通过打磨或摩擦使某物在物理上逐渐磨损,直到更小或更光滑。
"He used a file to grind down the sharp edge of the metal bracket."
通过打磨把某物磨损、磨小;也可指通过持续不断的压力让某人筋疲力尽、意志消沉。
指通过压力慢慢把人压垮、拖累,或把某物在硬表面上磨得更小。
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通过打磨或摩擦使某物在物理上逐渐磨损,直到更小或更光滑。
"He used a file to grind down the sharp edge of the metal bracket."
通过持续不断的压力、困苦或压迫,使某人筋疲力尽、失去斗志或变得虚弱。
"Years of poverty and overwork had ground her down until she had almost no energy left to fight."
"The system is designed to grind you down."
— Commonly attributed paraphrase of George Orwell's themes in '1984' and 'The Road to Wigan Pier'; widely used in political commentary.
通过持续不断、不肯放弃的努力,逐步压倒反对或抵抗。
"The army slowly ground down the enemy's defenses over several weeks of sustained bombardment."
通过向下施压打磨,把某物磨成更小的碎块。
指通过压力慢慢把人压垮、拖累,或把某物在硬表面上磨得更小。
比喻义(使人意志消沉)在日常用语中更常见。常用于政治或社会评论中,描述压迫性的制度。字面义指物理上的磨损。
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