grind down

grind down

美 　英

• na.碾碎；折磨；虐待；磨碎
• 網絡磨損；壓迫；壓榨

詞形變化

第三人稱單數：grinds down  現在分詞：grinding down  過去式：ground down  

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英漢解釋

na.	1. 碾碎;折磨;虐待 2. 磨碎

英英解釋

na.	1. to treat someone in a cruel way over a long period and gradually destroy their confidence or strength

例句

Mills used to use heavy stones to grind down the wheat into flour; now they use more modern machinery.

磨房過去使用笨重的石磨把麥磨成面粉；現在它們使用的是比較現代的機械。

They make buttons from bones and grind down skeletons for fertilizer and porcelain.

他們利用牛骨做扣子，把骨架打磨成粉用作肥料或是制作瓷器

However, growth is likely to grind down again in the first half of 2012 to less than 2%.

但2012年上半年的增幅可能會回落至不到2%的水平。

That is what English teams do: grind down their rivals with their enormous budgets and extensive scouting networks.

這就是英格蘭球隊所做的：以巨額的財政預算及龐大的球探網絡打壓對手。