp/smooth
press into surface
rub together
machine
Word OriginOld English grindan, probably of Germanic origin. Although no cognates are known, it may be distantly related to Latin frendere ‘rub away, gnash’.
Idioms
bring something to a grinding halt
- to make something gradually go slower until it stops completely
使渐渐停下来 - Roadworks brought traffic to a grinding halt.
道路施工导致交通陷入瘫痪。
- Roadworks brought traffic to a grinding halt.
grind to a halt | come to a grinding halt
- to go slower gradually and then stop completely
慢慢停下来 - Production ground to a halt during the strike.
罢工期间生产渐渐陷入瘫痪。 - Her career ground to a halt when the twins were born.
当双胞胎出生时，她的职业生涯陷入停顿。
- Production ground to a halt during the strike.
have an axe to grind
- to have private reasons for being involved in something or for arguing for a particular cause
有私心；有个人打算 - She had no axe to grind and was only acting out of concern for their safety.
她毫无私心，这样做只是出于对他们安全的担忧。 - These criticisms are commonly voiced by those who have some political axe to grind.
这些批评通常是那些有政治目的的人提出的。
- She had no axe to grind and was only acting out of concern for their safety.