grimace 898 |
方或建筑物）not attractive;
depressing无吸引力的；阴 森的；凄凉的：rhe house ioofced gri/n
and dreary in the rain.这房子在雨中显得阴郁凄凉。◊
the grim waHs 〇/ the prison 令人抑郁的监狱四壁
4 [not before noun] (8/f， /•n/orma/) ill/sick 生病；不服：了/ee〖 grim this
morning. 我今天卓上感到不备服。5 [not usually before
noun] (8/f, of very low quality 质量低劣；糟糕：Their pe/formcmce was /afr/y grim, I’m a介aid/ 很—，他们的
演虫真不怎么样！
► grim•丨y adv.: lIt won^ be easy,' he said
grimly. ，5 〇 grimly
determi'ned 坚定不移
grim.ness
/7〇w/7 [U] IT»TO1 hang/ hold on for/like grim
'death (Br£) (also hang/hold on for dear
'life NAmE,
BrE) [informal) to hold sb/sth very tightly because you are afraid (害奋得）死死抓住不放， f紧抓住不松手
grim-ace /gri'meis; 'grimas/ verb, noun m verb [V] ~ (at sb/sth) to make an ugly
expression with your face to show pain, disgust, etc.(南痛苦、厌恶
等）做鬼脸，做怪相：He grimaced at the bitter
taste•他 一尝那苦味，做了个怪相。◊ She grimaced as the
needZe went in.针扎进去痛得她龇牙咧嘴。
unoun an ugly expression made
by twisting your face, used to show pain，disgust, etc. or to make
st laugh 怪 相；鬼脸；脸Ip扭曲：to mafce/give a grimace 〇/pain 做出 /
S出無苦的情◊ ‘What’s that?’
she asfced with a g^mace. “那是什么？ ”她皱着眉头问道。
grime /graim/ noun [U] dirt that forms a
layer on the surface of sth —层污垢；尘垢；积垢 HTTi
dirt： a face covered with
grime and sweat ^ flF tK
的脸
the ,Grim 'Reaper noun an imaginary figure who
represents death. It looks like a skeleton, wears a long cloak and carries a scythe.浄狞的收割者（指骷髅状
f神，身披斗篷，手持长柄大镰刀）
grimy
/'graimi/
adj. (grimi-er,
grimi-est) covered with dirt沾满污垢的；满是灰尘的SEI dirty : grimy hcmds/wfmiows沾满污垢的手；满是灰尘的窗户
grin
/grin/
verb,
noun
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verb (-nn-) ~ (at sb) to smile widely 露齿而笑；咧着嘴 笑；M 着穿笑：[V] She
grinned amiaWy at us.她咧着祕
向我们亲切地微矣。◊ rhey grinned with
ddight when they heard our news.他们得知我们的消息时髙兴得直咧
着 _笑。◊ He was grinning_/h)m
ear to ear.他矣’得合
不無_。◊ [VN]
jFfe grinned a weZcome.他咧嘴一•笑表示欢
迎。IT^l grin and 'bear it (only used as an
infinitive and in orders只用作不定式和甬于命令中）to accept pain,
disappointment or a difficult situation without complaining 默默忍受；苦笑着怼受：TTiere’s nothfng we can do about it. Well just have to grin and bear it. 我们无能为力，只好默默地忍受。
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ziowu a wide smile 露齿的笑；咧着嘴笑：She gave a broad grin.她咧着大嘴笑。<>a wry/sheepish grin 咧 嘴苦笑；尴尬的笑◊‘MV/ie said w£th a grin. “不。” 他咧嘴笑了笑说。◊ Tafce that grin ojgf your/ace/ 细嬉
f笑脸的！
grind /gramd/ verb, noun • verb (ground, ground /graund/)
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FOOD/FLOUR/COFFEE 食物；面粉；咖啡 1
[VN] ~ sth (down/up) | ~ sth (to/into sth) to break or crush sth into very small pieces between
two hard surfaces or using a special machine磨碎；碾碎；把…磨成粉：to grind coj5fee/com将咖啡/谷粒磨成粉一see
also ground
2
[VN] to produce sth such as flour by crushing 0 (粉）.：The flour is ground
using traditional methods. 这面粉是用传统方法磨制而成。3 [VN] (AMmE) == mince v.(l)
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MAKE SHARP/SMOOTH 使锋利/光滑 4
[VN] to make sth sharp or smooth by rubbing it against a hard surface 使 锋利；磨快；磨光：a specfa〖 stone /or grinding
fcnives 备
刀用的石头
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PRESS INTO SURFACE 挤压进表层 5 [VN] ~ sth into sth |
〜sth in to press or mb sth into
a surface 用力挤压，用 力擦（■入秦层）：.He ground his cigarette into the ashtray.他也香烟按在烟灰缸里捻灭。◊ 77ie dirt on her hands was ground in.她手上的泥溃住了。
RUB
TOGETHER 磨擦 6
to mb together, or to make hard objects rub together, often producing an
unpleasant
noise 磨擦（发出刺耳声）：[V] Parts 〇/ the machine were grinding together nois办.彳/L齬零件摩擦发出刺耳的
声音。◊ [VN] She
grinds her teeth when she is asZeep.她
睡觉时磨牙。◊ He
ground the gears on the car.他把汽
车排挡踩得嘎嘎作响。
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MACHINE 机器 7 [VN] to turn the handle
of a machine that grinds sth摇动手柄（操纵机器）：to
grind a pepper
mfH摇动胡椒磨
bring sth to a grinding halt to make sth gradually
go slower until it stops completely 使渐渐停下来
grind
to a 'halt | come to a grinding 'halt to go
slower gradually and then stop
completely 慢慢停下
来：Production ground to a
halt during the strike. gX _间生产渐渐陷入瘫痪。一more at axe r7. i^gl:iVi grind sb^'down to
treat sb in a cruel unpleasant way over a long period of time, so that they
become very unhappy (长•间）虐待，政压，折磨（某人）：Don’t〖et them grind you down.别让他们欺压你。◊ Yiears 〇/oppression had ground the people down. A民年复一年地邊受着压
迫。.grind |on to
continue for a long time, when this is unpleasant令人厌烦地继续下去：The argument ground on/or a〖most two years.这场争论拖拖拉拉持续
了近两年。.grind sth<~»’out to
produce sth in large quantities, often sth that is not good or interesting X 量生产（尤指粗制滥造)EEE1 CHURN OUT: She
grinds out
romantic novek at the rate o/_/iive a year.她以一年五 部的速度胡乱拼凑低劣的爱情小说。
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BORING ACTIVITY 乏味的活:动 1 [sing.] an
activity that is tiring or
boring and takes a lot of time 令入疲劳（或厌倦）的工作；苦差事：thedaHygrimi 〇/ /amdy啡家庭生活中繁重的家务劳动◊於a grind to the top
o/thatparticu〖arpro/ession.爬到那种行业的 最高位置要经过漫长的艰苦奋斗。
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OF MACHINES 机器 2 [sing.] the unpleasant noise made by
machines剌耳的摩&声
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S>V0T 刻苦用‘6$A3[C】（C/S，/>?/om7fl/)=sw〇T/7. grind-er /'grainda(r)/ noun 1 a machine or tool for
grinding a solid substance
into a powder 碾磨器械：a coj^ee grinder 磨咖啡机 2 a
person whose job is to make knives sharper; a machine which does this 磨刀匠；磨 X;磨床 _ see also organ-grinder
grind-ing
/'gramdiq/
adj. [only before noun] (of a difficult
situation 困难的形备）that never ends or
improves 没完
没了的；无知止的；无改进的：grinding poverty贫困 〒堪
grind-stone /'graindstaun; NAmE -stoim/ noun a round stone that is
turned like a wheel and is used to make knives and other tools sharp 磨石；砂轮 IT»TO1 see nose n.
gringo /'griqgau; NAmE -gou/ noun (pi. -os) (informal, disapproving) used in Latin American
countries to refer to a person from the US美国佬（在拉丁美洲国家使用）
griot
/'grirau;
NAmE 'griiou/ noun (in
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HOLDING TIGHTLY 紧握 1 [C, usually sing.卜(on sb/sth) an
act of holding sb/sth
tightly; a particular way of doing this 紧握；紧抓 BPITl grasp： Keep a tight grip on
the rope.索余Mft绳索不放。Oto Zoosen/reZease/reZoA： your grip 〇 She tried to get
a grip on the icy rock.
她尽力抓_ 冰冷的石头。◊ The dimber sapped and tost her grip.登山女子滑了一下松开了手。◊ She 5«7*〇双〖6(^介0^1/^_.他紧拉住她不放，她奋力挣脱。0
Try
adjusting your grip on the racket•试着调整一下你握
球拍的方法。
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C0NTR0L/P0WER 控勞力；影响力 2 [sing.]〜（on sb/sth)
control or power over sb/stih (对…的）造制，影响力：
The
home team took a firm grip on the game.
控制着比赛的局面。◊ We need to tighten the
grip we have on the market.我们得加强对市场的控制力。
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UNDERSTANDING 理解 3 [sing.]〜（on sth)
an under-
standing of sth 理解；了解 EPITl
grasp： I couldn't get a grip on what w〇5 going on.我无法理解正在发生的事
情。◊ Ybu
need to fceep a good grip on this
做这个工作你需要充分了解实际情况。