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ground noun 6area of interest/study/discussion 兴趣、研究或讨论领域ADJECTIVE | VERB + GROUND | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEfamiliar, home, old 熟悉的领域；老本行◆I was on more familiar ground now that we were talking about our own system.我对此较为熟悉，因为我们在谈论我们自己的体系。◆I apologize if I'm going over old ground.如果我又谈到了老本行，那么非常抱歉。firm, solid 牢固掌握的／基础坚实的领域dangerous, rocky, shaky 危险的／不稳固的／不可靠的境地◆Legally, we're on very shaky ground (= our actions may not be legal).从法律上说，我们未必站得住脚。◆Both relationships hit rocky ground.这两种关系都变得不稳固了。safe 安全的境地（指提出的看法不会冒犯他人）common 共同的领域◆Both parties in the debate shared some common ground.辩论双方有一些共识。middle 中间立场◆a search for middle ground between the two sides对双方折中立场的探求neutral 中立的立场VERB + GROUNDcover, go over, tread 涵盖范围；考察领域；涉足领域◆Several researchers have published articles covering this ground.几位研究者已经发表了涉及这一领域的文章。◆We just seem to be going over the same ground that we covered last year.我们似乎只是在重复去年已经涉及的内容。PREPOSITIONon... ground 处于⋯境地◆He knew he was on dangerous ground talking about money.他知道谈到钱的问题时，就有可能会冒犯他人。PHRASESbreak new ground 开辟新天地◆Her architectural designs have broken new ground.她的建筑设计开辟了新天地。hold your ground, stand your ground 坚持立场◆She held her ground in the debate.她在辩论中坚持自己的立场。the moral high ground 道德高地◆I was angry with his blatant attempt to take the moral high ground.他厚颜无耻地吹嘘自己有多高尚，我对此非常气愤。shift your ground 改变立场◆Each time he seemed to be losing the argument, he just shifted his ground.每次他好像都输掉了辩论，其实他只是改变了一下说法而已。 |