| 单词 | grindstone |
| 释义 | grindstone noun[C] uk/ˈɡraɪnd.stəʊn/us/ˈɡraɪnd.stoʊn/alarge, roundstonethat isturnedby amachineand is used to maketoolssharperorsharpedgessmooth 磨石，砂轮 Jean-Claude Caprara/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Tools
grindstone| American Dictionarygrindstone noun us/ˈɡrɑɪnˌstoʊn/alarge, roundstonethat isturnedby amachineand is used for makingtoolssharper Examplesofgrindstonegrindstone But what, as such, is the ' 'grindstone' ' here? From theCambridge English Corpus The file-makers used water-powered grindstones and the use of water power was only an option in one part of the town. From theCambridge English Corpus For instance, we have the case of an abrasive wheel, a hand-operatedgrindstone, which burst, which is a well-known risk, something which is foreseeable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These people are at thegrindstoneand are grappling with the day-to-day and the hour-to-hour problems of business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our noses are pressing themselves willingly to thegrindstone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that girls doing well helps to keep boys' noses to thegrindstone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the voluntary bodies who have their ears to the ground, their noses to thegrindstone, or whatever one may call it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 People have their noses too near to thegrindstoneand are too busy working away to worry about intricate financial opportunities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I regret that separate statistics respecting the number of unemployedgrindstonequarrymen are not available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have their noses to thegrindstone, and they are not likely to take them off easily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has a very good, human way of holding our noses to thegrindstone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Take, for instance, thegrindstoneor the abrasive wheel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has his feet on the earth, and his nose on thegrindstone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that you will now keep the foot to thegrindstone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have had to keep my nose to thegrindstoneand work for my living. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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