grounds/grandz; ɡraʊndz/ n [plural 复数] 1 reasons for doing something 理由; 根据: on the grounds of/that You can't fire a woman on the grounds that she's pregnant. 你不能因为一个人怀孕了就解雇她。 + for Snoring! That should be grounds for divorce! 打呼噜！那竟然也是离婚的理由！ 2 the land or gardens around a large building 〔大建筑物周围的〕空地，庭园: They walked around the hospital grounds. 他们在医院的花园里散步。