grinding

英 [ˈɡraɪndɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡraɪndɪŋ]

adj.  没完没了的; 无休止的; 无改进的
v.  磨碎; 碾碎; 把…磨成粉; 磨(粉); 使锋利; 磨快; 磨光
grind的现在分词

现在分词：grinding　复数：grindings　

化学

BNC.14549 / COCA.13809

牛津词典

adj.

• 没完没了的；无休止的；无改进的
  that never ends or improves
  1. grinding poverty
     贫困不堪

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 没完没了的；无休止的；毫无起色的
  If you describe a bad situation asgrinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends.
  1. Their grandfather had left his village in order to escape the grinding poverty.
     为了摆脱贫困的煎熬，他们的祖父离开了村子。
  2. ...the grinding difficulty of getting to the stadium.
     想要进入体育场困难重重
• PHRASE 突然停顿下来
  If you say that something comesto a grinding halt, you are emphasizing that it stops very suddenly, especially before it was meant to.
  1. A car will come to a grinding halt if you put water in the petrol tank.
     如果把水灌进油箱，汽车会猛然间停下来。
• See also:grind

英英释义

noun

• a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
• material resulting from the process of grinding
  1. vegetable grindings clogged the drain
• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
  Synonym:abrasionattritiondetrition

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