| 单词 | ground |
| 释义 | ground —ground /ɡraʊnd/ noun (COFFEE) grounds [plural]► F0 the small grains of coffee left at the bottom of a cup or other container that has had coffee in it→ SEE ALSO GRIND(Cf. ↑grind) verb (MAKE SMALLER)Thesaurus+: ↑Things remainingnoun (LAND) the ground [S]B1 the surface of the Earth: » I sat down on the ground.Thesaurus+: ↑The Earth and outer space - general wordsB2 [U] soil: » soft/stony ground» The ground was frozen hard and was impossible to dig.Thesaurus+: ↑SoilB1 [C] an area of land used for a particular purpose or activity: » a football groundThesaurus+: ↑Areas of land in general , ↑Space - general wordsgrounds [plural]C2 the gardens and land that surround a building and often have a wall or fence around them: » We went for a walk around the hospital grounds.Thesaurus+: ↑Gardens and yardsnoun [C usually plural] (CAUSE) ► C2 a reason, cause, or argument: » She is suing the company on grounds of unfair dismissal.» Do you have any ground for suspecting them?» [+ to infinitive] We have grounds to believe that you have been lying to us.» [+ that] He refused to answer on the grounds that she was unfairly dismissed.Thesaurus+: ↑Motives and reasonsWord Builder:–Nouns: ground, underground, grounding–Adjectives: groundless, underground–Verbs: ground–Adverbs: underground• • • Extra Examples:» There should be no discrimination on the grounds of colour.» Do you have any grounds for complaint ?» The accused pleaded not guilty on grounds of diminished responsibility.» He refused to say anything on the grounds that he might incriminate himself.» She is suing the company on grounds of unfair dismissal.noun [C usually singular] (WIRE) ► F0 US FOR EARTH(Cf. ↑earth) noun (WIRE)Thesaurus+: ↑Electrical switches and connectionsnoun [U] (AREA OF KNOWLEDGE) ► C2 an area of knowledge or experience: » When the conversation turns to politics he's on familiar ground (= he knows a lot about this subject).» Once we'd found some common ground (= things we both knew about) we got on very well together.» The lectures covered a lot of ground (= included information on many different subjects).» I enjoyed her first novel, but I felt in the second she was going over the same ground (= dealing with the same area of experience).Thesaurus+: ↑Topics and areas of interest• • • Extra Examples:» The debate is becoming polarized and there seems to be no middle ground.» I think you're on very shaky ground with that argument.» He's annoying to argue with because he keeps shifting his ground.» The party has watered down its socialist ideals in order to appeal to the centre ground.» We covered a lot of ground in the first few weeks of the course.verb (CAUSE) ↑Verb Endings for ground be grounded in sth FORMAL► F0 to be based firmly on something: » Fiction should be grounded in reality.» Most phobias are grounded in childhood experiences.→ SEE ALSO WELL GROUNDED(Cf. ↑well grounded)Thesaurus+: ↑Being based on or depending on somethingWord Builder:–Nouns: ground, underground, grounding–Adjectives: groundless, underground–Verbs: ground–Adverbs: undergroundverb (GRIND) ↑Verb Endings for ground ► F0 PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF GRIND(Cf. ↑grind)Thesaurus+: ↑Squeezing and grindingverb (KEEP ON LAND) ↑Verb Endings for ground be groundedF0 If a ship is grounded, it cannot move because it has hit solid ground: » The oil tanker was grounded on a sandbank.Thesaurus+: ↑Staying afloat, capsizing and sinkingF0 [T often passive] If aircraft are grounded, they are prevented from flying or ordered not to fly: » The snowstorm meant that all planes were grounded.Thesaurus+: ↑Travelling by aircraft , ↑Aviation , ↑Movement through the airverb [T] (PUNISH) ↑Verb Endings for ground ► F0 to forbid (= refuse to allow) a child or young person from going out as a punishment: » My parents have grounded me for a week.Thesaurus+: ↑Punishing and punishments , ↑Punishing by causing pain , ↑Hitting and beating |
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