| 词组 | grind |
| 释义 | grind [ground, ground, grinding] grind away grind away usually progressive informal to work very hard for a long period of time, especially when the work is boring or you do not seem to be making much progress: ▪ I've been grinding away for eight hours now, and I'm getting nowhere. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑slave away, ↑boil away, ↑slog away BrE informal grind away at grind away at sth usually progressive to gradually make something less strong or successful than it was before: ▪ The scandal is grinding away at the President's popularity. grind down 1. grind down sb/sth • grind sb/sth down to gradually make someone lose their confidence, hope, or energy: ▪ A lot of the women have been ground down by illness and poverty. ▪ It was a poor country, ground down by war and economic blockade. ▪ Don't let the bastards grind you down! ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑wear down 2. grind down sth • grind sth down to make something solid into a powder, by crushing it: ▪ Chop the nuts and then grind them down before adding them to the sauce. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑grind up grind on grind on to continue for a long time in a slow and boring way: ▪ The trial ground on all through the long hot summer. ▪ The conversation ground on as the meal was consumed. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑drag on grind out 1. grind out sth • grind sth out to keep producing the same type of thing, without ever producing anything different or interesting: ▪ In nine months she managed to grind out five new romantic novels. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑churn out 2. grind out sth • grind sth out AmE informal to manage to do something with a lot of effort: ▪ The home team were only able to grind out one touchdown against the Lions. grind up grind up sth • grind sth up to make something solid into a powder, by crushing it: ▪ Local people grind up the leaves and use them to make tea. ▪ Mad cow disease started when parts of infected sheep were ground up and mixed with cattle feed. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑grind down |
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