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
What are the chances of my getting on the next flight?
我登上下一次航班的可能性有多大？
Look what you did, squirt!
小子，你仔细看看你做的好事！
Today we're going to have real English food.
今天我将领略地道的英国菜。