grind
v
(pt, pp ground )1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (down/up) (to/into sth) crush sth to very small pieces or to powder between millstones, the teeth, etc or using an electrical or a mechanical apparatus 磨碎; 磨成粉狀; 碾碎; 咬碎; 嚼碎
The elephant grinds its food with/between its powerful molars. 象用其強有力的臼齒嚼碎食物.
grind coffee beans 磨咖啡豆
grind corn (down/up) into flour 將谷磨成粉
grind sth to dust, to (a fine) powder, etc 將某物磨成末、 (細)粉等.
(b) [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (down) (to/into sth) be able to be crushed finely 可磨細
The corn grinds easily. 谷物容易磨成粉.
It won't grind down any finer than this. 不能磨得比這個再細了.
(c) [Tn] (US) mince (meat) 絞碎(肉): ground beef 絞碎的牛肉.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sth) produce sth by crushing 經磨碎而制成某物
grind flour from corn 將谷物磨成面粉.
3 [esp passive 尤用於被動語態
Tn, Tn.p]
~ sb (down) (fig 比喻) treat sb extremely harshly; oppress sb 虐待某人; 壓迫某人
people ground (down) by poverty, taxation, tyranny, etc 受貧困、 苛稅、 暴政等折磨的人民
tyrants who grind down the poor 壓榨窮人的暴君.
4 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (on/with sth) polish or sharpen sth by rubbing it on or with a rough hard surface 磨光某物; 將某物磨鋒利; 磨快
grind a knife, lens, etc on a stone, etc 在石頭等上磨刀、 鏡片等.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (together); ~ sth in/into sth press or rub sth firmly and often noisily 擠壓或磨擦某物(常發出聲音)
He ground his teeth (together) in frustration. 他因失敗而把牙咬得咯咯響.
dirt that had become ground into the surface 落在物體表面的塵土
(fig 比喻) grind one's heel into the fragments, ie crush them very hard 用腳跟把破片碾碎.
6 [I, Ip] ~ (away) make a harsh noise (as if) from friction 發出(似)摩擦之聲; 發出刺耳聲
The old engine ground and shuddered. 那臺陳舊的發動機抖動著發出摩擦的聲音.
7 [Tn] work (sth) by turning a handle (轉動?quot;┛澄錚?BR> grind a coffee-mill, barrel-organ 搖咖啡磨、 筒風琴.
8 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (away) (at sth) (infml 口) work or study hard and long 刻苦工作或學習; 苦干; 用功
grind away at one's studies 刻苦學習.
9 (idm 習語) grind the faces of the `poor (into the `dust) (rhet 修辭) deliberately cause poor people to suffer more than necessary, taking pleasure in doing so 以壓迫窮人為樂. grind to a `halt/`standstill
(a) (of a vehicle) stop slowly and noisily (指車輛)伴有噪音緩緩停住.
(b) (fig 比喻) (of a process) gradually stop (指過程)逐漸停止
The strike brought industry grinding to a halt. 由於罷工生產逐漸停頓下來. have an axe to grind => axe.
10 (phr v) grind on continue for a long time boringly and monotonously 煩人、 乏味地繼續下去
The speaker ground on, oblivious of his listeners' boredom. 演說者嘮嘮叨叨, 沒注意到聽眾的厭煩情緒. grind sth out
(a) produce sth by turning a handle (經轉動?quot;┎澄?BR> grind out music from a barrel-organ 搖動筒風琴奏出音樂.
(b) (derog 貶) play (music) heavily, tediously or monotonously 沉悶地、 單調地或乏味地演奏(樂曲)
The jukebox ground out an incessant stream of pop music. 自動電唱機沒完沒了地放送流行樂曲.
(c) (derog 貶) produce (books, stories, etc) with sustained but uninspired effort 無靈感卻費力硬寫(書、 小說等)
He has been grinding out cheap romantic stories at the rate of one a week. 他一直以每周一篇的速度生拼硬湊廉價的浪漫小說. grind, n [sing]
1 act of grinding 磨; 碾.
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