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gross-out adj. [only before noun] ： gross-out movie scenes令人作呕电影镜头
grot /grDt; NAmE gra:t/ noun [U] (BrE, informaf) something
unpleasant, dirty or of poor quality 讨厌（或肮脏、劣
质）的东西
gro-tesque /grau'tesk; NAmE grou-/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 strange in a way
that is unpleasant or offensive 怪诞的；荒唐的；荒谬的：a grotesque distortion
〇/ the
truth 对事实的荒诞歪曲◊ Jt’s grotesque
to expect a person of her experience to work for so little money. Sit 她那样有经验的人为这点钱工作真是荒唐。2
extremely ugly in a strange way that is often frightening or amusing丑陋奇异的；奇形怪状的：a grotesque/igure奇 形怪状的人像◊ tribal dancers
wearing grotesque masfcs 戴着i异面i的部落跳舞者^『〇切$9116*1丫0办.
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noun 1 [C] a person who is
extremely ugly in a strange way, especially in a book or painting (尤指书画中的;）
奇 A怪A的人，丑陋的人 2
the grotesque [sing.] a style of art
using grotesque figures and designs 奇异艺术风格
grotto /'grotau; NAmE 'graitou/ noun {pi. -oes or -os) a small cave, especially one that has been made
artificially, for example in a garden 洞穴；_ (尤指园林 等中的）人工洞穴
grotty /'grDti; NAmE 'graiti/ adj. {BrE, informaf) unpleasant or of poor
quality 令人讨厌的；令人不
的；低劣的：〇^〇吖!如^攸〖条件恶劣的小旅店〇1’爪 /edirzg pretty grotty (=
ill)•我感到身体很不舒服。
grouch /grautj/ noun [informal) 1 a person who complains
a lot 好抱怨（^ 发牢骚）的人 2a complaint about sth
unimportant ( ■小事的）抱怨，牢骚
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grouch verb [V]
grouchy /'grautji/ adj. {informal) bad-tempered and often
complaining脾气不备异常发牢骚的；好抱怨的
ground 〇T* /graund/ noun, verb, adj. —see also grind v.
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SURFACE OF EARTH 地面 1
(often the
ground) [U]
the solid surface of the earth 地；地面：J/ound /ier lying on
the ground.我发现她躺在地上。◊ ffe his bakmce and/eH to the ground•他失去平衡摔倒在地上。◊ 2 metres
above/below ground 地上 /地下米◊ Most 〇/ the
monfceys’/ood is/ound atgroumHeveZ•猴子的食物 大多可在找到。◊ ground/orces (=
soldiers that fight on land, not in the air or at sea)地面部队◊
Houses and a luxury tourist hotel were burned to the ground (=completely
destroyed, so that there is nothing left). 多栋房k和-家豪华旅ti被大火焚烧殆尽。〇 note at FLOOR
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SOIL 丨.增 2 [U] soil on the
surface of the earth 土； 土 地；土壤：/erti〖e ground /or pZcmting crops 种植农作物 的肥沃土壤〇 note at soil
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AREA OF LAND 场地 3 [U] an area of open
land 开阔地；
空旷地：77ie fcids were
pZay/ng on waste ground behind the school孩子们在学校后面的荒地上玩耍。4 [C] (often in
compounds 常构成复合词）（价£) an
area of land that is used for a particular purpose, activity or sport (特 定用途的）场地：a /ootba〖l/recreari〇n/sports，etc. ground龟球S、娱乐每地、运动场等◊ ancient buriaZ
grounds 古 ft
墓 A
—see also breeding ground,
DUMPING GROUND, PARADE GROUND, STAMPING ground,
testing ground o note at land 5 grounds [pi.] a large area of
land or sea that is used for a particular purpose (某种用途的）地域，水域：办
grounds
渔场 o/eed/ng
grou/ids/or birds 禽类词养场
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GARDENS 花园 6 grounds [pi.] the land or gardens around a large
building (建^[‘周围的}场地，庭院，
花园：the hospitd grounds医院的院子
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AREA OF KNOWLEDGE/IDEAS 知识 / 思想领域 7 [U] an area of
interest, knowledge or ideas (兴趣、知识或:思想 的 > 范搀I，领域：He managed, to cover a
lot of ground in a short taHc.他在简短的谈话中涵盖了许多领域。◊ We had to go over the same ground (= talk about the
same things again) m doss t/ie next day.我们得在第二天的课
上讨论 M 样的话题。◊ Ybu’re on
dangerous ground (=talking about ideas that are likely to offend sb or make
people angry) if you criticize his family.
评他的家人可就—麻烦了。◊ J thought jT was on sa/e ground (= talking
about a suitable subject) discussing
901 ground
music with her.我以为与她一起讨论音乐是稳妥的。◊ He was back
on familiar ground, dealing with the customers.他又干起了与顾客打交道的老本行。◊:They are fighting the Conservatives on their own
ground,
们以保守党人自己的逻辑在和他们斗争。一see also
COMMON
GROUND, MIDDLE GROUND
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GOOD REASON 充甚如理在 8
[C, usually pi•卜 for sth/for doing sth a good or true reason
for saying, doing or believing sth 充分的理由；根据：y〇u /lave no grounds /or compZai’nt.你运有理由免怨。◊ What were his
grounds /or wanting a divorce ?他要离婚的理由是什么.？
0 The case was dismissed on the grounds that
there was not
enough evidence.此案以缺乏足够的证据为由被驳回。
◊
He retired _/h)m fhe job on health grounds•他因健康 IE SillR 〇 〇 Employers cannot
discriminate on grounds 〇/age.雇主不得有年龄歧视。〇 note at reason
MN
L丨QUID 液体 9
grounds [pi.] the small pieces
of solid matter in a liquid that have fallen to the bottom 渣滓； 沉淀物：cojSfee grounds咖啡渣子
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ELECTRICAL WIRE 电线 10 [C，usually sing.] (NAmE) =EARTH
fJ.(5)
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BACKGROUND 背景 1*1 [C] a background
that a design is painted or printed on (绘画或印刷的）背景，底子： pinfc roses on a w/ifte ground 白底粉红玫瑰
cut the ground from under sb^
'feet to
suddenly spoil sb’s idea or plan by doing sth to stop them from continuing with
it挖某A的墙脚；破环某又
的计划；拆某人的台 gain/make up ground (on sb/sth) to gradually get
closer to sb/sth that is moving or making progress in an activity 逼近，迫近.（正在移动或
做某事的人或物 > :r/ie police car was
gaming ground on the suspects. _车渐渐逼近犯罪嫌疑人。◊ TTi^y needed
to make up ground on their competitors.他们必须穷追猛赶 竞争对争。get (sth) off the 'ground to start happening
successfully; to make sth start happening successfully (使）顺剎开始，异始发生：Without more money,
the movie is unZifcdy to get 〇# the ground•没有更多的备金，
这部影片难以顺利开拍。◊ to get a new company ojf the ground 使新公司顺利开张 give/lose 'ground (to sb/sth) to allow sb to have an
advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself 退让；让步；失利：7?iey are not prepared
to give ground on tax cuts•地|门不准备在减税方面让步。
〇 The
Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the e〖ecrion.在选举中保守党夫大失利于自
由民主党。go to ’ground (8r£) to hide,
especially to escape sb who is chasing you躲藏起系；潜伏舍来
hold/stand
your ground 1 to continue with your opinions or
intentions when sb is opposing you and wants you to change坚持主张；坚持i图；坚备立场；
Don't
let him persuade you—stand your ground. 别听他的——坚持自己的主张吧。2 to face a situation
and refuse to run away坚守阵地；不撤退；不退却：ft is not easy to
hold your ground in front of someone with agim.面对持枪者而不退缩并不容易。on the'ground in the place where sth
is happening and among the people who are in the situation, especially a war 当 场；在现场；（尤指）在处于战火中的人之中：On the ground,
there are hopes that the fighting will soon stop. 战火中的人都希望战斗尽快结束。◊rhere’sak)to/ support for the policy on the ground. S：—
人 M
的普遍支#。run/drive/work yourself into the 'ground to work so hard that
you become extremely tired把自己弄得精疲力竭；把自己累垮run sb/sth into the 'ground to use sth so much
that it is broken; to make sb work so hard that they are no longer able to work耗尽某物；过度使用某物；使某人精疲力竭thick/ thin on the 'ground (6r£) if people or
things are thick/ thin on the ground, there are a lot/not
many of them in a place为数众多（或不多）；数目巨大（或微小>; 众多（或稀少）：Customers are thin on
the ground at this rime 〇/year. —年里这个季节顾客很少。一more at EAR, FIRM adj., FOOT /?., GAIN V., HIT V., MORAL adj., NEUTRAL adj., NEW, PREPARE, RIVET V., SHIFT V., STONY, SUIT V.
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BOAT 船 1 when a boat grounds or
sth grounds it, it
touches the bottom of the sea
and is unable to move (使）搁浅，触海底：[VN】 The 办/iing boat had been