A grinder is a machine that crushes hard things into powder or small bits. The everyday ones are for coffee beans and for peppercorns: you put the whole thing in, and what comes out is ready to use. There are bigger grinders in kitchens and factories too.

A grinder is a machine that crushes hard things into powder or small bitsGrinder是一種把硬的東西壓碎成粉末或小碎粒的機器。 The everyday ones are for coffee beans and for peppercorns日常生活裡常見的是磨咖啡豆或磨胡椒粒用的: you put the whole thing in, and what comes out is ready to use你把整顆放進去，出來的就是可以直接用的東西。 There are bigger grinders in kitchens and factories too廚房和工廠裡也有比較大台的grinder。

It is a plain, practical word: grind (to crush by rubbing) plus -er (the thing that does it).

It is a plain, practical word這是個很直白、很實用的字: grind (to crush by rubbing) plus -er (the thing that does it)grind(用摩擦壓碎)加上-er(做這件事的東西)。

Though actually, English borrows the same shape for other lives. In some parts of the United States a grinder is a long sandwich. A person who works without rest can be called a grinder. And people talk about grinding their teeth at night.

Though actually不過實際上， English borrows the same shape for other lives英文用同一個字形來裝別的意思。 In some parts of the United States a grinder is a long sandwich在美國有些地方，a grinder是指一種長條三明治。 A person who works without rest can be called a grinder一個工作不休息的人也可以被叫做grinder。 And people talk about grinding their teeth at night另外大家也會說某人晚上grinding their teeth(磨牙)。

This entry is the machine. The rest of the sentence will tell you if someone means a person or a sandwich.

This entry is the machine這個詞條講的是機器。 The rest of the sentence will tell you if someone means a person or a sandwich句子的其他部分會告訴你，對方指的是人還是三明治。