| 单词 | gritting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈgritting ˈgritting adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > paving and road-building > [adjective] > gritting roads in icy weather gritting1968 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log xxiii, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 153/1 Thundering them down again against the flint-hard coral spikes, with a loud gritting rumble. 1968 Times 26 Mar. 2/2 A big new road-gritting machine. ˈgritting ˈgritting n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > paving and road-building > [noun] > gritting roads in icy weather gritting1823 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [noun] > grating or rasping > grinding or gnashing teeth gristbitingc950 gristc1000 gristbitec1275 gnastinga1300 grinding1340 grintingc1386 grispingc1400 gruntinga1425 gnashing1495 gritting1823 1823 Massachusetts Spy 30 Apr. The harmony arising from the filing of a saw, or the gritting of teeth. a1849 E. A. Poe Tales & Sketches (1852) 255 I could have sworn that it was the gritting of this vagabond's teeth. 1901 Daily News 13 Mar. 5/2 The gritting and corroding of tubes. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 14 Dec. 11/2 The Borough Council includes no less a sum than £2,000 for snow removal and the gritting of the roads. 1963 Guardian 21 Jan. 1/1 Todmorden local authority has a plough and gritting lorry out. 1963 Times 4 Feb. 6/6 Snow ploughs and gritting gangs worked throughout yesterday to clear 50,000 miles of snow-covered trunk roads. < as lemmas |
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