| 词汇 | grindstone |
| 释义 | grindstone noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡraɪnd.stəʊn/ us /ˈɡraɪnd.stoʊn/ a large, round stone that is turned by a machine and is used to make tools sharper or sharp edges smooth磨石，砂轮 Jean-Claude Caprara/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Tools -pronged adjustable spanner adze Allen key auger awl excavator gavel gimlet gouge grapnel grappling iron guillotine plunger prong rasp razor knife reamer sander trowel grindstone | American Dictionarygrindstone noun us/ˈɡrɑɪnˌstoʊn/ a large, round stone that is turned by a machine and is used for making tools sharper Examples of grindstonegrindstone But what, as such, is the ' ' grindstone ' ' here? The file-makers used water-powered grindstones and the use of water power was only an option in one part of the town. For instance, we have the case of an abrasive wheel, a hand-operated grindstone, which burst, which is a well-known risk, something which is foreseeable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These people are at the grindstone and are grappling with the day-to-day and the hour-to-hour problems of business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our noses are pressing themselves willingly to the grindstone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that girls doing well helps to keep boys' noses to the grindstone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the voluntary bodies who have their ears to the ground, their noses to the grindstone, or whatever one may call it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People have their noses too near to the grindstone and are too busy working away to worry about intricate financial opportunities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regret that separate statistics respecting the number of unemployed grindstone quarrymen are not available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have their noses to the grindstone, and they are not likely to take them off easily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has a very good, human way of holding our noses to the grindstone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Take, for instance, the grindstone or the abrasive wheel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has his feet on the earth, and his nose on the grindstone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that you will now keep the foot to the grindstone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have had to keep my nose to the grindstone and work for my living. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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