| 词汇 | ground |
| 释义 | ground noun uk /ɡraʊnd/ us /ɡraʊnd/ groundnoun (LAND)the ground[ S ] B1 the surface of the earth: 地，地面 I sat down on the ground.我坐在地上。 Cracks had appeared in the dry ground.干涸的土地上出现了裂缝。 The plane dived towards the ground and exploded in a ball of flame.飞机冲向地面后爆炸，化作一团火球。 A post had been driven into the ground near the tree. The nuclear waste has been entombed in concrete many metres under the ground. At the end of the race his legs gave out and he collapsed on the ground.到比赛终点时，他腿一软倒在了地上。 B2[ U ] soil: 土;土壤;土地 soft/stony ground松软的／满是石头的土地 The ground was frozen hard and was impossible to dig.土地冻实了，根本挖不动。 B1[ C ] an area of land used for a particular purpose or activity: （有特殊用途的）地域，场地 a football ground足球场 The lake has become a dumping ground for toxic chemicals.这个湖成了倾斜有毒化学物品的地方。 skills learnt on the training ground (= place where sports teams practise)在训练场上学到的技巧 grounds[ plural ] C2 the gardens and land that surround a building and often have a wall or fence around them: （常由墙或栅栏围起来的建筑物周围的）庭院，场地，花园 We went for a walk around the hospital grounds.我们在医院的院子里散步走了几圈。 The Earth & outer space - general words ablate anti-gravity atmosphere atmospherically auroral geocentric gravity horizon hydrosphere infinite ionospheric lithosphere lithospheric macrocosm mesosphere mesospheric the Big Bang underground weightlessness zero gravity You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Soil Geography: areas of land in general groundnoun (CAUSE)C2[ Cusually plural ] a reason, cause, or argument: 原因，根据，理由 on the grounds ofThe inquiry will be held in secret on the grounds of national security. ground forDo you have any ground for suspecting them?你有什么根据怀疑他们？ [ + to infinitive ]We have grounds to believe that you have been lying to us.我们有理由相信，你一直在对我们撒谎。 [ + that ]He refused to answer on the grounds that the question violated his rights to privacy.他以个人隐私被侵犯为由拒绝作出答复。 the cause of something reasonI frankly don’t understand the reason for the delay. causeInvestigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire. rootWe need to get to the root of her problems. motiveThere seems to have been no motive for the murder. ground(s)On what grounds was she dismissed? There should be no discrimination on the grounds of colour. Do you have any grounds for complaint ? The accused pleaded not guilty on grounds of diminished responsibility.被告人以限制行为能力为由不承认有罪。 He refused to say anything on the grounds that he might incriminate himself.由于有可能将自己牵连进去，他拒绝谈任何事。 She is suing the company on grounds of unfair dismissal.她正以公司不公正解雇她为由对其提起诉讼。 Motives and reasons autotelic causeless drive first principles from a place ofidiom hidden agenda impulse inclination justification mainspring motivation motive name peg place reason should wherefores why without cause groundnoun (AREA OF KNOWLEDGE)C2[ U ] an area of knowledge or experience: （知识、经验等的）领域，范围;学科 familiar groundWhen the conversation turns to politics he's on familiar ground (= he knows a lot about this subject).当谈话转向政治时，他便如鱼得水。 common groundOnce we'd found some common ground (= things we both knew about) we got along very well together.在找到一些共同语言之后，我们开始相处融洽了。 cover groundThe lectures covered a lot of ground (= included information on many different subjects).这些演讲涵盖了众多学科的内容。 go over groundI enjoyed her first novel, but I felt in the second she was going over the same ground (= dealing with the same area of experience).我很喜欢她的第一部小说，但是我觉得她的第二部小说涉及的是同样的题材。 The debate is becoming polarized and there seems to be no middle ground.辩论变得两极化了，看起来没有中间立场。 I think you're on very shaky ground with that argument.我觉得你那个论点相当站不住脚。 He's annoying to argue with because he keeps shifting his ground.和他争论令人恼火，因为他不停地改变立场。 The party has watered down its socialist ideals in order to appeal to the centre ground. We covered a lot of ground in the first few weeks of the course. Topics & areas of interest affair angle backyard bailiwick centrism con convention current issue front issue kingdom leitmotiv province specialism subject talk talking point thematically themed topically groundnoun (POPULARITY)gain ground C1 If a political party or an idea or belief gains ground, it becomes more popular or accepted: The Republicans are gaining ground in the southern states. lose ground C1 If a political party or an idea or belief loses ground, it becomes less popular or accepted: More conservative candidates are losing ground in key battleground states. groundnoun (WIRE)[ Cusually singular ]US(UKearth) a wire that makes a connection between a piece of electrical equipment and the ground, so the user is protected from feeling an electric shock if the equipment develops a fault地线 Electrical switches & connections clicker coaxial corded dimmer dimmer switch junction box national grid outlet override patch patch someone through pause plug plug (something) in/plug (something) into something plug-in powerbank spark plug switchboard terminal wire groundnoun (COFFEE)grounds[ plural ] the small grains of coffee left at the bottom of a cup or other container that has had coffee in it: 咖啡渣 A lot of coffee shops give away grounds for use in compost. Idiomsdrive/work yourself into the ground get (something) off the ground go/be run to ground on the ground ground verb uk /ɡraʊnd/ us /ɡraʊnd/ groundverb (GRIND)past simple and past participle ofgrind（grind的过去式及过去分词） Squeezing and grinding compression compressive concertina constrict constriction mash mill nip noncompressible pinch presser pulp snap squash squeeze squinch squish tamp unground unmilled groundverb (KEEP ON LAND)be grounded If a ship is grounded, it cannot move because it has hit solid ground: 使（船）搁浅 be grounded onThe oil tanker was grounded on a sandbank.油轮搁浅在一片沙滩上。 [ Toften passive ] If aircraft are grounded, they are prevented from flying or ordered not to fly: 禁止…飞行；使停飞 The snowstorm meant that all planes were grounded.这场暴风雪导致航班全部停飞。 Air travel: travelling by aircraft aeronaut air bridge air corridor air rage air taxi bird strike business class coach crash-land flying jet jet lag jet-lagged landfall medevac non-flying post-landing reclaim scramble subsonically groundverb (PUNISH)[ T ] to forbid (= refuse to allow) a child or young person from going out as a punishment: 罚（孩子）不许出门 My parents grounded me for a week.我爸妈罚我一星期不许出门。 Punishing & punishments ankle bracelet ankle tag ball and chain bar be brought/called to accountidiom discipline endorse endorsement fixed penalty flay flay someone aliveidiom get what's coming to youidiom gross misconduct penalty sentence skin someone aliveidiom slam dunk someone should be shotidiom sort sort something out groundverb (PUT WIRE)[ Tusually passive ]US(UKearth) to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the ground with a wire: 把（电线）接地 You could get a nasty shock from that water heater if it isn't grounded properly.如果电热水器接地不良的话，可能会发生很严重的触电事故。 Electricity & electronics anodize anti-static arc bitstream brownout capacitance chargeable electricity high-voltage homing induction linesman magnet multimeter negatively non-electric non-electrical non-electronic solid-state transistorized groundverb (CAUSE)be grounded in somethingformal to be based firmly on something: 根据，基于 Fiction should be grounded in reality.小说应该以现实生活为基础。 ground adjective[ before noun ] uk /ɡraʊnd/ us /ɡraʊnd/ mainly US(UK usuallyminced) Ground food has been cut up into very small pieces, often using a special machine: ground turkey ground sirloin Preparing food batch cooking biga bind breadmaking butter buttered clarify glaze glazed grate ingredient jerk rehydrate restuff rice rustle something up scoby toss whip zap See alsoground beef ground | American Dictionaryground us/ɡrɑʊnd/ ground (CRUSH)past simple and past participle of grind ground noun us/ɡrɑʊnd/ groundnoun (LAND)[ U ] the surface of the earth or of a piece of land: We laid a blanket on the ground for our picnic. groundnoun (AREA OF KNOWLEDGE)[ U ] an area of knowledge or experience; a subject: This teacher just keeps going over the same ground again and again. groundnoun (CAUSE)[ Cusually pl ] a reason, cause, or argument: [ + that clause ]He refused to answer on the grounds that he’d promised to keep it secret. groundnoun (WIRE)[ C ] a connection between a piece of electrical equipment and the earth, or a wire that makes this connection [ C ] A ground is also an object that holds a very large number of electrons, and can accept or supply more when there is an electric current. Idiomin on the ground floor ground verb[ T ] us/ɡrɑʊnd/ groundverb[T] (PUNISH)infml to punish an older child by not allowing the child to go out or be involved in social activities: My parents grounded me for a week. groundverb[T] (CAUSE)to have a reason, cause, or argument for your actions or beliefs: His beliefs are grounded in his experience. groundverb[T] (LAND)to put or keep on the ground: All flights have been grounded because of the snowstorm. ground | Business Englishground noun uk /ɡraʊnd/us [ C,usually plural ] a reason for something: on (the) grounds of sthThe doctor refused to surrender patient records on grounds of confidentiality. on the grounds thatResearchers shut down the trial on the grounds that the vaccine was proving ineffective grounds for sthOnly 13 of the contracts examined listed incompetence as legitimate grounds for dismissal. on health/environmental/legal groundsThe college was shut on health and safety grounds. See also battleground dumping ground drive/run/work sb into the ground to make someone work very hard, especially so that they become ill or extremely tired: Although we worked everyone into the ground, we didn't get the job done in time. They were running themselves into the ground. drive/run/work sth into the ground to use something so much that it breaks or stops working: They decided to run the car into the ground instead of changing it. gain/make ground to become more popular or successful: Despite making ground within her own party, she still has to watch her back. gain/make ground on sbThe search engine is continuing to gain ground on the market leader. FINANCE to increase in value: The shares have steadily made ground. gain/make ground against sthThe Euro continued to gain ground against the pound and the dollar through the course of the week. get off the ground if a project or activity gets off the ground, it starts or starts to be successful: There is a difference between a project which never gets off the ground and one which suddenly goes bad. get sth off the ground to start a project or activity or to start making it successful: A lot more money will be required to get this project off the ground. give/lose ground to become less popular or successful: Smaller parties always lose ground in elections. give/lose ground to sbThe firm is continuing to give ground to its foreign rivals. ground verb[ T ] TRANSPORTuk /ɡraʊnd/us to prevent a ship or aircraft from sailing or flying: The bad weather meant that helicopters were grounded. |
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