grinding
adjective /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
/ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
[only before noun]- (of a difficult situation
) that never ends or improves困难的形势 没完没了的;无休止的;无改进的 - grinding poverty
贫困不堪
Collocations DictionaryGrinding is used with these nouns:- halt
- poverty
- stone
- …
- grinding poverty
- (of a sound
) rough and unpleasant to listen to声音 磨: 粗鲁和不愉快地听- I heard a loud grinding noise coming from the engine.
我听到发动机发出很大的研磨声。
- I heard a loud grinding noise coming from the engine.