词族 · grinding
词形变化
英语词源
- grinding (adj.)
- Old English, past participle adjective from grind (v.). Meaning "oppressive, burdensome" is from 1580s. The verbal noun is from mid-14c.
权威例句
- 1. Civil war in the Sudan has been grinding on for nine years.
- 苏丹内战已经持续了9年之久。
- 2. "Well," I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step.
- “好吧，”我边说边紧张不安地把香烟在花岗岩台阶上捻灭。
- 3. Tanks had crossed the border at five fifteen and were grinding south.
- 坦克队于5点15分越过边境，正轰隆隆地缓慢向南开进。
- 4. The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels.
- 那些大领主的罪过是以权势欺压村民.
- 5. This old mill has been grinding away for over 50 years.
- 50多年来,这间老磨坊一直在磨粮食.