单词	grinding
释义	grinding /ˈɡrʌɪndɪŋ / adjective [attributive] 1(Of a difficult situation) oppressive and seemingly without end: grinding poverty... At first glance, bi-nationalism seems to offer an attractive exit from the grinding impasse of the current conflict. More than 50 percent of Peru's population lives under conditions of grinding poverty. Although he had almost no formal education and was dogged by grinding poverty all his life, Blake managed to create a type of original language that influences English to this day. 2(Of a sound or movement) harsh and grating: the grinding roar of the lorries... Almost instantly after the name was spoken, a slight grinding noise sounded… and then that familiar computerized voice. The keys made a metallic grinding sound as Kim poked and turned them in the keyhole. A horrible grinding sound came from somewhere above their heads, and a spray of smelly oil came down on top of them. Derivatives grindingly adverb ... I've only been grindingly poor for a couple years, and now I have what would, I guess, be called a ‘good job.’ York, such a pleasant place to live now, was a grim, impoverished city of slums and open sewers where - for the poor who had few job opportunities - life was grindingly hard, says Keith. The reality of the life so glamorised in the Hollywood Western was one of grindingly hard work and constantly struggling against the natural elements.
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