| 释义 |
grind /graɪnd/► SEE ALLgrind to a halt/standstillcome to a grinding halthave an axe to grind
●grind to a ˈhalt/ˈstandstill●come to a grinding ˈhaltstop slowly 慢慢停下◆All work on the building has ground to a halt because of a shortage of materials.
因为原材料短缺，所有的建筑工作都逐渐停了下来。◆Every Friday night traffic comes to a grinding halt in Hammersmith.
每个周五的晚上，哈默史密斯都堵车，汽车简直开不动。 NOTE This idiom refers to the way a very large machine slowly stops working, with some of its parts grinding (= rubbing) together. 这个习语原指大型机械渐渐停下来时，某些部件因相互摩擦而嘎嘎作响。 ●have an ˈaxe to grind (usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句) have private, often selfish, reasons for being involved in sth 有私心；有个人打算；另有企图◆Having no particular political axe to grind, he stood for election as an independent candidate.他作为独立候选人参加竞选，没有特别的政治企图。 |