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grinding

adjective
🔊/ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
🔊/ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of a difficult situation困难的形势) that never ends or improves没完没了的；无休止的；无改进的
    • grinding poverty贫困不堪
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGrinding is used with these nouns:
    • halt
    • poverty
    • stone
    • …
    See full entry
  2. (of a sound声音) rough and unpleasant to listen to
    • I heard a loud grinding noise coming from the engine.我听到引擎发出很大的磨擦声。