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单词 grind someone down
释义

grind someone down

Wear someone down with continuous harsh treatment: mundane everyday things which just grind people down...
  • ‘We are fighting a continual battle and eventually it grinds you down,’ she said.
  • We know that his years of drudgery have ground him down.
  • A prominent public figure, she was also the survivor of an unhappy family, and private sadness had ground her down by the time she reached her 50s.

Synonyms

oppress, persecute, tyrannize, suppress;
afflict, maltreat, ill-treat, scourge;
torture, torment, molest, harass, harry
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