grindstone
英 ['graɪn(d)stəʊn]
美['ɡraɪndston]
- n. 磨石
英英释义
- 1. a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools
词组搭配
keep one's nose to the grindstone
work hard and continuously
一刻不停地拼命干
实用场景例句
- He had to work with his nose at the grindstone to support his family.
- 他只得不停地工作来养家糊口.
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- Our hole was quite large, but not large enough to push the grindstone through.
- 我们挖的洞倒是挺大, 可还没大得能把磨刀石推进去.
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- They ground the knife on a grindstone.
- 他们在磨刀石上磨刀子.
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- The right of a polished stone is the grindstone.
- Radianfullyconsistent最右边的一块是磨制石器的磨刀石.
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- Our factory produces grindstone.
- 我们工厂生产磨刀石.
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- Take the sickle which is lying on the grindstone.
- 把磨刀石上的那把镰刀拿去.
《简明英汉词典》
- This job really makes you put your nose to the grindstone.
- 这份工作确实使你辛苦得气都喘不上来.
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- His wife was wasteful and he had to keep his nose to the grindstone.
- 他的太太很能花钱,所以他不得不努力辛苦工作.
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- Alex is usually lazy in the morning, but in the afternoon he grindstone.
- 艾力克斯早上的时候通常懒洋洋的, 但是他下午的时候会很勤奋.
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- They'll all have to get back to the grindstone when the boss returns from his holidays.
- 老板度假回来时,他们都行重新开工.
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- Lingtou Village slate mine, Xing's village millstone ore, product quality are excellent, specialty grindstone.
- 岭头村石板矿, 兴上村磨石矿, 产品质量均优, 特产磨刀石.
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- Keep your nose to the grindstone and you should pass the exam easily.
- 刻苦学习,你就能不费力气地通过考试.
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- I never mind your unkind reminding that my grindstone hellonders your cylinder.
- 我决不介意你不友善的提醒说我的磨刀石故障了你的汽缸.
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- Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone.
- 骡子绕着磨盘一圈又一圈沉重地走着.
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- Someone who keeps his nose to the grindstone works very hard.
- 有的人埋头苦干,工作非常勤劳.
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- George has to keep his nose to the grindstone to support his family.
- 乔治必须辛勤地工作以维持家庭生活.
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- It's a pity I have to get back to the grindstone.
- 遗憾的是我不得不回去工作.
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- Jim's father succeeded in business by keeping his nose to the grindstone.
- 吉姆的父亲埋头苦干,努力不懈,从而在事业上获得了成功.
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- I will take exams in two weeks, so I'm keeping my nose to the grindstone just at the moment.
- 我两星期后要考试, 因而眼下正埋头苦读.
《简明英汉词典》
- Experts think the cold and shorter inthe grindstone.
- 专家认为,这些国家寒冷、日照时间短,即使天色已暗,人们仍埋头工作.
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- I never mind your kind reminding me that the grindstone hinders you.
- 我决不介意你的好意提醒我说磨刀石妨碍了你.
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- He's got to keep grindstone to feed his six children.
- 他得一刻不停拼命做才能养活他那“六”个孩子.
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- Fixing flash flotation test scenarios by examine grindstone process and unite stone nature.
- 通过对磨矿流程的考查,结合矿石的性质,确立了快速浮选的试验方案.
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- I never mind your unkind reminding that my grindstone hinders your cylinder.
- 我决不介意你不友善的提醒说我的磨刀石妨碍了你的汽缸.
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- He's got to keep his nose to the grindstone to feed his five children.
- 为了养活他的五个孩子,他不得不埋头从事辛苦的工作.
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- A knife is sharpened on the grindstone; steel is tempered in fire.
- 刀在石上磨, 钢在火中炼.
《简明英汉词典》
- You need to quit complaining and get to work. Put your nose to the grindstone!
- 你必须停止抱怨并开始工作! 埋头苦干吧!
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- Todd had better get grindstone if he wants a good grade on the final exam.
- 陶德如果想在期末考得到好成绩,最好努力用功.
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- He's got to put his nose to the grindstone to feed his wife and five children.
- 为了养活妻子和5个孩子,他不得不拚命地干活.
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- He's got to keep his nose to the grindstone to feed his six children.
- 他得一刻不停拼命做才能养活他那六个孩子.
辞典例句
双语例句
- 1. Take the sickle which is lying on the grindstone.
- 把磨刀石上的那把镰刀拿去.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. A knife is sharpened on the grindstone; steel is tempered in fire.
- 刀在石上磨, 钢在火中炼.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. I will take exams in two weeks, so I'm keeping my nose to the grindstone just at the moment.
- 我两星期后要考试, 因而眼下正埋头苦读.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He sharpened the edge of his knife on a grindstone.
- 他在磨石上磨快了他的刀刃.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The teacher believed in hard work and always kept our noses to the grindstone.
- 老师提倡勤奋,而且也总是要我们埋头读书.
来自辞典例句
英文词源
- grindstone (n.)
- early 13c. "millstone," from grind (v.) in sense of "sharpen" + stone (n.); meaning
"revolving stone disc used for sharpening, etc." is from c. 1400. Phrase nose to the grindstone in use by 1530s; originally to get control of another and treat him harshly:
This Text holdeth their noses so hard to the grindstone, that it clean disfigureth their Faces. [John Frith, "Mirror to know Thyself," 1532]
The phrase's main modern (reflexive) sense of "working hard" is from 1828.
词态变化
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