ground
- n.地面;范围，领域;（建筑物周围的）场地，庭院，花园;（特定用途的）场地;土地;（绘画或印刷的）背景，底子;（某种用途的）地域，水域;充分的理由;渣滓;开阔地
- v.使停飞;(使)搁浅，触海底;阻止…起飞;罚(儿童)不准出门
- adj.磨细的;磨碎的
- grind的过去分词和过去式
复数： grounds 过去式： grounded 现在分词： grounding 过去分词： grounded 第三人称单数： grounds
groundnoun
地面 surface of earth
地；地面
the solid surface of the earth
I found her lying on the ground .
我发现她躺在地上。
He lost his balance and fell to the ground .
他失去平衡摔倒在地上。
2 metres above/below ground
地上 / 地下2米
Most of the monkeys' food is found at ground level .
猴子的食物大多可在地面找到。
ground forces (= soldiers that fight on land, not in the air or at sea)
地面部队
Houses and a luxury tourist hotel were burned to the ground (= completely destroyed, so that there is nothing left) .
多栋房屋和一家豪华旅馆被大火焚烧殆尽。
土壤 soil
土；土地；土壤
soil on the surface of the earth
fertile ground for planting crops
种植农作物的肥沃土壤
场地 area of land
开阔地；空旷地
an area of open land
The kids were playing on waste ground behind the school.
孩子们在学校后面的荒地上玩耍。
（特定用途的）场地
an area of land that is used for a particular purpose, activity or sport
a football/recreation/sports, etc. ground
足球场、娱乐场地、运动场等
ancient burial grounds
古代墓地
（某种用途的）地域，水域
a large area of land or sea that is used for a particular purpose
fishing grounds
渔场
feeding grounds for birds
禽类饲养场
花园 gardens
（建筑物周围的）场地，庭院，花园
the land or gardens around a large building
the hospital grounds
医院的院子
知识 / 思想领域 area of knowledge/ideas
（兴趣、知识或思想的）范围，领域
an area of interest, knowledge or ideas
He managed to cover a lot of ground in a short talk.
他在简短的谈话中涵盖了许多领域。
We had to go over the same ground (= talk about the same things again) in class the next day.
我们得在第二天的课上讨论同样的话题。
You're on dangerous ground (= talking about ideas that are likely to offend sb or make people angry) if you criticize his family.
你要是批评他的家人可就惹麻烦了。
I thought I was on safe ground (= talking about a suitable subject) discussing music with her.
我以为与她一起讨论音乐是稳妥的。
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。
They are fighting the Conservatives on their own ground .
他们以保守党人自己的逻辑在和他们斗争。
充分的理由 good reason
充分的理由；根据
a good or true reason for saying, doing or believing sth
You have no grounds for complaint.
你没有理由抱怨。
What were his grounds for wanting a divorce?
他要离婚的理由是什么？
The case was dismissed on the grounds that there was not enough evidence.
此案以缺乏足够的证据为由被驳回。
He retired from the job on health grounds .
他因健康原因退职。
Employers cannot discriminate on grounds of age.
雇主不得有年龄歧视。
液体 in liquid
渣滓；沉淀物
the small pieces of solid matter in a liquid that have fallen to the bottom
coffee grounds
咖啡渣子
电线 electrical wire
背景 background
（绘画或印刷的）背景，底子
a background that a design is painted or printed on
pink roses on a white ground
白底粉红玫瑰
to suddenly spoil sb's idea or plan by doing sth to stop them from continuing with it
to gradually get closer to sb/sth that is moving or making progress in an activity
警车渐渐逼近犯罪嫌疑人。
The police car was gaining ground on the suspects.
They needed to make up ground on their competitors.
他们必须穷追猛赶竞争对手。
to start happening successfully; to make sth start happening successfully
没有更多的资金，这部影片难以顺利开拍。
Without more money, the movie is unlikely to get off the ground.
to get a new company off the ground
使新公司顺利开张
to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself
他们不准备在减税方面让步。
They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts.
The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the election.
在选举中保守党大大失利于自由民主党。
to hide, especially to escape sb who is chasing you
in the place where sth is happening and among the people who are in the situation, especially a war
战火中的人都希望战斗尽快结束。
On the ground, there are hopes that the fighting will soon stop.
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。
to work so hard that you become extremely tired
to use sth so much that it is broken; to make sb work so hard that they are no longer able to work
if people or things are thick/thin on the ground , there are a lot/not many of them in a place
一年里这个季节顾客很少。
Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year.
to be in a strong position in an argument, etc. because you know the facts
每个人都同意我的意见，所以我知道自己立场稳固了。
Everyone agreed with me, so I knew I was on firm ground.
to have a sensible and realistic attitude to life
to become more powerful or successful
英镑对美元的比价继续坚挺。
Sterling continues to gain ground against the dollar.
to start doing sth and continue very quickly and successfully
to claim that your side of an argument is morally better than your opponents' side; to argue in a way that makes your side seem morally better
in a place that has no connection with either of the people or sides who are meeting and so does not give an advantage to either of them
我们决定在第三方领土上会晤。
We decided to meet on neutral ground.
to make a new discovery or do sth that has not been done before
to make it possible or easier for sth to be achieved
这个委员会将为下个月的会议做好准备。
The committee will prepare the ground for next month's meeting.
to be so shocked or frightened that you cannot move
to change your opinion about a subject, especially during a discussion
to fail to produce the result or the effect that you hope for; to have little success
to be very convenient or acceptable for sb
这份工作我非常满意。
This job suits me down to the ground.
verb
船 boat
（使）搁浅，触海底
when a boat grounds or sth grounds it, it touches the bottom of the sea and is unable to move
The fishing boat had been grounded on rocks off the coast of Cornwall.
渔船在康沃尔海岸外礁石上搁浅了。
飞行器 aircraft
使停飞；阻止…起飞
to prevent an aircraft from taking off
The balloon was grounded by strong winds.
热气球因强风停飞。
All planes out of Heathrow have been grounded by the strikes.
所有由希思罗机场起飞的飞机均因罢工而停飞。
孩子 child
罚（儿童）不准出门
to punish a child by not allowing them to go out with their friends for a period of time
You're grounded for a week!
罚你一周不准出门！
电 electricity
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only before noun磨细的；磨碎的
cut or crushed into very small pieces or powder
ground coffee
咖啡粉
These are all words for the top layer of the earth in which plants grow.以上各词均指土壤。
the top layer of the earth in which plants grow指土壤：
Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
把幼苗种在湿润的土壤里。
wet soil that is soft and sticky指泥、淤泥、泥浆：
The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。
a type of heavy sticky soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks指黏土、陶土：
The tiles are made of clay.
这些砖是用陶土制成的。
an area of ground, especially of a particular type尤指某种类型的地带、土地：
an area of rich, fertile land
土地富饶肥沃的地区
the substance that plants grow in指土、泥、泥土
( especially NAmE ) soil, especially loose soil指泥土，尤指松土、散土：
Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
将植物周围的土培实。
an area of soil指土地：
The car got stuck in the muddy ground.
汽车陷到泥地里了。
They drove across miles of rough, stony ground.
他们驶过数英里崎岖不平、多石的土地。
ground
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N-SING 地；地面
The ground is the surface of the earth.Forty or fifty women were sitting cross-legged on the ground...
四五十个女人盘腿坐在地上。
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N-SING （相对于空中的）地面
If you say that something takes place on the ground, you mean it takes place on the surface of the earth and not in the air.Coordinating airline traffic on the ground is as complicated as managing the traffic in the air.
协调地面的航空交通与管理空中交通一样复杂。
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N-SING 土；土地；土壤
The ground is the soil and rock on the earth's surface.The ground had eroded.
这片土壤遭到侵蚀。
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N-UNCOUNT （尤指建筑物极少或具有某种特性的）土地
You can refer to land as ground, especially when it has very few buildings or when it is considered to be special in some way....a stretch of waste ground...
一块荒地
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N-COUNT （有特定用途的）场地
You can use ground to refer to an area of land, sea, or air which is used for a particular activity....Indian hunting grounds...
印第安人的狩猎场
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N-COUNT 运动场，…场（美国英语中亦作grounds）
A ground is an area of land which is specially designed and made for playing sport or for some other activity. In American English grounds is also used....the city's football ground.
该市的足球场
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N-PLURAL （大型或重要建筑周围的）场地，庭院，花园
The grounds of a large or important building are the garden or area of land which surrounds it....the palace grounds.
皇家花园
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N-VAR （适于方法、思想等发展的）地方
You can use ground to refer to a place or situation in which particular methods or ideas can develop and be successful.The company has maintained its reputation as the developing ground for new techniques...
该公司一直享有新技术研发基地的美誉。
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N-UNCOUNT 范围；领域；基础
You can use ground in expressions such as on shaky ground and the same ground to refer to a particular subject, area of experience, or basis for an argument.Sensing she was on shaky ground, Marie changed the subject...
感到自己的观点站不住脚，玛丽于是换了个话题。
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N-UNCOUNT 优势；有利条件
Ground is used in expressions such as gain ground ,lose ground, and give ground in order to indicate that someone gets or loses an advantage.There are signs that the party is gaining ground in the latest polls...
有迹象表明该党在最新一轮投票中正逐渐领先。
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N-VAR 理由；根据
If something is grounds for a feeling or action, it is a reason for it. If you do something on the grounds of a particular thing, that thing is the reason for your action.In the interview he gave some grounds for optimism...
他接受采访时阐述了持乐观态度的理由。
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VERB 以…为根据；建立在…基础上
If an argument, belief, or opinion is grounded in something, that thing is used to justify it.Her argument was grounded in fact...
她的观点有事实根据。
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VERB 使不能起飞；使停飞
If an aircraft or its passengers are grounded, they are made to stay on the ground and are not allowed to take off.The civil aviation minister ordered all the planes to be grounded...
民航部长下令所有飞机不得起飞。
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VERB 罚（儿童）不能出门；禁足
When parents ground a child, they forbid them to go out and enjoy themselves for a period of time, as a punishment.Thompson grounded him for a month, and banned television.
汤普森罚他一个月不能出门，并禁止看电视。
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V-ERG （使）搁浅
If a ship or boat is grounded or if it grounds, it touches the bottom of the sea, lake, or river it is on, and is unable to move off.Residents have been told to stay away from the region where the ship was grounded...
居民们被告知不要靠近船只搁浅的区域。
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N-COUNT 接地装置；地线
The ground in an electric plug or piece of electrical equipment is the wire through which electricity passes into the ground and which makes the equipment safe. -
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ADJ （肉等）切碎的，磨碎的
Ground meat has been cut into very small pieces in a machine....ground beef.
绞碎的牛肉
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PHRASE 开辟新领域；开创新方法
If you break new ground, you do something completely different or you do something in a completely different way.Gellhorn may have broken new ground when she filed her first report on the Spanish Civil War.
当盖尔霍恩发出她第一篇关于西班牙内战的报道时，她也许已经开辟了一片新的天地。
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PHRASE 烧为灰烬；夷为平地
If you say that a town or building is burnt to the ground or is razed to the ground, you are emphasizing that it has been completely destroyed by fire.The town was razed to the ground after the French Revolution.
该镇在法国大革命后被夷为平地。
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PHRASE 共同看法；相同的立场
If two people or groups find common ground, they agree about something, especially when they do not agree about other things. -
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PHRASE 躲藏起来；潜伏起来
If you go to ground, you hide somewhere where you cannot easily be found.Citizens of East Beirut went to ground in basements and shelters.
东贝鲁特的市民们躲进了地下室和掩体中。
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PHRASE 中间立场；中间观点
The middle ground between two groups, ideas, or plans involves things which do not belong to either of these groups, ideas, or plans but have elements of each, often in a less extreme form.She seems to have found a middle ground in which mutual support, rather than complete dependency, is possible.
她似乎已经找到了实现相互支持而非完全依赖其中一方的中间立场。
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PHRASE 开始；起步
If something such as a project gets off the ground, it begins or starts functioning.We help small companies to get off the ground.
我们帮助一些小公司顺利起步。
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PHRASE 在自己熟悉的领域里；在自己的地盘
If you are on your own ground, you are in a place or situation in which you feel confident because you are very familiar with it.On her own ground she knows exactly what she's doing.
她在自己熟悉的领域里对自己的行为有十足的把握。
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PHRASE 为…打下基础
If you prepare the ground for a future event, course of action, or development, you make it easier for it to happen....a political initiative which would prepare the ground for war.
为战争埋下了伏笔的政治倡议
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PHRASE 改变立场；改变观点
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PHRASE 坚持主张；坚定立场
If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you continue to support a particular argument or to have a particular opinion when other people are opposing you or trying to make you change your mind.The spectacle of Sakharov standing his ground and speaking his mind gave me hope.
萨哈罗夫坚持立场、坦率直言的样子让我看到了希望。
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PHRASE 坚守阵地；不退却
If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you do not run away from a situation, but face it bravely.She had to force herself to stand her ground when she heard someone approaching.
听到有人走近，她只好强迫自己鼓起勇气，绝不退缩。
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PHRASE （工作、衣服等）完全适合
If you say that something such as a job or piece of clothing suits someone down to the ground, you mean that it is completely suitable or right for them. -
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PHRASE 为数不多；数目少
If people or things of a particular kind are thin on the ground, there are very few of them.Good managers are often thin on the ground.
优秀的经理人常常寥寥无几。
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to have one's ear to the ground→ see:ear
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- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- Synonym: flat coat primer priming primer coat priming coat undercoat
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- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
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- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- Synonym: earth
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- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
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- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- he posed her against a background of rolling hills
- Synonym: background
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- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- they gained ground step by step
- they fought to regain the lost ground
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- a rational motive for a belief or action
- the reason that war was declared
- the grounds for their declaration
- Synonym: reason
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- the solid part of the earth's surface
- the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
- the earth shook for several minutes
- he dropped the logs on the ground
- Synonym: land dry land earth solid ground terra firma
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- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- the land had never been plowed
- good agricultural soil
- Synonym: land soil
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- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- they were on a friendly footing
- he worked on an interim basis
- Synonym: footing basis
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- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- they dug into the earth outside the church
- Synonym: earth
verb
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- use as a basis for;found on
- base a claim on some observation
- Synonym: establish base found
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- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
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- connect to a ground
- ground the electrical connections for safety reasons
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- fix firmly and stably
- anchor the lamppost in concrete
- Synonym: anchor
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- cover with a primer;apply a primer to
- Synonym: prime undercoat
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- hit onto the ground
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- hit a groundball
- he grounded to the second baseman
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- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
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- place or put on the ground
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- confine or restrict to the ground
- After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot
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- hit or reach the ground
- Synonym: run aground
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- bring to the ground
- the storm grounded the ship
- Synonym: strand run aground
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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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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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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 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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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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Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground .
谈判未能达成任何妥协。
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I found her lying on the ground .
我发现她躺在地上。
指某事发生的原因或做某事的正当理由，常后接介词 for 及 why 或 that 引导的从句，作“理由”解时还可后接动词不定式。
She gave her reason for being late.
她说出了迟到的原因。
He refused to explain the reasons behind his decision.
他拒绝解释为何作出这个决定。
We don't know the reason why she didn't come home.
我们不知道她为什么没回家。
He has reason to feel happy.
他有理由感到高兴。
指导致某事发生的行为、事件等；也指产生某种感情或做出某种举动的正当理由，作此义解时常可与 reason 换用。
Lack of physical exercise is the leading cause of obesity in young students.
缺乏体育锻炼是青少年学生肥胖的主要原因。
What was the fundamental cause of this failure?
这次失败的根本原因是什么？
There is no cause/reason for anxiety.
不必焦虑。
指辩解的理由或推脱的借口，常后接介词 for。
She always has an excuse for being late.
她总是能为自己的迟到找理由。
What is your good excuse for not coming?
你没来有什么正当理由？
指做某事的正当理由，作此义解时通常用复数。
She gave good grounds for divorce.
她给出了充分的离婚理由。
Did the police have reasonable grounds to file a lawsuit against that company?
警方有充分理由起诉那家公司吗？
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