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  • Conjugation : past  gritted ; ing  gritting
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

grit [grɪt]
  1. 1. noun [u] (sand,gravel) 沙粒
  2. 2. noun (determination) 勇气
  3. 3. vt. [+road] 用沙子覆盖
  4. 4. n pl [US] [Cooking] grits 粗玉米粉
    to grit one's teeth
    [lit] 咬紧牙
  5. 5. n pl [fig] 咬紧牙关

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

grit [grɪt] [grɪt]
  1. 1. noun 砂砾;石砾
  2. 2. noun 石质(指粗细
  3. 3. noun (常作磨石的)大而有锐粒的粗砂岩
  4. 4. noun [American English] 刚毅坚忍勇气
  5. 5. vt. 在…上铺砂砾
  6. 6. vt. 愤怒(或坚决)地咬(牙);咬(牙)切(齿);咬紧(牙关
  7. 7. vi. 摩擦作声
  8. 8. noun [Slang] 勇气胆量

Collins English-English Dictionary

grit [grɪt]
  1. 1. n gritstone any coarse sandstone that can be used as a grindstone or millstone
  2. 2. n small hard particles of sand, earth, stone, etc
  3. 3. n the texture or grain of stone
  4. 4. n indomitable courage, toughness, or resolution
  5. 5. n [Engineering] an arbitrary measure of the size of abrasive particles used in a grinding wheel or other abrasive process
  6. 6. vb to clench or grind together (two objects, esp the teeth)
  7. 7. vb to cover (a surface, such as icy roads) with grit
  8. 8. vb [Etymology] Old English greot; related to Old Norse grjot pebble, Old High German grioz; see great, groats, gruel

Examples

粗沙
coarse sand; grit
鞋里有砂子,硌脚。
There's some grit in the shoe, and it hurts my foot.
他用砂砾堆成了这座小型城堡。
He made this small castle by piling up grit.

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