grind

1. VERB 磨碎；碾碎； 将…磨成粉
   If you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder.
   1. Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it.
      将胡椒粒储存在密封容器中，在需要的时候磨成粉。
   2. ...the odor of fresh ground coffee.
      现磨咖啡的香气
   3. Grind up means the same as grind .
      grind up同grind
   4. He makes his own paint, grinding up the pigment with a little oil.
      他就着几滴油磨了些颜料，自己制油彩。
2. VERB 用力挤压；用劲擦
   If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements.
   1. 'Well,' I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step.
      “好吧，”我边说边紧张不安地把香烟在花岗岩台阶上捻灭。
3. VERB 把…磨锋利；把…磨快；把…磨光
   If you grind something, you make it smooth or sharp by rubbing it against a hard surface.
   1. ...a shop where they grind knives...
      磨刀铺
   2. The tip can be ground to a much sharper edge to cut smoother and faster.
      可以把尖端磨得更锋利些，这样切割起来更顺更快。
4. VERB 刺耳地缓慢移动
   If a vehicle grinds somewhere, it moves there very slowly and noisily.
   1. Tanks had crossed the border at five fifteen and were grinding south.
      坦克队于5点15分越过边境，正轰隆隆地缓慢向南开进。
5. N-SING （机器的）刺耳摩擦声
   The grind of a machine is the harsh, scraping noise that it makes, usually because it is old or is working too hard.
   1. The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves.
      重型机器发出的刺耳的摩擦声会让他们心烦意乱。
6. N-SING 枯燥乏味的事；苦差事
   If you refer to routine tasks or activities as the grind, you mean they are boring and take up a lot of time and effort.
   1. The daily grind of government is done by Her Majesty's Civil Service...
      枯燥的日常政务都由女王陛下的政府行政部门来处理。
   2. Life continues to be a terrible grind for the ordinary person.
      生活对于平头百姓而言依然是理不清的琐事。
7. See also: grinding
8. PHRASE 逐渐停止；慢慢瘫痪
   If a country's economy or something such as a process grinds to a halt, it gradually becomes slower or less active until it stops.
   1. The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government.
      当以色列竭力组建新政府的时候，和平进程已经陷于停顿。
9. PHRASE （车辆）声音刺耳地缓缓停下
   If a vehicle grinds to a halt, it stops slowly and noisily.
   1. The tanks ground to a halt after a hundred yards because the fuel had been siphoned out.
      由于燃油被人抽走，这些坦克行驶了100码后又轰隆隆地缓缓停了下来。
10. to have an axe to grind → see: axe

verb

食物；面粉；咖啡 food/flour/coffee

1. 磨碎；碾碎；把…磨成粉
   to break or crush sth into very small pieces between two hard surfaces or using a special machine
   1. to grind coffee/corn
      将咖啡 / 谷粒磨成粉
2. 磨（粉）
   to produce sth such as flour by crushing
3. 磨（粉）
   to produce sth such as flour by crushing

使锋利 / 光滑 make sharp/smooth

4. 使锋利；磨快；磨光
   to make sth sharp or smooth by rubbing it against a hard surface
   1. a special stone for grinding knives
      磨刀用的石头

挤压进表层 press into surface

5. 用力挤压，用力擦（入表层）
   to press or rub sth into a surface
   1. He ground his cigarette into the ashtray.
      他把香烟按在烟灰缸里捻灭。
   2. The dirt on her hands was ground in.
      她手上的泥渍住了。

磨擦 rub together

6. 磨擦（发出刺耳声）
   to rub together, or to make hard objects rub together, often producing an unpleasant noise
   1. Parts of the machine were grinding together noisily.
      机器零件摩擦发出刺耳的声音。
   2. She grinds her teeth when she is asleep.
      她睡觉时磨牙。
   3. He ground the gears on the car.
      他把汽车排挡踩得嘎嘎作响。

机器 machine

7. 摇动手柄（操纵机器）
   to turn the handle of a machine that grinds sth
   1. to grind a pepper mill
      摇动胡椒磨

noun

乏味的活动 boring activity

1. 令人疲劳（或厌倦）的工作；苦差事
   an activity that is tiring or boring and takes a lot of time
   1. the daily grind of family life
      家庭生活中繁重的家务劳动
   2. It's a long grind to the top of that particular profession.
      爬到那种行业的最高位置要经过漫长的艰苦奋斗。

机器 of machines

2. 刺耳的摩擦声
   the unpleasant noise made by machines

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