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.
例句
Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it.將胡椒粒儲(chǔ)存在密封容器中，在需要的時(shí)候磨成粉。...the odor of fresh ground coffee.現(xiàn)磨咖啡的香氣
VERB
用力擠壓；用勁擦
If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements.
例句
'Well,' I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step.“好吧，”我邊說邊緊張不安地把香煙在花崗巖臺(tái)階上捻滅。
VERB
把…磨鋒利；把…磨快；把…磨光
If you grind something, you make it smooth or sharp by rubbing it against a hard surface.
例句
...a shop where they grind knives...磨刀鋪The tip can be ground to a much sharper edge to cut smoother and faster.可以把尖端磨得更鋒利些，這樣切割起來更順更快。
VERB
刺耳地緩慢移動(dòng)
If a vehicle grinds somewhere, it moves there very slowly and noisily.
例句
Tanks had crossed the border at five fifteen and were grinding south.坦克隊(duì)于5點(diǎn)15分越過邊境，正轟隆隆地緩慢向南開進(jìn)。
N-SING
（機(jī)器的）刺耳摩擦聲
The grind of a machine is the harsh, scraping noise that it makes, usually because it is old or is working too hard.
例句
The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves.重型機(jī)器發(fā)出的刺耳的摩擦聲會(huì)讓他們心煩意亂。
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.
例句
The daily grind of government is done by Her Majesty's Civil Service...枯燥的日常政務(wù)都由女王陛下的政府行政部門來處理。Life continues to be a terrible grind for the ordinary person.生活對(duì)于平頭百姓而言依然是理不清的瑣事。
PHRASE
逐漸停止；慢慢癱瘓
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.
例句
The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government.當(dāng)以色列竭力組建新政府的時(shí)候，和平進(jìn)程已經(jīng)陷于停頓。
PHRASE
（車輛）聲音刺耳地緩緩?fù)Ｏ?/div>
If a vehicle grinds to a halt, it stops slowly and noisily.
例句
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，這些坦克行駛了100碼后又轟隆隆地緩緩?fù)Ａ讼聛怼?/i>