ground 是 grind 的過去式grindKK [ˋgraɪnd] /ˈɡɹaɪnd/動詞1磨碎、研磨、碾碎She grinds fresh coffee beans every morning before work.她每天上班前都會現磨咖啡豆。2磨利、磨光The butcher ground his knives until they were razor sharp.肉販把刀磨到非常鋒利。3磨（牙）、咬牙He grinds his teeth in his sleep almost every night.他幾乎每天晚上睡覺都會磨牙。4碾、用力壓She ground her cigarette into the ashtray and stood up.她把菸用力按熄在菸灰缸裡，然後站了起來。5苦幹、埋頭苦讀口語He grinds away at his thesis every single weekend.他每個週末都埋頭趕論文。顯示全部 14 個義項動詞6刷（等級、裝備）電玩用語I spent the whole weekend grinding for rare items.我整個週末都在刷稀有道具。7貼身熱舞、磨蹭口語They were grinding on the dance floor until closing time.他們在舞池裡貼身熱舞到打烊。名詞1苦差事、單調乏味的工作After a long vacation, it's back to the daily grind.放完長假，又要回到單調的日常工作。2研磨粗細、研磨程度Ask the shop for a coarser grind if you brew with a filter.如果你用手沖，請店家把咖啡磨粗一點。3刷等級、重複苦練電玩用語The early levels are fun, but the endgame is pure grind.前面幾關很好玩，但後期就只是不斷地刷。4書呆子、用功過頭的學生美式、舊式He was known as a grind who never went to parties.他是出了名的書呆子，從來不參加派對。片語動詞1消磨、折磨、壓榨常用被動Years of overtime slowly ground him down.多年的加班慢慢消磨了他的意志。2硬擠出、粗製濫造The studio grinds out three similar movies every year.那家片廠每年都硬擠出三部雷同的電影。片語1停擺、陷入停頓Traffic ground to a halt after the accident on the bridge.橋上發生事故後，車流完全停擺。