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| 1 | singular/U the top part of the Earth’ s surface that people walk on 地面 |
| I fell to the ground. 我摔倒在地上。 |
| on the ground People were sitting on the ground in small groups. 人们三五成群地坐在地上。 |
| above/below ground They were working 250 metres below ground. 他们在地下250米的地方工作。 |
| | 1a | singular the layer of soil and rock that forms the Earth’ s surface 土地 | | the destruction caused by getting coal out of the ground 挖煤所造成的破坏 | |
| | 1b | singular/U the soil nearest the Earth’ s surface in which you can grow plants 泥土；土壤 | | Prepare the ground for planting. 整好地种庄稼。 | | sandy/marshy/stony/boggy ground 沙地/沼泽地/多石的地/泥地 | |
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| 2 | U an area of land 一块地 |
| an acre of ground 一英亩地 |
| open ground (=an area of land without trees or buildings) She had to cross open ground to get to the sea. 空地 |
| waste ground (=an area of land that is not used for anything) a piece of waste ground about 60 feet square 荒地 |
| | 2a | C an area of land and the structures on it that are intended to be used for a particular purpose （有某种用途的）场地 | | soldiers on the parade ground 阅兵场上的士兵 | | the polo grounds 水球场 | |
| | 2b | C an area of land or sea where a particular thing happens 地域；海域 | | the birds’ summer feeding grounds 鸟类夏天的觅食地 | | a traditional fishing ground 传统的渔场 | |
| | 2c | plural the land , gardens, and lawn that surround a large house or other building （大房子或其他建筑物周围的）庭园，场地 | | She found him wandering around the grounds. 她发现他在庭园里闲逛。 | | maintenance of the buildings and grounds 对楼群和庭园的保养 | |
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| 3 | C usually plural a reason for what you say or do , or for being allowed to say or do something 原因；理由 |
| +for There do seem to be some grounds for their complaints. 他们的抱怨似乎的确有些道理。 |
| reasonable grounds He believes he has reasonable grounds for making the demand. 他相信自己有充分的理由提出要求。 |
| on (the) grounds of The Act prohibits discrimination on the grounds of sex or marital status. 该法案禁止基于性别或婚姻状况的歧视。 |
| on medical/legal/financial etc grounds The army turned him down on medical grounds. 由于健康原因，部队没有招收他入伍。 |
| on the grounds that They oppose the bill on the grounds that it is too restrictive. 他们反对这一议案，是因为该议案限制性过强。 |
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| 4 | singular/U the subject , idea , or information being talked about or written about 话题；主题 |
| Henry seems anxious to return to more familiar ground. 亨利似乎急切地想回到他更熟悉的话题。 |
| cover ground We’ ll be covering a lot of new ground in today’ s lecture. 今天的讲座我们会涉及很多新的领域。 |
| go (back) over the same ground There’ s no point in going over the same ground twice. 同一个话题没有必要讨论两次。 |
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| 5 | singular/U an environment in which ideas can develop （某种思想产生发展的）环境，土壤 |
| fertile ground Germany in the 1920s and 30s was fertile ground for such ideas. 20世纪20年代和30年代的德国是这类思想产生发展的沃土。 |
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| 6 | singular/U someone’ s set of opinions or attitudes （某人的一套）观点，态度，立场，主张 |
| middle ground (=issues that people can agree about) Is there likely to be any middle ground in this negotiation? 折中的方案 |
| the moral high ground (=opinions or standards that are morally better than other people’ s) It’ s a bit late to start claiming the moral high ground. 道德水准更高的观点（或标准） |
| | 6a | to change your opinion , especially about something that you seemed very certain of 改变立场（或观点） | |
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| 7 | U the level of success or progress that someone or something has achieved 进展的程度 |
| lose/gain ground Most stock markets lost ground after their recent gains. 近期有所收益后，大多数的股票市场股价下跌。 |
| regain ground In Athenian politics, democratic views had been regaining ground. 在雅典的政治界，民主观点在重新为人们所接受。 |
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| 8 | C AMERICAN an electrical earth 接地；接地装置；地线 |
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| 9 | C technical a colour used as a background or first layer on a painting , drawing etc （绘画等的）底色，底子 |
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| 10 | grounds plural extremely small pieces of crushed coffee beans, especially after they have been used for making a drink of coffee 磨碎的咖啡豆；（尤指）咖啡渣 |
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| - | be on dangerous ground
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| to say something that is likely to offend other people or make them angry |
| 说有可能得罪人的话 |
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| - | be on shaky ground
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| 1 | if someone is on shaky ground , they are not sure about the facts of what they are saying （对自己讲述的情况）不确定，没把握 | Here I must admit that I am on shaky ground. 在这儿我必须承认我并不确定。 | |
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| 2 | if a project , plan etc is on shaky ground , it is not certain to succeed （项目、计划等）没有成功的把握 |
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| - | from the ground up
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| affecting or involving everything or everyone , starting with the most basic things or the least important people |
| 完全地；彻底地 |
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| All systems would be replaced from the ground up. 所有的系统将被彻底替换。 |
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| - | get (sth) off the ground
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| if you get a project off the ground , you start it and make it successful . You can also say that a project gets off the ground . |
| （使某事）顺利开始 |
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| - | go to ground
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| to hide from people who want to catch you , usually for a long time |
| （通常指长时间地）潜伏，躲藏 |
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| - | on the ground
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| 1 | mainly journalism in the place being discussed, especially a place where there is a war or another serious situation 在现场；当场 | We will be monitoring the situation on the ground. 我们会在现场追踪事态的发展。 | |
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| 2 | on the surface of the earth , rather than in the air 在地上（而不是在空中） |
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| - | on sb’ s own ground
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| in a place or area of activity where someone feels confident and in control |
| 在某人最熟悉的地方；在某人最善于驾驭的领域 |
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| - | run/work/drive sb into the ground
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| to make someone work very hard , until they are so tired that they cannot work any more |
| 使某人筋疲力尽 |
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| - | safe/firm ground
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| something that is likely to be correct or accepted |
| 更容易被接受的事物 |
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| Diplomatically, she tried to shift the conversation to firmer ground. 她婉转地想把谈话转到更容易接受的话题上。 |
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| - | stand/hold your ground
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| 1 | to not move when someone attacks you or is going to attack you 不退却；坚守 |
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| 2 | to refuse to change your opinions, beliefs, or decisions despite pressure to change them 坚持立场；不让步 |
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| - | to the ground
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| if a building burns to the ground , it burns completely , so there is nothing left |
| （建筑物受焚烧程度）完全地，彻底地，荡然无存地 |
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| See also | | - break 1 | | - cut 1 | |
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