grimace
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A M % #/) not attractive;
depressing A 3 I A W;
iHisCW: The house looked grim
and dreary in the rain. o the grim walls of
the prison 4 [not
before noun] (BrE,
informal) ill/sick XM; 7£f§t: I feel grim this
morning.
5 [not
usually before noun] (BrE, informal) of very low quality M A ; jf H: Their performance was fairly grim, I’m
afraid! jHiitt, jMlfft tb ^iS & #! ► grim-ly adv.: ‘It won’t be easy, ’ he said grimly. “ gp
7 £ tS # lL ” jfe f“ M
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. ( 0 Hi , IKM He grimaced at the
bitter taste. if. —#SPi!?$l<, lift 77'8717 0 She grimaced as the
needle went in. 0
s noun an ugly expression made
by twisting your face, used to show pain, disgust, etc. or to make sb laugh %
; §,]&; nP £& tt: to make/give a grimace
of pain
jiftfh / it 0 ‘What’s that?’ she
asked with a
grimace. t'A? ” mtiLMMjkMjSLo
grime /graim/ noun [U] dirt that forms a
layer on the surface of sth — M ft ; X ; IR 9s ETEI dirt : a face covered with
grime and sweat ?i® Jl ^ #5 ffl /f zK
the .Grim 'Reaper noun an imaginary figure who
represents death. It looks like a skeleton, wears a long cloak and carries a scythe. ( if
nn, i3-w-mAmu)
grimy /'graimi/ adj. (grimi er,
grimi-est) covered with dirt BEES dirty : grimy
hands/windows fcMftifcWjX; grin /grin/ verb, noun
m verb (-nn-) - (at sb) to
smile widely SI A M ; I9»J If %; MHA %: [V] She grinned amiably at
us. MMiIf Rf
o
They grinned with delight when they heard our news. ftfcf]#£flfSCI StiffAUMM
If o He was grinning from ear to
ear.
7ifeB5to 0 [VN] He grinned a welcome. fWJi
ifflo Wl grin and 'bear it (only used as an
infinitive and in orders Rflf77A£^;lflff]7'Bfr7A) to
accept pain, disappointment or a difficult situation without complaining There’s nothing we
can do about it. We’ll
just have to grin and bear it. 2tiifc
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noun a wide smile |? A ; M H ^: She gave a
broad grin. M M If A ^ 0 0 a wry/sheepish grin M
0
Ho/he said with agrin. “7o ” MP] o Take that grin off your
face! %U$
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grind /graind/ verb, noun u verb (ground, ground /graund/)
►
FOOD/FLOUR/COFFEE ^ tl ; ffi $ ; il B# 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 M $5; ■ 0 J& $: to grind
coffee/com ^^^/ — see also ground adj.
2
[VN] to produce sth such as flour by crushing 0
( $ ) : The flour is
ground using traditional methods.
3 [VN] (NAmE) = mince
v.(X)
►
MAKE SHARP/SMOOTH {£#*']/A ft 4 [VN] to make sth sharp
or smooth by rubbing it against a hard surface
;
Hi& ; H A: a. special stone for
grinding knives M
►
PRESS INTO SURFACE 5 [VN] ~ sth into sth |
~ sth in to press or rub sth into a surface HAtFfiR
( AiM ) : He ground his cigarette
into the ashtray. Jt$&Ao
0 The dirt on her
hands was ground in. ftT0
RUB
TOGETHER MW
6 to rub together, or to
make hard objects rub together, often producing an unpleasant
noise MW ( #1 ^ A ) : [V] Parts of the machine
were grinding together
noisily. #1 $ ^ # & W A tH
M
M W o [VN] She grinds her teeth
when she is asleep. M <, 0 He ground the gears
on the car. {tfcJEfl
►
MACHINE fUfl 7 [VN] to turn the handle of a machine that grinds sth tjj ^ ^ (
& 9k #1 ^ ) : to
grind a pepper mill MMWlB
imiCT bring sth to a grinding halt to make sth gradually go slower until it
stops completely grind to a 'halt | come to a grinding halt to go slower gradually and then stop
completely 'It tl W T 5|t: Production ground to a
halt during the strike. iilHlX^MTpgA MMo —more at AXE n. B3S3H .grind sb^ down to treat sb in a cruel
unpleasant way over a long period of time, so that they become very unhappy ( -feN’lB] ) MW, ]&jE, ( SA ) : Don’t let them
grind you down. $i]iMMl$&j±#0
0 Years
of oppression had ground the people down. AK^St^^i&ii^IrHE ito .grind 'on to continue for a long
time, when this is unpleasant : The argument
ground on for almost two
years,
T .grind sth<-»'out to produce sth in large
quantities, often sth that is not good or
interesting A EEE1 CHURN OUT: She grinds out
romantic novels at the rate of five a year. MfU—X5
« noun
►
BORING ACTIVITY ^ 1 [sing.] (informal) an
activity that is tiring or
boring and takes a lot of time 4“ A)M; the daily grind of
family life 0 It’s a long grind
to the top of that
particular profession.
►
OF MACHINES Hit! 2 [sing.] the unpleasant noise made by machines
►
SWOT 3 [C] (US,
informal) = swot n.
grind er /’grainda^)/ noun 1 a machine or tool for
grinding a solid substance into a powder fP&UlflM: a coffee grinder jUnlrtfjl 2 a person
whose job is to make knives sharper; a machine which does this MU IS.; M X; HA — see also organ-grinder grinding /'graindirj/ adj. [only before noun] (of a difficult
situation that never ends or improves '&tg
&7&J; A&iM: grinding poverty
xm
grind-stone /'graindstaun; NAmE -stoun/ noun
a round stone that is turned like a wheel and is used to make knives and
other tools sharp 15; V/ $£ iTST?71 see nose n.
gringo /'grirjgau; NAmE -gou/ noun
(pi. -os) (informal, disapproving) used in Latin American countries to refer
to a person from the US Hffl'fg ( )
griot /'griiau; NAmE 'griiou/ noun
(in
(mt, i ) imtlA
grip /grip/ noun, verb m noun
►
HOLDING TIGHTLY 1 [C, usually sing] ~ (on sb/sth) an
act of holding sb/sth tightly; a particular
way of doing this Mti; MM BPE1 grasp: Keep a tight grip on
the rope. 0 to loosen/release/relax
your grip o She tried to get a
grip on the icy rock.
0 The climber slipped
and lost her grip. % ill A 7 7 - T 7 7 » o She
struggled from his grip. 0
Try adjusting your grip on the racket.
►
CONTROL/POWER & U ± ; 1/ B|r1 A 2 [sing.] ~ (on sb/sth)
control or power over sb/sth ( 27 • • IHj ) B|rI
A:
The home team took a firm grip on the game.
0 We need to tighten the grip we
have on the market.
►
UNDERSTANDING M M 3 [sing.] ~ (on
sth) an understanding of sth MM;
JM HT7I grasp: / couldn’t get a grip on what was going on. $
'If o 0
You need to keep a good
grip on reality in this job.