Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense grinds, present participle grinding, past tense, past participle ground
1VERB 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. 磨碎;碾碎;将…磨成粉 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it. [VERB noun]
将胡椒粒储存在密封容器中,在需要的时候磨成粉。
...the odor of fresh ground coffee. [VERB-ed]
现磨咖啡的香气
Grind up means the same as grind .grind up同grind
He makes his own paint, grinding up the pigment with a little oil.
他就着几滴油磨了些颜料,自己制油彩。
2VERB 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. 用力挤压;用劲擦
'Well,' I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step. [VERB noun prep.]
“好吧,”我边说边紧张不安地把香烟在花岗岩台阶上捻灭。
If you grind your teeth, you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something.磨牙
If you know you're grinding your teeth, particularly at night, see your dentist.
如果你知道自己在磨牙,尤其是在夜间,你应该去看看牙医。
3VERB 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. 把…磨锋利;把…磨快;把…磨光 [Also V n to n]
...a shop where they grind knives. [VERB noun]
磨刀铺
The tip can be ground to a much sharper edge to cut smoother and faster. [beVERB-ed + to]
4VERB 刺耳地缓慢移动 If a vehicle grinds somewhere, it moves there very slowly and noisily. 刺耳地缓慢移动
Tanks had crossed the border at five fifteen and were grinding south. [VERB adv./prep.]
坦克队于5点15分越过边境,正轰隆隆地缓慢向南开进。
5N-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. (机器的)刺耳摩擦声
The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves. [+ of]
重型机器发出的刺耳的摩擦声会让他们心烦意乱。
6N-SING [oft adjective NOUN]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. 枯燥乏味的事;苦差事 [informal, disapproval]
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。
Life continues to be a terrible grind for the ordinary person.
8PHRASE 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. 逐渐停止;慢慢瘫痪
The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government.
ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤coarsely粗粗地研磨▸➤finely磨得很細◇The cement need not be finely ground.水泥不需要磨得很細。➤down, up磨碎;碾成粉◇Grind the seeds down to a powder.把種子磨成粉。PREPOSITION➤into磨成⋯◇machinery for grinding wheat into flour磨麪機➤to磨成⋯◇The coffee is ground to a fine powder.咖啡磨成了細細的咖啡粉。PHRASES➤freshly ground剛磨好的◇freshly ground black pepper剛磨好的黑胡椒