英语词汇“grind”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

grindgrind1 /graɪnd/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle ground /graʊnd/)

ETYMOLOGYgrind¹

Origin: Old English grindan

VERB TABLE

grind

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	grind
	he, she, it	grinds
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	ground
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have ground
	he, she, it	has ground
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had ground
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will grind
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have ground

Continuous Form
Present	I	am grinding
	he, she, it	is grinding
	you, we, they	are grinding
Past	I, he, she, it	was grinding
	you, we, they	were grinding
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been grinding
	he, she, it	has been grinding
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been grinding
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be grinding
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been grinding

THESAURUSheavy weight► press

to put pressure or weight on something to make it flat, crush it, etc.: The crop is then gathered and the grapes are pressed.

► squash

to press something and damage it by making it flat: Put the tomatoes where they won’t get squashed.

► crush

to press something very hard so that it is broken or destroyed: His leg was crushed between the car and the wall.

► mash

to press fruit or cooked vegetables until they are soft and smooth: Mash the potatoes well.

► grind

to press and cut something into small pieces or powder using a special machine: The flour used to be ground between these two circular stones.

► squeeze

to press something from both sides, usually with your fingers: Squeeze the toothpaste tube from the bottom.

► pinch

to press someone’s skin between your finger and thumb: Mom! Anna pinched me, and it really hurt!

► compress

formal to press something so that it takes up less space: The pump compresses the air, forcing it through a tube into the tire.

► compact

formal to press something together so that it becomes smaller or more solid: The machine compacts household trash.

1INTO SMALL PIECES [transitive] a)to break something such as grain or coffee beans into small pieces or powder, either in a machine or between two hard surfaces SYN grind up: Grind some black pepper over the salad. b)to cut food, especially raw meat, into very small pieces by putting it through a machine SYN mince2SMOOTH/SHARP [transitive] to make something smooth or sharp by rubbing it on a hard surface or by using a machine: The lenses are ground to a high standard of precision.3PRESS something DOWN [transitive always + adv./prep.] to press something down into a surface and rub it with a strong twisting movement: grind something into/in something He ground his cigarette butt into the ashtray.4PRESS AGAINST something [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to press and rub against something: grind against I hate the sound of metal grinding against metal.► see thesaurus at press15grind your teeth to rub your upper and lower teeth together, making a noise6grind to a halt a)if a vehicle or traffic grinds to a halt, it stops gradually: Traffic ground to a halt as we got closer to the accident. b)if a country, organization, or process grinds to a halt, it gradually stops working: Production ground to a halt at five of the factories. → see also have an ax to grind at ax1 (3)grind somebody ↔ down phrasal verb to make someone lose all courage, hope, or energy, especially by treating him or her badly: The air attacks are grinding down the enemy’s ability to fight.grind on phrasal verb to continue for a long time, which seems longer than necessary: The trial has been grinding on for six months now.grind something ↔ out phrasal verb1to produce information, writing, music, etc. in such large amounts that it becomes boring: Franklin just keeps grinding out detective stories.2to do something with a lot of effort: We just barely ground out a win.grind something ↔ up phrasal verb to break something such as grain or coffee beans into small pieces or powder, either in a machine or between two hard surfaces: Could you grind up some coffee beans for me?