| 单词 | ground |
| 释义 | Word Frequency ground 1(ɡraʊnd) noun 1. the land surface 2. earth or soil he dug into the ground outside his house 3. (plural) the land around a dwelling house or other building 4. (sometimes plural) an area of land given over to a purpose football ground burial grounds 5. land having a particular characteristic level ground high ground 6. matter for consideration or debate; field of research or inquiry the lecture was familiar ground to him the report covered a lot of ground 7. a position or viewpoint, as in an argument or controversy (esp in the phrases give ground, hold, stand, or shift one's ground) 8. position or advantage, as in a subject or competition (esp in the phrases gain ground, lose ground, etc) 9. (often plural) reason; justification grounds for complaint 10. arts a. the prepared surface applied to the support of a painting, such as a wall, canvas, etc, to prevent it reacting with or absorbing the paint b. the support of a painting c. the background of a painting or main surface against which the other parts of a work of art appear superimposed 11. a. the first coat of paint applied to a surface b. (as modifier) ground colour 12. the bottom of a river or the sea 13. (plural) sediment or dregs, esp from coffee 14. mainly British the floor of a room 15. cricket a. the area from the popping crease back past the stumps, in which a batsman may legally stand b. ground staff 16. ground bass 17. a mesh or network supporting the main pattern of a piece of lace 18. electrical, US and Canadian a. a connection between an electrical circuit or device and the earth, which is at zero potential b. Also called: earth a terminal to which this connection is made 19. above ground 20. below ground 21. break new ground 22. cut the ground from under someone's feet 23. get off the ground 24. go to ground 25. hit the ground running 26. into the ground 27. meet someone on his or her own ground 28. the high ground 29. to the ground 30. touch ground 31. (modifier) situated on, living on, or used on the ground ground frost ground forces 32. (modifier) concerned with or operating on the ground, esp as distinct from in the air ground crew ground hostess 33. (modifier) (used in names of plants) low-growing and often trailing or spreading verb 34. (transitive) to put or place on the ground 35. (transitive) to instruct in fundamentals 36. (transitive) to provide a basis or foundation for; establish 37. (transitive) to confine (an aircraft, pilot, etc) to the ground 38. (transitive) informal to confine (a child) to the house as a punishment 39. the usual US word for earth (sense 16) 40. (transitive) nautical to run (a vessel) aground 41. (transitive) to cover (a surface) with a preparatory coat of paint 42. (intransitive) to hit or reach the ground Word origin Old English grund; related to Old Norse grunn shallow, grunnr, grund plain, Old High German gruntWord Frequency ground 2(ɡraʊnd) verb 1. the past tense and past participle of grind adjective 2. having the surface finished, thickness reduced, or an edge sharpened by grinding 3. reduced to fine particles by grinding |
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