grind/ɡraɪnd/ (ground/ɡraʊnd/, ground)

vt

1. 磨碎；磨成(粉状)

• grind coffee beans 磨咖啡豆

2. 磨(刀)；磨光…(的表面)

• There was a knife being ground on a wheel. 机轮上有一把刀在磨。

3. 磨(牙)

• grind one's teeth in anger 气得咬牙切齿

4. 压榨；折磨

• people ground down by poverty(taxation) 受贫困(苛税)折磨的人们

5. 费力写出；挤出

• grind out some verses 搜肠刮肚地挤出几行诗

6. 用力拧压

• grind out one's cigarette 掐灭烟头

vi

1. 磨；磨碎

• The wheat grinds well. 这种小麦容易磨。

2. 刺耳的摩擦声

• Heavy trunks ground down the road. 重型卡车轧轧地沿着马路开过去。

3. 辛苦地工作(或学习)

• I'm still grinding away at the same old job. 我还在辛辛苦苦地干我的老差事。

4. 枯燥，乏味地持续

• The speaker ground on, oblivious of his listener's boredom. 演说者毫不顾听众的厌烦情绪，喋喋不休地讲下去。

词组grind to a halt 慢慢地停下来