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1. 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

Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it. 將胡椒子儲藏在密封容器里，當你需要的時候把它磨成粉。

2. PHRASAL VERB Grind up means the same as . 磨碎 (同)(grind)

He makes his own paint, grinding up the pigment with a little oil. 他把色料塊加少許油磨碎，自己制成繪畫顏料。

3. V-T If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements. 碾壓

"Well," I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step. “好吧，”我邊說邊緊張地把香煙在花崗巖臺階上碾滅。

4. PHRASE If you grind your teeth, you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something. 磨牙

5. V-T If you grind something, you make it smooth or sharp by rubbing it against a hard surface. 把…磨光; 把…磨鋒利

It was beyond my ability to grind a blade this broad. 把這么寬的刀刃磨鋒利我做不到。

6. V-I If a vehicle grinds somewhere, it moves there very slowly and noisily. (機動車) 嘎嘎作響地緩慢移動

Tanks had crossed the border at five fifteen and were grinding south. 坦克已在5點15分穿過邊界，然后隆隆地向南開去。

7. 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. (機器因年久或過度使用而發(fā)出的) 刺耳的磨擦聲

The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves. 重型機器發(fā)出的嘎嘎磨擦聲會讓他們心煩意亂。

8. N-SING 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[非正式]

Life continues to be a terrible grind for the ordinary person. 對于普通人來說，生活一直是個糟糕的苦差事。

9. 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. (經(jīng)濟或進程等) 漸漸地停止

The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government. 當以色列力圖建立新政府時，和平進程已逐漸停頓下來。

10. PHRASE If a vehicle grinds to a halt, it stops slowly and noisily. (機動車) 轟隆隆地慢慢停下

The tanks ground to a halt after a hundred yards because the fuel had been siphoned out. 坦克在行駛100碼后由于燃料被抽走而轟隆隆地慢慢停了下來。