Their grandfather had left his village in order to escape the grinding poverty.他们的祖父为了摆脱世世代代的贫困而离开了村子。

the grinding difficulty of getting to the stadium去体育馆的一路艰辛

I admire their spirit in the face of such grinding tedium.我钦佩他们面对这种无休止的枯燥乏味所表现出的精神。

A car will come to a grinding halt if you put water in the petrol tank.如果你在油箱中加水的话, 汽车会突然停下来。