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grind¹ /graɪnd; ɡraɪnd/
v [T] ground /grand; ɡraʊnd/ , ground, grinding
1 to crush something such as coffee beans into small pieces or powder 把〔咖啡豆等〕碾碎，磨成粉末
2 to make something such as a knife sharp by rubbing it against a rough hard surface 磨光，磨利
3 if you grind your teeth, you rub them together 咬磨〔牙齿〕
4 grind to a halt if something grinds to a HALT, it stops moving or making progress 停止:
Traffic slowly ground to a halt. 车辆慢慢地停了下来。
grind downto treat someone cruelly or unfairly for a long time, so that they lose all their courage and hope 折磨; 欺压; 压垮:
She had been ground down by years of poverty and hardship. 她被长期的贫穷和困苦消磨了意志。
grind on
to continue for an unpleasantly long time 烦人地长久持续:
The morning seemed to be grinding on. 那上午好像过得特别慢。
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