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grind away

/grahynd/US // graɪnd //UK // (ɡraɪnd) //

磨碎了,磨碎,磨掉,磨碎的

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    ground or grind·ed; grind·ing.

    • : to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
    • : to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; bray, triturate, or pulverize.
    • : to oppress, torment, or crush: to grind the poor.
    • : to rub harshly or gratingly; grate together; grit:to grind one's teeth.
    • : to operate by turning a crank: to grind a hand organ.
    • : to produce by crushing or abrasion: to grind flour.
    • : Slang. to annoy; irritate; irk: It really grinds me when he's late.
v.无主动词 verb
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    ground or grind·ed; grind·ing.

    • : to perform the operation of reducing to fine particles.
    • : to rub harshly; grate.
    • : to be or become ground.
    • : to be polished or sharpened by friction.
    • : Informal. to work or study laboriously: He was grinding away at his algebra.
    • : Digital Technology. to perform a monotonous task repeatedly in order to advance a character to a higher level or rank: You have to grind for hours before you can embark on the main story mission.
    • : Slang. to rotate the hips in a suggestive manner.Compare bump.
n.名词 noun
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    • : the act of grinding.
    • : a grinding sound.
    • : a grade of particle fineness into which a substance is ground: The coffee is available in various grinds for different coffee makers.
    • : laborious, usually uninteresting work: Copying all the footnotes was a grind.
    • : Informal. an excessively diligent student.
    • : Slang. a dance movement in which the hips are rotated in a suggestive or erotic manner.Compare bump.
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    • : grind out, to produce in a routine or mechanical way: to grind out magazine stories.to extinguish by rubbing the lighted end against a hard surface: to grind out a cigarette.

Phrases

  • grind to a halt
  • ax to grind
  • mills of the gods grind slowly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • This can be super helpful for fine tuning your grind for espresso machines.

  • The grind tray snaps out and lets you dump or repurpose excess or spilled coffee.

  • The Toddy requires 12 ounces of grinds and seven cups of water.

  • You can see it in the dives on the ground, the exhaustion, the grind.

  • Use a broad angle and grind for wood processing or other brute-force tasks and a narrow edge and concave grind for meat processing or other slicing duties.

  • It was promoted on what might be called not-quite-mainstream or, indeed, axe-to-grind media.

  • But what if this war does eventually involve ground troops, and what if it does just grind on for years?

  • The daily grind of child-rearing and the stress of sharing responsibility seem to be a big part of it.

  • Those who propagate it are considered paranoids or activists with an axe to grind.

  • And I think it will slowly grind you down until you have the utmost respect for it, which I now have.

  • Take a millstone and grind meal: uncover thy shame, strip thy shoulder, make bare thy legs, pass over the rivers.

  • The poorest people reduce it to powder by manual labour, in the same way as they grind corn preparatory to baking it into cakes.

  • He delivered his repeated phrases with an unctuous indulgent roll that made Gwynne long to grind his teeth.

  • He turned over slowly, feeling the hard canes grind into his body as he moved.

  • Its that Im just sick of the office and the grind every week and no change!nothing new, nothing happening.