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ground

UK //ɡraʊnd//US //ɡraʊnd//

词源

源自古英语'grund',意为'底部、基础',与德语'Grund'和荷兰语'grond'同源。

noun

❶ 指地球的表面或土壤,是人们行走、建筑或植物生长的基本物质。

“The children sat on the ground and played with toys.”

(孩子们坐在地上玩玩具。)

“The ground was wet after the rain.”

(雨后地面湿漉漉的。)

❶ 指某个特定用途的区域或场地,如运动场、战场等。

“The football team practiced on the training ground.”

(足球队在训练场上练习。)

“The playground is a safe ground for kids.”

(操场是孩子们的安全场地。)

同义词:earth, soil, land, terrain, surface

verb

❶ 使飞机或飞行员停飞,通常由于天气或机械问题。

“The storm grounded all flights for hours.”

(暴风雨导致所有航班停飞数小时。)

“The pilot was grounded due to illness.”

(飞行员因病被停飞。)

❶ 基于某种理由或事实,常用于被动语态。

“Her argument was grounded in solid research.”

(她的论点基于扎实的研究。)

“The theory is grounded on years of experimentation.”

(这个理论建立在多年的实验基础上。)

同义词:base, found, establish, root

常见短语

break new ground — 指开创性的工作或发现,做前人未做过的事。

“The scientist broke new ground in cancer research.”

(这位科学家在癌症研究方面取得了突破性进展。)

gain ground — 指逐渐取得进展或变得更受欢迎。

“The new political party is gaining ground among young voters.”

(这个新政党在年轻选民中越来越受欢迎。)

on the ground — 指在现场或实际发生的地方,强调亲身体验。

“Reporters on the ground provided live updates.”

(现场记者提供了实时更新。)