英语释义

1. to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth)
grind the coffee beans

2. to wear down, polish, or sharpen by friction
grind an ax

3. oppress, harass
tyrants who grind their subjects

4. to weaken or destroy gradually —usually used with down
poverty ground her spirit down

5. to press together with a rotating motion
grind the teeth

6. to rub or press harshly
ground the cigarette out

7. to operate or produce by turning a crank
grind a hand organ

8. to perform the operation of grinding

9. to become pulverized, polished, or sharpened by friction

10. to move with difficulty or friction especially so as to make a grating noise
gears grinding

11. drudge especially to study hard
grind for an exam

12. to rotate the hips in an erotic manner

13. an act of grinding

14. the sound of grinding

15. dreary, monotonous, or difficult labor, study, or routine
the dull grind of office work

16. one who works or studies excessively
a grind who never goes to parties

17. the result of grinding also material ground to a particular degree of fineness
a drip grind of coffee

18. an action of rotating the hips in an erotic manner (as in a dance or in a burlesque striptease act) — compare bump entry 1 sense 3

19. to crush or break (something) into very small pieces by rubbing it against a rough surface or using a special machine

20. to cut (meat) into small pieces by putting it through a special machine

21. to make (something) sharp or smooth by rubbing it against a hard surface

22. boring or difficult work

23. a person who works or studies too much

24. to make or be made into powder or small pieces by rubbing
The mill grinds wheat into flour.

25. to wear down, polish, or sharpen by friction
grind an ax

26. to rub together with a scraping noise
grind the teeth

27. to operate or produce by or as if by turning a crank

28. an act of sharpening or reducing to powder

29. steady hard work
the daily grind

30. to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as with the teeth)

31. to press together and move with a rotating or back-and-forth motion — see bruxism

英汉例句

• Despite getting billions of dollars in international aid since the end of its civil war in 1992 and having one of the world's fastest-growing economies, Mozambique remains grindingly poor and unequal.

  1992年底。莫桑比克获得国家独立，并一度成为全世界发展最快的经济体之一，但尽管自独立后获得过数十亿的国际援助资金，但该国仍处于极度贫穷中，贫富差距极为严重。

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