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单词 to a grinding halt
释义

to a grinding halt

adjective [ADJ n]
If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends.
Their grandfather had left his village in order to escape the grinding poverty.
grindingly adverb [ADV adj]
Nursing was ill-paid and grindingly hard work.
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Examples of 'to a grinding halt' in a sentence
to a grinding halt

That march came to a grinding halt last week.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These lapses in discretion brought the contest to a grinding halt.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Now his latest romance has come to a grinding halt.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Bus and train workers are planning a walkout during the event, bringing the city to a grinding halt.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Just as the season gets up and kicking it is brought to a grinding halt by the drudge of international weekend.
The Sun (2015)
It's not often that the blocking of a single deal brings a whole area of national policy to a grinding halt.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Trade unions have myriad ways to demand a pay rise, such as downing tools and bringing the country to a grinding halt.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Christmas cheer may come to a grinding halt this week as sales shoppers hit the road, causing monster jams.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Experiment with missing a few of your less important deadlines, just to prove that the world doesn't come to a grinding halt.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It brings his latest rugby comeback to a grinding halt just over halfway through his eight-month contract.
The Sun (2012)
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