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词汇 grit
释义 grit
noun[ U ]
uk /ɡrɪt/ us /ɡrɪt/

gritnoun[U] (STONES)


very small pieces of stone or sand: 砂,沙砾,沙粒
The road had been covered with grit.以前这条路一直铺满沙砾。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Soil
alluvial
boulder clay
clay
clayey
cover crop
earthiness
frozen
lime
loam
ooze
peat moss
sandy
sedimentation
silt
soil
solarization
solarize
topsoil
unploughed
worm cast

gritnoun[U] (COURAGE)


courage and determination despite difficulty: 勇气,毅力
true gritIt takes true (= real) grit to stand up to a bully.面对一个恃强凌弱者奋起反抗确实需要勇气。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Bravery
audaciousness
audacity
backbone
balls
bell
bell the catidiom
courage
daring
derring-do
Dutch courage
fearlessness
gut
heart
heroism
intestinal fortitude
liquid courage
nerve
pluck
spunk
swash

gritnoun[U] (FOOD)


 grits[ plural ]US
a dish of hominy grain (= dried maize that has been made soft) eaten especially as a morning meal: (尤指作为早餐的)粗玉米粉,玉米子
Do you eat your grits with syrup, or just plain?
grit
verb[ T ]
uk /ɡrɪt/ us /ɡrɪt/-tt-
UK
to put small stones on a road or path that is covered in ice, in order to make it safer: (为防滑)在(路面上)撒沙砾
Council lorries had been out gritting the icy roads the night before.政务委员会在头天夜里派出卡车在结冰的路面上撒了沙砾。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Covering and adding layers
additive
asphalt
bestrew
bind
blanket
blindfold
fall over
film
film over
gum
gum something up
inlaid
retile
retread
seasoned
slap
slap something on
smother something in/with something
tent
wax

Idiom


grit your teeth

grit | American Dictionary


grit
noun[ U ]
us/ɡrɪt/

gritnoun[U] (STONES)


very small pieces of stone or sand:
I cleaned the grit off my bike.

gritnoun[U] (BRAVERY)


bravery and strength of character:
Emma is enthusiastic, all grit and determination.

Idiom


grit your teeth
grit
verb[ T ]
us/ɡrɪt/-tt-

gritverb[T] (PRESS)


to press your top and bottom teeth together:
I grit my teeth because I’m trying not to moan.

Examples of grit


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The normal grant allocations include some provision of snow clearing, salting and gritting and the repair of frost damage.
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Arrangements are being made for the necessary supplies of gritting material to be made available.
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Is he further aware that it was too late to cut back in any area other than winter maintenance and gritting?
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The cost to local authorities of gritting vehicles was mentioned.
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I therefore ask for a reappraisal of the funding allocated and the inclusion of all school bus routes in regular salt and gritting schedules.
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Gritting in moderate weather may mean that the authority will use up its budget before the end of the year.
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As has been said, that involves publishing plans for which roads have priority for gritting.
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I understand that it was due to wholly unsual circumstances which obstructed the board's normally efficient clearing and gritting arrangements.
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The plan would show which roads were to be gritted, when they would be gritted and the weather conditions under which that would take place.
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The gritting was not done in time, and then there was an enormous fall of snow.
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The gritting was then done, but it was too late.
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The council is talking about increasing charges for car parking and cemeteries, and cutting standby road gritting.
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In how many areas was gritting not possible because the unions refused to do standby duty?
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Since the emergency started, £2 million has been spent on gritting, salting and snow clearance.
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I thought that they were carefully planned, but the roads were not gritted properly and that allowed the accident to occur.
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