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  • Conjugation : past  ground ; ing  grinding
  • Derivatives : adv  grindingly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

grind [graɪnd]
  1. 1. vt. [+coffee, pepper] (crush) 磨碎
  2. 2. vt. (squash) 碾
  3. 3. vt. [US] [+meat] 绞碎
  4. 4. vt. [+knife, blade] (sharpen) 磨快
  5. 5. vi. [vehicle, gears+] 轰鸣缓慢行进
  6. 6. noun the grind (work) 苦差
    to grind one's teeth
    咬牙切齿
    to grind to a halt
    [vehicle+] 嘎嘎作响地慢慢停下
  7. 7. noun [talks, production+] 逐渐停滞

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

grind [graɪnd] [graɪnd]
  1. 1. vt. 使成粉末研磨磨(碎);碾(碎);压(碎);压榨
  2. 2. vt. 使苦恼折磨压垮压迫压榨
    a people ground by tyranny
    暴政压迫民族
  3. 3. vt. 磨尖,磨快,磨薄
  4. 4. vt. 嘎嘎出声挤压声音刺耳摩擦咬(牙),磨(牙
    to grind one's teeth
    磨牙咬牙切齿
  5. 5. vt. 推(磨),摇(石磨等);摇…的曲柄
    to grind a coffee mill
    推咖啡磨
  6. 6. vt. 磨制
  7. 7. vi. 磨;碾;研磨磨碎;磨尖;磨快磨光
  8. 8. vi. 可磨,耐磨,受磨
  9. 9. vi. 磨擦磨碎,擦响;磨擦得嘎嘎响
  10. 10. vi. [Spoken] 苦学刻苦用功苦干
  11. 11. vi. [Slang] [American English] (如跳脱衣舞时)扭摆,扭屁股
  12. 12. noun 磨;碾;捣;擂
  13. 13. noun 磨细的程度
  14. 14. noun 苦工,苦差使,单调乏味的工作(或学习
  15. 15. noun [American English] [Spoken] 苦功读书学生埋头读书的人,书呆子
  16. 16. noun [Slang] [American English] (脱衣舞女的)扭摆,扭屁股

Collins English-English Dictionary

grind [graɪnd]
  1. 1. vb to reduce or be reduced to small particles by pounding or abrading
    to grind corn
    to grind flour
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to smooth, sharpen, or polish by friction or abrasion
    to grind a knife
  3. 3. vt. to scrape or grate together (two things, esp the teeth) with a harsh rasping sound or (of such objects) to be scraped together
  4. 4. vt. [tr; foll by out] to speak or say (something) in a rough voice
  5. 5. vt. [tr; often foll by down] to hold down; oppress; tyrannize
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to operate (a machine) by turning a handle
  7. 7. vt. [tr; foll by out] to produce in a routine or uninspired manner
    he ground out his weekly article for the paper
  8. 8. vt. [tr; foll by out] to continue to play in a dull or insipid manner
    the band only ground out old tunes all evening
  9. 9. vt. [tr; often foll by into] to instil (facts, information, etc) by persistent effort
    they ground into the recruits the need for vigilance
  10. 10. vi. [intr] [Spoken] to study or work laboriously
  11. 11. vi. [intr] [chiefly US] to dance erotically by rotating the pelvis (esp in the phrase bump and grind)
  12. 12. n [Spoken] laborious or routine work or study
  13. 13. n [Slang] [chiefly US] a person, esp a student, who works excessively hard
  14. 14. n a specific grade of pulverization, as of coffee beans
    coarse grind
  15. 15. n [Brit] [Slang] the act of sexual intercourse
  16. 16. n [chiefly US] a dance movement involving an erotic rotation of the pelvis
  17. 17. n the act or sound of grinding
  18. 18. n See also grind in grind on
  19. 19. n [Etymology] Old English grindan; related to Latin frendere, Lithuanian gréndu I rub, Low German grand sand

Examples

to grind a coffee mill
推咖啡磨
For more flavorful espresso and coffee, use a coffee grinder to grind your beads fresh.
想要烹制出更加香浓的蒸馏咖啡或是普通咖啡,可以使用咖啡机,绝对滴滴香浓。
The main differences between espresso coffee and drip coffee are the fineness of the grind and the brewing time.
浓缩咖啡和过滤咖啡的主要区别就是碾磨的细度和冲煮的时间不同。
to have an axe to grind
[inf] 另有企图
to grind to a halt
[vehicle+] 嘎嘎作响地慢慢停下
to grind down
to grind flour

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