| 单词 | ground |
| 释义 | groundgroundsgroundground1 /graʊnd/ noun1EARTH’S SURFACE [singular, uncountable] the surface of the earthon the groundShe was lying asleep on the ground.beliegrind她躺在地上睡着了。The ground was frozen solid.grindbefreeze地面冻得十分坚硬。above/below/under ground1,000 feet below groundfootgrind在地下 1000 英尺2AREA OF LAND a)[uncountable and countable] an area of land or water, especially one that is used for a special purpose: These are safe breeding grounds for seals.bebreedgroundseal这些是安全的海豹繁殖地。an expanse of open ground (=land with no houses, trees etc on it)grind一大片空地 b)grounds [plural] the land or gardens surrounding a large building: Smoking is not allowed on school grounds.smokebeallowground校园内不允许吸烟。THESAURUS land3REASON grounds [plural] a good reason for doing somethinggrounds for (doing) somethingThat’s not grounds for divorce.ground那不是离婚的理由。on moral/legal/medical etc groundsThe proposal was rejected on environmental grounds.berejectground这个提议因为环境原因遭到了否决。on (the) grounds of somethingdiscrimination on the grounds of raceground种族歧视on the grounds thatYou can’t fire a woman on the grounds that she’s pregnant.ground你不能因为妇女怀孕就解雇她。4SUBJECT [uncountable] a subject or area of knowledge: We keep going over the same ground (=talking about the same things).gogrind我们总是反复谈论同一个话题。The movie breaks new ground (=introduces new and exciting ideas).breakgrind这部影片有新的突破。5ATTITUDES [uncountable] a general opinion or set of attitudes: Often parents and teenagers find they have little common ground (=they do not share the same attitudes etc).parentteenagergrind父母和十几岁的青少年们常常发现他们之间鲜有共同的观点。6FOR SPORT [countable] a place where a sport is played: a football groundgrind 足球场Old Trafford is Manchester United’s home ground (=the ground that belongs to them).beunitegrind老特拉福德球场是曼联队的主场。7ELECTRICAL [singular] American English a wire that connects a piece of electrical equipment to the ground for safety SYN earth British English ➔ breeding ground, have/keep your feet on the ground at foot1, be thin on the ground at thin1Phrasesgain/lose ground to become more or less successful than someone or something you are competing with: The Democrats have gained ground since the last election.democratgaingrind民主党自从上一届选举就得势了。get off the ground to start to be successful: His new business is slow getting off the ground.begetgrind他的新公司正慢慢取得成功。hold/stand your ground to refuse to move from where you are standing or to change your opinion, even though other people are trying to make you: The rebels succeeded in holding their ground for a brief time.rebelsucceedholdgrind叛乱分子暂时守住了阵地。You need to know when to stand your ground, and when to give in.grind你需要懂得什么时候该坚持，什么时候该让步。THESAURUS: groundthe ground the surface of the earth: It had been raining and the ground was very muddy.haveberaingrindbeHe collapsed and fell to the ground.collapsefallgrindthe floor the surface that you walk on when you are inside a building: The kitchen floor was covered in dust.becoverland an area of ground that someone owns, or that is used for a particular purpose: That’s private land.land for housinghouseearth/soil the substance that plants grow in: The soil here is good for growing vegetables.begrowvegetableIt was hot and the earth was hard and dry.bebe |
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