vt. sep.1.(extinguish)to grind sth out or to grind out sth
+ cigarette捻灭；踩灭
He ground his cigar out in the ashtray.他在烟灰缸里捻灭了香烟。
2.(produce)to grind sth out or to grind out sth
+ result, win刻苦取得
It was a case of gritting teeth and grinding out a result.这是个咬紧牙关、努力取得成果的例子。
+ book, record刻苦完成
grinding out novels努力写出小说
3.(say roughly)to grind sth out or to grind out sth沙哑地说
'Well, little witch,' he ground out, 'Are you satisfied?'“好吧, 小巫婆, ”他哑声说道, “你满意了吗？”