1grind sth (down/up);grind sth (to/into sth) to press and break sth into very small pieces or into a powder between two hard surfaces or in a special machine 磨碎:
Wheat is ground into flour.小麦磨成面粉。ground pepper/coffee胡椒╱咖啡粉
2 to make sth sharp or smooth by rubbing it on a rough hard surface 磨快:
to grind a knife on a stone在石头上磨刀
3grind sth in/into sth to press or rub sth into a surface 用力挤或擦:
He ground his cigarette into the ashtray.他把香烟掐灭在烟灰缸里。
4 to rub sth together or make sth rub together, often producing an unpleasant noise (使)磨擦(常发生刺耳声响):
Some people grind their teethwhile they're asleep.有些人睡着时会磨牙。
grind to a halt/standstill to stop slowly 慢慢停止
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/graɪnd ||; graɪnd/noun
[sing] (informal 非正式) an activity that is tiring and boring and that takes a lot of time 单调而费时的事:
the daily grind of working life单调的日常工作
grind1/graInd; ɡraInd/v [T] past tense and past participle ground /graUnd; ɡraʊnd/1 to press and break something such as coffee beans into small pieces or powder 磨碎﹐碾碎﹐把…磨成粉: grind sth into sth Grind the rice into a powder. 把大米磨成粉。see box at见 PRESS1 方框2 to press and rub something onto a surface 挤压﹐按压: He ground his cigarette onto the floor. 他把香烟扔往地上捻熄。3 to make something such as a knife sharp by rubbing it against a rough hard surface 磨光﹐磨利4 grind your teeth to rub your upper and lower teeth together, making a noise 把牙磨得嘎嘎响5 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。After two days the talks had ground to a halt. 两天后谈判中止了。grind sb down phr v to treat someone in a cruel way for such a long time that they lose all courage and hope〔长时间地〕欺压﹐压迫﹔压垮: She had been ground down by years of poverty and hardship. 她被多年的贫穷和困苦压垮了。
grind2n [singular 单数] informal something that is hard work and physically or mentally tiring【非正式】令人疲劳[厌倦]的工作﹐苦差事: It's Monday again – back to the grind. 又是星期一—又得苦干了。
grindgrindgrindsgroundgrindingverb (grinds, grinding, ground/, has ground)to make something into very small pieces or powder by crushing it: They ground the wheat into flour.ground coffee