grind
- v.磨碎;磨(粉);磨光;碾碎;磨擦（发出刺耳声）;使锋利;把…磨成粉;磨快;用力挤压，用力擦（入表层）;摇动手柄（操纵机器）
- n.苦差事;刺耳的摩擦声;令人疲劳(或厌倦)的工作
复数： grinds 过去式： ground 现在分词： grinding 过去分词： ground 第三人称单数： grinds
grindverb
食物；面粉；咖啡 food/flour/coffee
磨碎；碾碎；把…磨成粉
to break or crush sth into very small pieces between two hard surfaces or using a special machine
to grind coffee/corn
将咖啡 / 谷粒磨成粉
磨（粉）
to produce sth such as flour by crushing
The flour is ground using traditional methods.
这面粉是用传统方法磨制而成。
使锋利 / 光滑 make sharp/smooth
使锋利；磨快；磨光
to make sth sharp or smooth by rubbing it against a hard surface
a special stone for grinding knives
磨刀用的石头
挤压进表层 press into surface
用力挤压，用力擦（入表层）
to press or rub sth into a surface
He ground his cigarette into the ashtray.
他把香烟按在烟灰缸里捻灭。
The dirt on her hands was ground in.
她手上的泥渍住了。
磨擦 rub together
磨擦（发出刺耳声）
to rub together, or to make hard objects rub together, often producing an unpleasant noise
Parts of the machine were grinding together noisily.
机器零件摩擦发出刺耳的声音。
She grinds her teeth when she is asleep.
她睡觉时磨牙。
He ground the gears on the car.
他把汽车排挡踩得嘎嘎作响。
机器 machine
摇动手柄（操纵机器）
to turn the handle of a machine that grinds sth
to grind a pepper mill
摇动胡椒磨
to make sth gradually go slower until it stops completely
to go slower gradually and then stop completely
罢工期间生产渐渐陷入瘫痪。
Production ground to a halt during the strike.
to have private reasons for being involved in sth or for arguing for a particular cause
她毫无私心，这样做只是出于对他们安全的担心。
She had no axe to grind and was only acting out of concern for their safety.
（长时间）虐待，欺压，折磨（某人）
to treat sb in a cruel unpleasant way over a long period of time, so that they become very unhappy
Don't let them grind you down.
别让他们欺压你。
Years of oppression had ground the people down.
人民年复一年地遭受着压迫。
令人厌烦地继续下去
to continue for a long time, when this is unpleasant
The argument ground on for almost two years.
这场争论拖拖拉拉持续了近两年。
大量生产（尤指粗制滥造）
to produce sth in large quantities, often sth that is not good or interesting
She grinds out romantic novels at the rate of five a year.
她以一年五部的速度胡乱拼凑低劣的爱情小说。
noun
乏味的活动 boring activity
令人疲劳（或厌倦）的工作；苦差事
an activity that is tiring or boring and takes a lot of time
the daily grind of family life
家庭生活中繁重的家务劳动
It's a long grind to the top of that particular profession.
爬到那种行业的最高位置要经过漫长的艰苦奋斗。
机器 of machines
刺耳的摩擦声
the unpleasant noise made by machines
刻苦用功的人 swot
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VERB 磨碎；碾碎； 将…磨成粉
If you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder.Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it.
将胡椒粒储存在密封容器中，在需要的时候磨成粉。
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VERB 用力挤压；用劲擦
If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements.'Well,' I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step.
“好吧，”我边说边紧张不安地把香烟在花岗岩台阶上捻灭。
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VERB 把…磨锋利；把…磨快；把…磨光
If you grind something, you make it smooth or sharp by rubbing it against a hard surface....a shop where they grind knives...
磨刀铺
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VERB 刺耳地缓慢移动
If a vehicle grinds somewhere, it moves there very slowly and noisily.Tanks had crossed the border at five fifteen and were grinding south.
坦克队于5点15分越过边境，正轰隆隆地缓慢向南开进。
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N-SING （机器的）刺耳摩擦声
The grind of a machine is the harsh, scraping noise that it makes, usually because it is old or is working too hard.The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves.
重型机器发出的刺耳的摩擦声会让他们心烦意乱。
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N-SING 枯燥乏味的事；苦差事
If you refer to routine tasks or activities as the grind, you mean they are boring and take up a lot of time and effort.The daily grind of government is done by Her Majesty's Civil Service...
枯燥的日常政务都由女王陛下的政府行政部门来处理。
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PHRASE 逐渐停止；慢慢瘫痪
If a country's economy or something such as a process grinds to a halt, it gradually becomes slower or less active until it stops.The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government.
当以色列竭力组建新政府的时候，和平进程已经陷于停顿。
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PHRASE （车辆）声音刺耳地缓缓停下
If a vehicle grinds to a halt, it stops slowly and noisily.The tanks ground to a halt after a hundred yards because the fuel had been siphoned out.
由于燃油被人抽走，这些坦克行驶了100码后又轰隆隆地缓缓停了下来。
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to have an axe to grind→ see:axe
noun
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- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
- Synonym: mill pulverization pulverisation
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- hard monotonous routine work
- Synonym: drudgery plodding donkeywork
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- the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground
- a coarse grind of coffee
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- an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
- Synonym: swot nerd wonk dweeb
verb
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- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
- grind the spices in a mortar
- mash the garlic
- Synonym: mash crunch bray comminute
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- make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
- grate one's teeth in anger
- Synonym: grate
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- press or grind with a crushing noise
- Synonym: crunch cranch craunch
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- shape or form by grinding
- grind lenses for glasses and cameras
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- created by grinding
- grind designs into the glass bowl
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- dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
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- work hard
- She was digging away at her math homework
- Lexicographers drudge all day long
- Synonym: labor labour toil fag travail drudge dig moil
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They love the wheat , but they do not grind it ;
他们喜欢麦子，却不肯去磨碎它；
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Grind up the wheat to make flour .
磨碎麦子制成面粉。
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Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year .
一年里这个季节顾客很少。
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There 's a lot of support for the policy on the ground .
这一政策得到相关人员的普遍支持。
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I 'd rather meet him here on my own home ground .
我宁愿在我自己的地盘上见他。
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The car was found on a piece of waste ground .
那辆车是在一块荒地里发现的。
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The argument ground on for almost two years .
这场争论拖拖拉拉持续了近两年。
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It 's an ideal proving ground for the new car .
这里是个理想的新车试验场。
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The flour is ground using traditional methods .
这面粉是用传统方法磨制而成。
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We had to go over the same ground in class the next day .
我们得在第二天的课上讨论同样的话题。
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We felt the ground give way under our feet .
我们感觉到脚下的土地下陷了。
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The government is claiming the high ground in the education debate .
政府在教育辩论中处于有利地位。
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The kids were playing on waste ground near the school .
孩子们在学校附近的荒地玩耍。
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They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts .
他们不准备在减税方面让步。
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Most of the monkeys ' food is found at ground level .
猴子的食物大多可在地面找到。
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They walked for a long time and covered a good deal of ground .
他们步行了很长时间，走了好长的一段路。
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I thought I was on safe ground discussing music with her .
我以为与她一起讨论音乐是稳妥的。
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They needed to make up ground on their competitors .
他们必须穷追猛赶竞争对手。
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The rope was plenty long enough to reach the ground .
这根绳子长及地面依然有余。
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Years of oppression had ground the people down .
人民年复一年地遭受着压迫。
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He lost his balance and fell to the ground .
他失去平衡摔倒在地上。
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He was back on familiar ground , dealing with the customers .
他又干起了与顾客打交道的老本行。
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It will be a clear night with some ground frost .
今夜晴，部分地面有霜冻。
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The committee will prepare the ground for next month 's meeting .
这个委员会将为下个月的会议做好准备。
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The explosion made a massive hole in the ground .
爆炸在地面留下了一个巨大的坑。
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This area of the city has become a breeding ground for violent crime .
这个市区已成为暴力犯罪的滋生地。
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Without more money , the movie is unlikely to get off the ground .
没有更多的资金，这部影片难以顺利开拍。
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The region at the time was fertile ground for revolutionary movements .
当时该地区是革命运动的沃土。
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The cables are buried one metre below ground level .
电缆埋在地平面下一米深的地方。
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You 're on dangerous ground if you criticize his family .
你要是批评他的家人可就惹麻烦了。
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