Grinding
a. 刺耳的, 沉重的, 剧烈的\\n[化] 研磨; 磨碎
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
grinding
adj
1 making a harsh noise (as if) from friction 发出（似）摩擦声的; 刺耳的
The car screeched to a halt with grinding brakes. 汽车停住时发出刺耳的刹车声.
2 (idm 习语) bring sth/come to a grinding `halt (infml 口) (cause sth to) stop completely （使某物）停住, 停稳. grinding `poverty (rhet 修辞) extreme poverty that causes suffering 贫苦不堪.
🗣️ 情景例句
The professor runs a restaurant on the side.
这个教授的副业是开饭馆。
I'm the biggest woman in my class.
我是我的班级中最高大的女人。
I'm mending my bike.
我在修自行车。