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单词 grounded
释义

grounded

adjective

ground·​ed ˈgrau̇n-dəd How to pronounce grounded (audio)
: mentally and emotionally stable : admirably sensible, realistic, and unpretentious
remains grounded despite all the praise and attention
see also ground entry 2

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, Poles has taken a grounded view of the roster. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Dark wood furniture adds dramatic contrast and helps the room feel more grounded. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022 In the first three half-hour episodes sent to critics, Little Demon can be wobbly in balancing its impish sense of humor and squishy sense of heart, its otherworldly shenanigans and its more grounded emotions. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2022 These parts—possibly from Poland, which has MiG-29s of its own—allowed Kyiv’s air arm to repair potentially dozens of grounded airframes. David Axe, Forbes, 8 June 2022 Age diversity on your staff makes for a more grounded and well-rounded team. Betsy Bertram, Outside Online, 16 May 2018 Luckily, while its ideas threaten to spiral out of this world, The Resort is not without more grounded pleasures. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2022 Instead, Season Three takes a more grounded and low-key approach to redefining Viktor, in a manner not dissimilar to how a legal procedural or workplace comedy might have addressed the issue. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022 How, one wonders, has Jones remained so grounded and free of any of the affectations of stardom, let alone stayed out of the spotlight for so long when not performing? George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see ground entry 1

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

grounded 1 of 2

adjective

as in landed
resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water once his boat was grounded, all he could do was wait for the tide to come back in and raise it off the sand bar

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • landed
  • stranded
  • aground
  • beached
  • alongshore
  • high and dry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • afloat
  • offshore

grounded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of ground
as in based
to find a basis you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • based
  • predicated
  • rested
  • founded
  • established
  • premised
  • hung
  • hanged
  • presupposed
  • presumed
  • postulated
  • supposed
  • assumed
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