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grind¹ /graɪnd; ɡraɪnd/v [t] ground /grand; ɡraʊnd/ , ground, grinding 1. to crush something such as coffee beans into small pieces or powder 把[咖啡豆等]碾碎,磨成粉末 2. to make something such as a knife sharp by rubbing it against a rough hard surface 磨光,磨利 3. if you grind your teeth, you rub them together 咬磨[牙齿] 4. grind to a halt if something grinds to a halt, it stops moving or making progress 停止:◇traffic slowly ground to a halt. 车辆慢慢地停了下来。grind downto treat someone cruelly or unfairly for a long time, so that they lose all their courage and hope 折磨; 欺压; 压垮:◇she had been ground down by years of poverty and hardship. 她被长期的贫穷和困苦消磨了意志。grind onto continue for an unpleasantly long time 烦人地长久持续:◇the morning seemed to be grinding on. 那上午好像过得特别慢。 |