时间: 2025-04-24 18:54:48
美: [ɡraɪnd]
英: [graɪnd]
vt. 磨碎;磨快
vi. 磨碎;折磨
n. 磨;苦工作
n. (Grind)人名;(法、德)格林德
最后更新时间:2025-04-24 18:54:48
字面意思:字面意思是“磨碎”或“研磨”,指通过摩擦使物体变成粉末或小颗粒的过程。
定义:作为动词,"grind"指将某物通过摩擦或施加压力的方式减小其尺寸或改变其形态;作为名词,它可指磨粉的过程或磨粉的结果。
词性:动词,名词。
词源分析:该词源自古英语“grindan”,意为“磨碎”,其词根与德语“grind”及荷兰语“grinden”相关,均有“磨”的含义。
历史背景:该词在英语中的首次记录可以追溯到公元前14世纪,常见于古英语的文学作品中,涉及农业和厨房的上下文。
课本:在*的英语教材中,"grind"可能出现在初中或高中阶段的词汇表中;在牛津和美国的教材中,通常会在中级到高级的英语学中出现,尤其是在与食物、机械等相关的上下文中。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
I need to grind the coffee beans before brewing.
He likes to grind away at his studies every evening.
The factory uses machines to grind the raw materials into powder.
She had to grind her teeth in frustration.
In the past, people would grind wheat to make flour.
*. The athlete had to grind through hours of training to prepare for the competition.
His daily grind consists of long hours at the office.
The artist spent years grinding out her craft.
同义词:
微小差异:虽然“crush”和“grind”都有“磨碎”的意思,但“crush”通常指的是更大块的物体被压碎,而“grind”则更强调细致的研磨过程。
反义词:
区别:反义词“build”和“assemble”强调的是增加或组合,而“grind”则是减少或细化的过程。
音标记忆法:
这些词汇常常与“grind”一起出现,帮助表明具体的上下文和使用场景。
[V-T] 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. 把…磨碎
例:Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it.将胡椒子储藏在密封容器里,当你需要的时候把它磨成粉。
[PHRASAL VERB] Grind up means the same as . 磨碎 (同)(grind)
例:He makes his own paint, grinding up the pigment with a little oil.他把色料块加少许油磨碎,自己制成绘画颜料。
[V-T] If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements. 碾压
例:"Well," I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step.“好吧,”我边说边紧张地把香烟在花岗岩台阶上碾灭。
[V-T] If you grind something, you make it smooth or sharp by rubbing it against a hard surface. 把…磨光; 把…磨锋利
例:It was beyond my ability to grind a blade this broad.把这么宽的刀刃磨锋利我做不到。
[V-I] If a vehicle grinds somewhere, it moves there very slowly and noisily. (机动车) 嘎嘎作响地缓慢移动
例:Tanks had crossed the border at five fifteen and were grinding south.坦克已在5点15分穿过边界,然后隆隆地向南开去。
[N-SING] The grind of a machine is the harsh, scraping noise that it makes, usually because it is old or is working too hard. (机器因年久或过度使用而发出的) 刺耳的磨擦声
例:The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves.重型机器发出的嘎嘎磨擦声会让他们心烦意乱。
[[非正式]] 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. 苦差事
例:Life continues to be a terrible grind for the ordinary person.对于普通人来说,生活一直是个糟糕的苦差事。
[PHRASE] 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. (经济或进程等) 渐渐地停止
例:The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government.当以色列力图建立新政府时,和平进程已逐渐停顿下来。
[PHRASE] If a vehicle grinds to a halt, it stops slowly and noisily. (机动车) 轰隆隆地慢慢停下
例:The tanks ground to a halt after a hundred yards because the fuel had been siphoned out.坦克在行驶100码后由于燃料被抽走而轰隆隆地慢慢停了下来。