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    ground 的英语意思

    groundground1 /ɡraʊnd/ noun 查看全部语言翻译1earth [uncountable] a)the surface of the Earth地面;地球表面the ground The leaves were slowly fluttering to the ground.树叶缓缓飘落到地面。 He lay on the ground and stared up at the sky.他躺在地上,仰望天空。 The ground was frozen solid.地面冻得坚硬。above/below/under ground At night, badgers feed above ground.夜晚,獾在地面上觅食。 These youngsters work 70 metres below ground level.这些年轻人在地下70米处工作。 A raised platform stood two metres off the ground.一个高台距地面两米高。 The air raids were followed by military action on the ground (=on land).空袭之后随即展开了地面军事行动(即陆上行动)。 ground troops (=soldiers who fight on land)地面部队(即陆地作战士兵) b)the soil on and under the surface of the Earth地球表面及地表以下的土壤:  Dig the ground over in the autumn.秋天要翻耕土地。 Plant the seeds 2 cm deep in the ground.将种子种在地下2厘米深处。 The ground was dry, far too dry for growing corn.土地干燥,远远不适合种植玉米。2area of land a)[uncountable] an area of land without buildings, fences, woods etc没有建筑物、围栏、树林等的开阔土地:  The landscape is a mixture of open ground and woodland.这片景观由开阔地与林地混合而成。 They were standing on the waste ground (=land in a town that is not being used) behind the car park.他们站在停车场后面的废弃空地(即城镇中未被使用的土地)上。 b)[countable] (also grounds [plural]) an area of land or sea that is used for a particular purpose用于特定目的的陆地或海域:  fishing grounds渔场parade/hunting/burial etc ground These fields served as a hunting ground for the local people.这些田野曾是当地居民的狩猎场。 The rivers are used as dumping grounds for industrial waste.这些河流被用作倾倒工业废料的场所。 He is buried in sacred ground.他被葬在圣地。 playground(1) c)grounds [plural] the land or gardens surrounding a large building大型建筑物周围的土地或庭园:  We decided to take a stroll in the hotel grounds.我们决定在酒店园区内散步。3reason grounds [plural] a good reason for doing, believing, or saying something做某事、相信某事或说某事的充分理由grounds for (doing) something Mental cruelty can be grounds for divorce.精神虐待可以成为离婚的理由。 There are strong grounds for believing his statement.有充分理由相信他的陈述。have grounds to do something Did the police have reasonable grounds to arrest him?警察有合理理由逮捕他吗?on moral/legal/medical etc grounds The proposal was rejected on environmental grounds.该提案以环境理由遭到拒绝。on (the) grounds of something Flying was ruled out on grounds of cost.飞机出行因费用原因被排除。 ‘You’re under arrest.’ ‘On what grounds?’"你被捕了。""以什么理由?"on the grounds that We oppose the bill, on the grounds that it discriminates against women.我们反对该法案,理由是它歧视女性。4subject [uncountable] a subject or area of knowledge某一主题或知识领域:  At meetings, we just keep going over the same ground (=talking about the same things).在会议上,我们总是反复讨论同样的话题(即谈论同样的事情)。 His latest movie looks set to break new ground (=introduce new and exciting ideas).他的最新电影似乎将开创新局(即引入新颖令人兴奋的想法)。familiar/home ground (=a subject etc that you know something about)(即你有所了解的话题等) In his latest book, McManus returns to more familiar ground.在他的最新著作中,麦克马纳斯回到了更为熟悉的领域。5opinion [uncountable] a general opinion or set of attitudes一种总体观点或一套态度:  Often parents and teenagers find they have little common ground (=they do not share the same attitudes etc).父母和青少年常常发现彼此几乎没有共同点(即没有共同的态度等)。the middle/centre ground (=opinions that are not extreme that most people would agree with)(即大多数人都会认同的、不极端的观点) Both parties are battling to occupy the centre ground.两党都在争夺中间立场。 Careful, Laura. You could be treading on dangerous ground (=expressing opinions etc that might offend someone).小心点,劳拉。你可能正在踏入危险领域(即发表可能冒犯他人的观点等)。 Each side was unwilling to give ground (=change their opinion).双方都不愿让步(即改变立场)。6sport [countable] British English the place where a particular sport is played进行特定体育运动的场地stadium:  a new football ground新建足球场 It’s their first defeat at their home ground (=the ground that belongs to a particular team) all season.这是他们本赛季在主场(即属于特定球队的球场)的首次失利。7hold/stand your ground a)to stay where you are when someone threatens you, in order to show them that you are not afraid当有人威胁你时,原地不动以显示自己不惧怕:  The men threatened him, but he stood his ground and they fled.那些人威胁他,但他毫不退缩,他们便逃跑了。 b)to refuse to change your mind about something, even though people are opposing you即使遭到反对,也拒绝改变自己的想法:  Jason vowed to stand his ground, even if it meant losing his job.Jason誓言坚守立场,即使这意味着失去工作。8get off the ground to start to be successful开始取得成功:  Her show never really got off the ground in the UK.她的节目在英国从未真正起步。9gain ground a)to become more successful变得更加成功:  It was feared that the extreme right would gain ground in the election.有人担心极右翼势力将在选举中获得更多支持。 b)if an idea, belief etc gains ground, more people start to accept it若某一观念、信念等获得支持,则表示越来越多的人开始接受它:  His theories gradually gained ground among academics.他的理论在学界逐渐获得认可。 c)to get closer to someone or something that you are competing with在竞争中缩小与对手的差距10lose ground to become less successful compared with someone or something you are competing with与竞争对手相比变得较为逊色:  The Indian team seem determined to regain the ground they lost in the last game.印度队似乎下定决心要夺回上场比赛失去的优势。11 breeding/fertile/proving ground a situation in which something develops quickly or successfully某事物迅速或顺利发展的形势:  The region, with its widespread poverty, provided fertile ground for revolutionary activists.这一地区贫困普遍,为革命活动人士提供了滋生的土壤。prepare/lay the ground (=to provide the situation or conditions in which something can develop successfully)(即为某事物的顺利发展提供情境或条件)ground for My task was to prepare the ground for the recruitment of support workers.我的任务是为招募支援工作者做好铺垫。12burn/raze something to the ground to destroy a city, building etc completely by fire, bombs etc用火、炸弹等将城市、建筑物等彻底摧毁:  The city of Tortona was burnt to the ground.托尔托纳市被彻底焚毁。13work/drive/run yourself into the ground to work so hard that you become very tired or ill拼命工作到精疲力竭或生病:  Kay’s working herself into the ground trying to meet her deadlines.凯为了赶上截止日期正把自己逼得精疲力竭。14on the ground in the place or situation where something important is happening, rather than somewhere else – used especially in news reports在重要事件发生的现场,而非其他地方——尤用于新闻报道:  While the politicians talk of peace, the situation on the ground remains tense.政客们大谈和平,而实地局势依然紧张。15stamping ground British English, stomping ground American English informal非正式 someone’s stamping ground is an area where they are known or have a lot of influence某人的老地盘是指他们为人所知或影响力很大的地区:  I guess he’ll try to reach his old stomping ground to drum up support.我猜他会回到昔日的老地盘拉票。16electrical [singular] American English a wire that connects a piece of electrical equipment to the ground for safety将电气设备与地面相连以确保安全的导线(接地线) SYN earth British English17grounds [plural] small pieces of solid material that sink to the bottom of a liquid沉入液体底部的固体细颗粒:  coffee grounds咖啡渣18go to ground British English to make it hard for people to find you使人难以找到自己;藏匿:  The man has gone to ground since his photograph was published in a national newspaper.自从他的照片刊登在全国性报纸上,这名男子便销声匿迹了。19run somebody/something to ground British English to succeed in finding someone or something after a long search经过长时间搜寻后终于找到某人或某物20background [countable] technical术语 the colour used as the background for a design用作图案背景的颜色 cut the ground from under somebody’s feet at cut1(37), → have/keep both feet on the ground at foot1(18), → suit somebody down to the ground at suit2(1), → be thin on the ground at thin1(12), → hit the ground running at hit1(24)THESAURUS同义词辨析the ground the surface of the Earth, or the soil on its surface地球表面,或其表面的土壤: · He collapsed and fell to the ground.· 他倒下,跌落在地。· The ground was wet and muddy.· 地面又湿又泥泞。the ocean/forest/cave etc floor the ground at the bottom of the ocean, a forest, a cave etc海洋、森林、洞穴等底部的地面: · Many wonderful creatures live on the ocean floor.· 许多奇妙的生物生活在海底。land used when talking about an area of ground that is owned by someone, or is used for an activity. Also used when talking about the part of the Earth’s surface that is not covered with water用于指某人所拥有或用于某活动的土地;也用于指地球表面不被水覆盖的部分: · His family owns a lot of land.· 他的家族拥有大量土地。· agricultural land· 农业用地· She got off the ferry, happy to be back on dry land.· 她走下渡船,高兴地回到陆地上。terrain a type of land – used when talking about how easy an area of land is to cross, and whether it is rocky, flat etc地形类型——用于描述某片土地是否易于穿越,以及是否崎岖、平坦等: · The Land Rover is built to go over rough terrain.· 路虎越野车专为在崎岖地形行驶而设计。· The terrain gets flatter when you go further south.· 越往南,地势越平坦。earth/soil the substance that plants grow in植物生长的物质;土壤: · The vegetables were still covered in black soil.· 蔬菜上仍覆盖着黑色泥土。mud wet earth湿泥;泥土: · Your shoes are covered in mud.· 你的鞋子沾满了泥。
    groundground2 verb 1aircraft [transitive] to stop an aircraft or pilot from flying使飞机或飞行员停飞:  All planes are grounded until the fog clears.所有飞机停飞,直至雾散。GRAMMAR Ground is usually passive in this meaning.2boat [intransitive, transitive] if you ground a boat or if it grounds, it hits the bottom of the sea so that it cannot move若船搁浅,指船触及海底而无法移动:  Both boats grounded on a mud bank.两艘船都搁浅在泥滩上。3be grounded in/on something to be based on something以某事物为基础:  Lewis’ ideas were grounded in his Christian faith.刘易斯的思想以他的基督教信仰为根基。4child [transitive] informal非正式 to stop a child going out with their friends as a punishment for behaving badly作为处罚,禁止孩子出门与朋友玩耍:  I got home at 2 am and Dad grounded me on the spot.我凌晨两点才到家,爸爸当场就禁止我外出。5electricity [transitive] American English to make a piece of electrical equipment safe by connecting it to the ground with a wire通过导线将电气设备与地面相连,使其安全(接地) SYN earth British English well-groundedground somebody in something phrasal verb to teach someone the basic things they should know in order to be able to do something向某人传授做某事所需掌握的基础知识:  Most seven-year-olds are grounded in the basics of reading and writing.大多数七岁儿童已掌握读写的基础知识。
    groundground3 adjective [only before noun] ground coffee or nuts have been broken up into powder or very small pieces, using a special machine研磨的咖啡或坚果是指用专用机器研碎成粉末或细小颗粒的grind
    groundground4 the past tense and past participle of grind1grind¹ 的过去式和过去分词