grinding
磨碎
definition
verb
grind some black pepper over the salad
reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it.
tectonic plates that inexorably grind against each other
rub or cause to rub together gratingly.
adjective
grinding poverty
(of a state) oppressive, tedious, and seemingly without end.
the group's grinding, ear-splitting guitar
(of a sound or motion) harsh and grating.
translation of 'grinding'
noun
磨碎,
磨光
adjective
磨的
example
Then came a 'grinding' sound as the rusty gears began to move.
And you know how, when the battery's flat, your car makes a dispiriting 'grinding' noise as you try starting it?
The night air is filled with a rhythmic series of explosions in quick succession like an immense 'grinding' noise: apparently it's the sound of cluster bombs.
In more recent times, 'grinding' poverty forced villagers to marry off their daughters at a young age because society dictated the girls were a financial burden.
There was a 'grinding' sound from the van, and then the engine caught.
She heard a 'grinding' sound and suddenly, the lights went on.
The 'grinding' sound you hear is of a train hitting the buffers.
It takes around two or three generations of sweatshops to go from the ancient pattern of peasant subsistence farming, with its characteristic 'grinding' toil for women to where the country is now.
Access to clean water can be the key to climbing out of 'grinding' poverty.
He highlights the 'grinding' poverty and harvesting problems which still afflict the population.
It features a 'grinding' bassline that's perfectly suited to the subject matter and video - which features plenty of pole-sliding action and a cameo from Janet Jackson.
The joint often makes a 'grinding' sound as it no longer rides smoothly over the knee.
Although he had almost no formal education and was dogged by 'grinding' poverty all his life, Blake managed to create a type of original language that influences English to this day.
There had been bad times before but nothing to compare with this 'grinding' poverty.
And if they can't sell their stock, there are a lot of workers who may not have jobs and have to return to the 'grinding' poverty of life in an agricultural village.
As we began to drive away, we heard a constant 'grinding' sound from the rear of the truck.
In this exceptionally picturesque region, beauty and 'grinding' toil continue to coexist, very much as described in John Steinbeck's novels, notably The Grapes of Wrath.
She swiped her ID card in the reader and the doors slid open with a loud 'grinding' noise.
The vision of 'grinding' poverty, crime, and corruption that it presents is unrelentingly grim.
Then there was a 'grinding' sound and the craft hit the beach.
At first glance, bi-nationalism seems to offer an attractive exit from the 'grinding' impasse of the current conflict.
Selling drugs, as an alternative to enduring 'grinding' poverty, has been a common enough response as the income gap has widened.
I stopped a few cars ahead and as I reversed I heard this 'grinding' noise, which I thought was the gears but in fact I was scraping the side of the parked cars.
The book also reveals the 'grinding' poverty of the day.
I am struck by the 'grinding' abject poverty I have seen.
The majority of immigrants are from North Africa, especially Morocco, and are seeking escape from the 'grinding' poverty in that country.
Staying at my parents' house last weekend, I was putting the children to bed when we all heard a loud 'grinding' noise outside.
Critics of marriage agencies say they exploit the 'grinding' poverty of women in developing countries, offering dreams of a new life in the West that often turn sour.
Iron wheels made a squeaking, 'grinding' noise. Anna squeezed my hand.
‘I heard screams and then there was this terrible 'grinding' sound,’ he said.
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