核心畫面
You can picture 'grind' as two hard surfaces pressed together and rubbed with force — a stone crushing beans to powder, metal metal. From that one heavy, rubbing, wearing-down motion grow every other use: sharpening, , slowly stopping, and the long wear of dull hard work.
可以想成「兩個硬面緊緊壓著、用力來回磨」的畫面——石磨把豆子碾成粉、金屬刮著金屬。其他所有用法都是從這個沉重、摩擦、…更多收起
可以想成「兩個硬面緊緊壓著、用力來回磨」的畫面——石磨把豆子碾成粉、金屬刮著金屬。其他所有用法都是從這個沉重、摩擦、把東西一點點磨耗掉的動作長出來的：磨利、互相刮、慢慢卡住停下，以及單調苦工那種把人一點點磨掉的疲累。原始詞典資料27 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
grindverb詞源 1/ˈɡɹaɪnd/
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To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
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To shape with the force of friction.
- grind a lens; grind an axe
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artscraftsengineeringTo remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
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To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
- This corn grinds well.
- Steel grinds to a sharp edge.
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To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
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hobbieslifestylesportsTo slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
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To oppress, hold down or weaken.
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slangTo rotate the hips erotically.
- She said, "How'd you like to waste some time?" / And I could not resist when I saw little Nikki grind
另外 10 個記錄的用法
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slangTo dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
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slangTo rub one's body against another's in a sexual way; to frottage.
- She wanted to grind herself against him, wanted to moan, loud and free, wanted to take his hand and make him touch her more firmly.
- He ground against her until he was muttering curses, his kiss rougher than before.
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video-gamesTo repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
- These enemies give lots of loot when killed, so many players fight them to grind for resources.
- The first level of the game is the best place to grind extra lives.
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To operate by turning a crank.
- to grind an organ
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To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
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datedcomputingengineeringmathematicsTo automatically format and indent code.
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slangTo eat.
- Eh, brah, let's go grind.
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To instill through repetitive teaching.
- Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn.
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slangTo work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
- to grind LeetCode
- One evening, during evening work, Charlie was trying hard to do the verses which had been set to his form. […] Wilton, whose conduct had been more impertinent than that of any one else, said to Charlie— “I say, young Evson, how you are grinding.” “I have these verses to do,” said Charlie simply.
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slangTo annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
- I need to pontificate on something that really grinds me. So here goes. I am sick and tired of lazy thinkers using the defense of “legislated morality.”
grindnoun詞源 1/ˈɡɹaɪnd/
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The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
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Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
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A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
- This bag contains espresso grind.
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A tedious and laborious task.
- This homework is a grind.
- Running again in more open agricultural country, the Harrogate line encounters a short downgrade before the stiff uphill grind to Harrogate begins.
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A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
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archaicslangOne who studies hard.
- If you are at all bright, don't be a grind. Grinding may make a second-hand genius of you (for all the real things are dead), and if you become a genius you will be sure to smoke dope or swallow laudanum. They all did it.
- […] I suppose I don't know much about books, compared with you—” “Oh, I was never much of a grind,” the other cut in hastily.
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slangHustle; hard work.
- I've been on the grind all week, trying to make ends meet.
- Everyone has to work, they mourned, and that takes its toll. They weren't glamourising the grind because they knew their effort didn't match the supposed rewards.
grindnoun詞源 2/ˈɡɹɪnd/
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A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。