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[编辑] GRE 红宝书

  • n. 枯燥乏味的工作
  • [英] n. 枯燥乏味的工作 ( long, difficult, tedious task; drudgery)
  • [例] She grinds fresh coffee beans every day.

[编辑] Webster Collegiate

I. verb (ground; grinding)

  • Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grindan; akin to Latin frendere to crush, grind
  • Date: before 12th century
  • transitive verb
    • 1. to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth)
    • 2. to wear down, polish, or sharpen by friction <grind an ax>
    • 3.
      • a. oppress, harass
      • b. to weaken or destroy gradually — usually used with down<poverty ground her spirit down>
    • 4.
      • a. to press together with a rotating motion <grind the teeth>
      • b. to rub or press harshly <ground the cigarette out>
    • 5. to operate or produce by turning a crank <grind a hand organ>
  • intransitive verb
    • 1. to perform the operation of grinding
    • 2. to become pulverized, polished, or sharpened by friction
    • 3. to move with difficulty or friction especially so as to make a grating noise <gears grinding>
    • 4. drudge; especially to study hard <grind for an exam>
    • 5. to rotate the hips in an erotic manner
  • ? grindingly adverb

II. noun

  • Date: 13th century
  • 1.
    • a. an act of grinding
    • b. the sound of grinding
  • 2.
    • a. dreary, monotonous, or difficult labor, study, or routine
    • b. one who works or studies excessively
  • 3. the result of grinding; also material ground to a particular degree of fineness <a drip grind of coffee>
  • 4. the act of rotating the hips in an erotic manner
  • Synonyms: see work


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