grounded, on rocks off the
coast of
[alsoV]
►
AIRCRAFT fj $$ 2 [VN] [often passive] to prevent an aircraft
from taking off if 1$; IS it • • • ^ T$: The balloon was grounded by strong
winds.
T$0
o All planes out of Heathrow have been grounded by the strikes. ^f
►
CHILDTCX 3 [VN] [usually passive] to punish a child by
not allowing them to go out with their friends for a period of time £1] ( JLH; ). ^ tb l'l: You’re grounded for a
week!
►
ELECTRICITY % 4 [VN] (NAmE) = EARTH .v.
— see also grounded, grounding
■
adj. [only before noun] (of food ##/) cut or
crushed into very small pieces or powder 0 ffl (ft; 0 $ (ft: ground
coffee R&giTO
ground ball noun = grounder .ground 'beef noun [u] (NAmE) = mince n. ground
breaking /'graundbreikirj/
adj. [only before
noun] making
new discoveries; using new methods Jf 6>j
(ft; 6'J §r ; $
'ground cloth noun (US) = groundsheet 'ground control noun [U] the people and
equipment on the ground that make sure that planes or spacecraft take off and land
safely ( ) i&ffi-HliiAM;
mmmm
'ground
cover noun [U]
plants that cover the soil
fit!
'ground
crew (also
'ground staff) noun [C+sing./pl. v.] the people at an
airport whose job is to take care of aircraft while they are on the ground ( , $\M (ft )
MAM
ground ed /'graundid/ adj. having a sensible
and realistic attitude to life ( Ift:
Away from
ITST?71 (be) 'grounded in/on sth
(to
be) based on sth VX ••• AISfili}; IT: His views are grounded on the
assumption that all people are equal. #,
ground er /'graunda(r)/ (also ground ball) noun (in baseball #$t) a ball that runs along
the ground after it has been hit
.ground 'floor {BrE) {NAmE .first 'floor) noun the floor of a
building that is at the same level as the ground outside —& ( g91 %ffiJfe®^W
—) : a ground-floor
window — ft5 o I live on the ground floor. — $$ 0 o note at floor fT*T771 be/
get in on the ground floor to become involved in
a plan, project, etc. at the beginning lETF^N-#-^ ground-hog /'graundhng; NAmE -ho:g; -ha:g/ noun
= WOODCHUCK
'Groundhog Day noun 1 (in
0, $q^±|£§lMAft
mmijifiMiH1, ) 2 an
event that is repeated
without changing JEjTliJKft^ 'If; : The Government
lost the vote then
and it can expect a
Groundhog Day next time.
ESSElFrom
the film/movie Groundhog Day about
a man who lives the same day many times. M ft «# Alt tt> , lftM±A££&MIM-Alft£?g0 ground ing /‘graondnj/ noun 1 [sing.] ~ (in sth) the teaching of the basic parts of a
subject 36ftt| ijl|^;
ISCi iC^:
a good grounding in grammar Ul| 2 [U, C] the act of keeping a plane on
the ground or a ship in a port, especially because it is not in a good enough
condition to travel ( Xte Sill#1$ ■^
) ( A
ground-less /'graondlas/ adj. not based on reason or
evidence A 3 & (ft ; A til IS ift Enn unfounded : groundless allegations it Atil$;(ft}B]$ 0 Our
fears proved groundless. f] (ft
til 9J ji ^Ail S (ft «, ► ground-
less-ly adv.
ground-nut /'graundnAt/ noun {BrE) = peanut(I) ground-out /'graundaut/ noun (in
baseball # $) a situation in
which a player hits the ball along the ground but a fielder touches first base
with it before the player reaches the base (F&^M®Titi!r$?$cj!j(ft )
'ground
plan noun 1 a
plan of the ground floor of a building ( H3ft#f£ft ) JfSMXffiS —compare plan w.(4) 2 a plan for future
action if 3(1]; A^
'ground
rent noun [U, C] (in Britain MTS) rent paid by the owner
of a building to the owner of the land on which it is built ( ) M
'ground
rule noun 1 ground
rules [pi ] the basic rules on
which sth is based M'J; SAitI'J: The
new
code of conduct lays down
the ground rules for management-union relations. fr&WAMM
2
[C] {NAmE, sport W) a rule for the
playing of a game on a particular field, etc. (
ground sel /'graunsl/ noun [U]
a wild plant with yellow flowers, sometimes used as food for animals and birds
xma, mm ()
ground-sheet /'graondjiit/ {BrE) {US 'ground
cloth) noun a large piece of material that does not
let water through that is placed on the ground inside a tent ( ft
IrtlilM )
groundsman /'graundzman/ noun [pi -men /-men/) {especially BrE) a man whose job is to take care of a
sports ground or large garden jiz&)
If SM
'ground
speed noun the speed of an aircraft relative to the
ground jfejgi ( ISWilS ) —com
pare AIRSPEED
ground squirrel noun = gopher(I)
'ground
staff noun [C+sing./pl. v.] 1 (BrE) the people at a sports ground whose job it
is to take care of the grass, equipment, etc. SIM
2 = ground crew
ground-stroke /'graundstrauk; NAmE -strouk/ noun (in
tennis M S£) a hit that is made after the ball has
bounced )
ground-swell /'graundswel/ noun
[sing.] ~ (of sth) (formal) the
sudden increase of a particular feeling among a group of people ( $M£1it£t(tfl ) : a
groundswell of support
tifl^(ft1i*#ifij§iti$K<> There was a groundswell of opinion that he
should resign.
ground-water /'graundwo:ta(r)/ noun [U] water
that is found under the ground in soil, rocks, etc. Jfe F A ground-work /'graundw3:k; NAmE -W3:rk/ noun [U] ~ (for sth) work that is done as
preparation for other work that will be done later 3£ filt] X tF ; S & X fF
: Officials are laying the groundwork for a summit conference of world
leaders. 'if M Cl IE& A tS # H ® A mmxWo
.ground 'zero noun [U]
1 the point on the
earth’s surface where a nuclear bomb explodes ( ^ #
(ft )
2
Ground
Zero the
site of the
u,%m ( 2001 ^9 n ii
ilh ) 3 the beginning; a
starting point for an activity Jf
SI &&
group (Fw /gru:p/ noun, verb
u noun [C+sing./pl. v.] 1 a number of people or things that are
together in the same place or that are connected in someway^; f$; ftt; M: a
group of girls/trees/ houses WC 0 A
group of us are
going to the theatre this
evening.
ISOW A^B&lcA # c 0 Students stood around in groups waiting for their
results. # &tfl -J® # Jfe # & J&
36 0 0 The
residents formed a community
action group. @ g* ^|[ ^ T AtlM o O
English is a member of the Germanic group of languages. 0 0