| 单词 | grind |
| 释义 | Related topics: Cooking, Technologygrind1 /ɡraɪnd/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle ground /ɡraʊnd/) 1 into small pieces 变成碎末 [transitive] a) (also grind up)SQUASH to break something such as corn or coffee beans into small pieces or powder, either in a machine or between two hard surfaces 磨碎，碾碎，把…磨成粉 freshly ground pepper 现磨的胡椒粉 b) American EnglishDFCCUT to cut food, especially raw meat, into very small pieces by putting it through a machine 〔用机器〕绞碎〔食物，尤指肉〕 SYN British English mince ground beef 牛肉末2 smooth/sharp 光滑的/锋利的 [transitive]TFLATSHARP to make something smooth or sharp by rubbing it on a hard surface or by using a machine 磨光，磨利 a stone for grinding knives and scissors 磨刀剪的石头 The lenses are ground to a high standard of precision. 镜片被磨到很高的精确度。3 press 挤压 a) [transitive always + adverb/preposition]SQUASH to press something onto a surface and rub it with a strong twisting movement 用力旋转着挤压grind something into something He dropped a cigar butt and ground it into the carpet with his heel. 他扔下雪茄烟头，用脚后跟把它碾进地毯里。 He ground out his cigarette on the window ledge. 他在窗台上捻灭香烟。 b) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to press hard against something 用力挤压grind against/together as these plates (=large areas of land) grind against each other 随着地壳板块的互相挤压4. grind your teeth BITEto rub your upper and lower teeth together, making a noise 把牙齿磨得嘎嘎响，磨牙5 grind to a halt (also come to a grinding halt) a) STOP MOVINGif a vehicle grinds to a halt, it stops gradually 〔车辆〕慢慢停下来 Traffic ground to a halt as it approached the accident site. 车辆在靠近事故现场时慢慢停了下来。 b) STOP HAPPENINGif a country, organization, or process grinds to a halt, its activity or the process gradually stops 〔国家、组织或进程〕逐渐停顿，慢慢瘫痪 After two days the talks had ground to a halt. 两天之后，谈判进行不下去了。6. perform a movement 做一个动作 to perform a special movement in skateboarding or rollerblading, which involves moving sideways along the edge of something, so that the bar connecting the wheels of the skateboard or rollerblade presses hard against the edge 〔玩滑板或溜冰时〕擦边，碾磨边缘7 grind somebody ↔ down phrasal verb CONTROLto treat someone in a cruel way for such a long time that they lose all courage and hope 〔长期地〕欺压，折磨〔某人，使其丧失勇气、希望等〕 SYN oppress I’ve never let male colleagues grind me down. 我从没让男同事欺负过我。8 grind on phrasal verb CONTINUOUSto continue for an unpleasantly long time 令人厌烦地持续下去 As the negotiations grind on, time is passing towards the deadline. 谈判拖拖拉拉地进行着，很快就要到最后期限了。9 grind something ↔ out phrasal verb a) MAKEto produce information, writing, music etc in such large amounts that it becomes boring 大量撰写，大量提供〔信息、文字、音乐作品等〕；粗制滥造 SYN churn out Frank just keeps grinding out detective stories. 弗兰克就一篇又一篇不停地写侦探小说。b) written to say something in a rough, angry, or emotional way 咬着牙说 ‘You don’t love him, ’ he ground out. “你并不爱他！”他咬着牙说。 → have an axe to grind at axe1(4)→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusgrind• I ground my teeth as I watched her crawl back into the machinery.• The seas powdering our bones like quartz, making sand, grinding our peace for us by the aeon.• Geological features ground out by ancient glaciers are seen overlaid by the scars of recent wind erosion.• Grind some black pepper over the salad.• A bit more than a year since his election, Netanyahu has succeeded in grinding the peace process to a halt.• But low hydrogen yields and poisoned catalysts soon had these systems grinding to a halt.• But when they're to be ground up for fish meal it makes no difference.• Could you grind up some coffee for me?• These huge stones were once used for grinding wheat into flour.freshly ground• Salt and freshly ground black pepper. 1/4 lemon, very finely chopped.• Add a pinch of salt and season generously with freshly ground black pepper.• Add coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper.• Add the fresh thyme, stirring to combine, and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.• Place freshly ground coffee in cereal bowls inside the refrigerator for several days.• Here was also a coffee machine in which we ground the beans when a customer wanted freshly ground coffee.ground out ... cigarette• He ground out his cigarette and glared at Litchfield.• He ground out the cigarette and watched her, the burning need in him too fierce to ignore.• Coolly Adam ground out his cigarette on the hearth.Related topics: Educationgrind2 noun 1 [singular]WORK THAT somebody DOES something that is hard work and physically or mentally tiring 苦差事 I find the journey to work a real grind. 我觉得上班路上很辛苦。 workers emerging from their daily grind in the factory 干完繁重的日常劳动从工厂出来的工人2. [countable] American English informalSESTUDY a student who never does anything except study 书呆子 SYN British English swot3. [countable] a movement in skateboarding or rollerblading, which involves moving sideways along the edge of something, so that the bar connecting the wheels of the skateboard or rollerblade presses hard against the edge 〔玩滑板或溜冰时的〕擦边动作，碾磨边沿动作Examples from the Corpusgrind• Work feels like such a grind lately.• The daily grind of meetings and tutorials went on.• The Prime Minister is pictured taking a break from the hard grind of political life.• The relentless grind of hard labour and ill-health had taken its toll on Booth.From Longman Business Dictionarygrindgrind1 /graɪnd/ noun [singular]1something that is hard work and physically or mentally tiringI find the journey to work a real grind.grind ofthe relentless grind of international conferences2the/your daily grind the boring things that you have to do at work every dayworkers emerging from their daily grind in the factorygrindgrind2 verb (past tense and past participle ground /graʊnd/) grind to a halt to gradually stopIf the strikes continue, steel production will grind to a halt.These latest figures are further evidence of Britain’s economy grinding to a halt. → grind somebody → down→ See Verb tableOrigin grind1 Old English grindangrind1 verbgrind2 nounChinese corn Business break as into to beans such or something coffee Corpus |
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