| 单词 | grind |
| 释义 | Word Frequency grind(ɡraɪnd) verbWord forms: grinds, grinding or ground 1. to reduce or be reduced to small particles by pounding or abrading to grind corn to grind flour 2. (transitive) to smooth, sharpen, or polish by friction or abrasion to grind a knife 3. to scrape or grate together (two things, esp the teeth) with a harsh rasping sound or (of such objects) to be scraped together 4. (transitive; foll by out) to speak or say (something) in a rough voice 5. (transitive; often foll by down) to hold down; oppress; tyrannize 6. (transitive) to operate (a machine) by turning a handle 7. (transitive; foll by out) to produce in a routine or uninspired manner he ground out his weekly article for the paper 8. (transitive; foll by out) to continue to play in a dull or insipid manner the band only ground out old tunes all evening 9. (transitive; often foll by into) to instil (facts, information, etc) by persistent effort they ground into the recruits the need for vigilance 10. (intransitive) informal to study or work laboriously 11. (intransitive) mainly US to dance erotically by rotating the pelvis (esp in the phrase bump and grind) noun 12. informal laborious or routine work or study 13. slang, mainly US a person, esp a student, who works excessively hard 14. a specific grade of pulverization, as of coffee beans coarse grind 15. British vulgar, slang the act of sexual intercourse 16. mainly US a dance movement involving an erotic rotation of the pelvis 17. the act or sound of grinding Derived forms grindingly (ˈgrindingly) adverb Word origin Old English grindan; related to Latin frendere, Lithuanian gréndu I rub, Low German grand sand |
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