[, ]a good or true reason for saying, doing or believing sth 充分的理由；根据◆You have no grounds for complaint. 你没有理由抱怨。◆He retired from the job on health grounds. 他由於健康原因退休。◆Employers cannot discriminate on grounds of age. 雇主不得有年龄歧视。●drive/run/work sb/yourself into the ˈgroundto work sb/yourself so hard that they or you become extremely tired and unable to work 把…弄得筋疲力尽；把…累垮●gain/make up ˈground
to rise in value （价值）上升◆The yen has gained ground against the euro. 日元兑欧元升值。
to gradually become more powerful or successful in relation to a competitor 赶超（竞争对手）◆The supermarket chain is determined to gain ground on its main rival. 这家连锁超市决定赶超其主要竞争对手。
●get (sth) off the ˈgroundto start happening successfully; to make sth start happening successfully （使）顺利开始，开始发生◆Without more money, the project is unlikely to get off the ground. 没有更多的资金，这个项目不太可能顺利运作。◆to get a new company off the ground 使新公司顺利开张●give/lose ˈground (to sb/sth)to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself 退让；让步；失利◆They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts. 他们不准备在减税方面让步。◆The company has lost a lot of ground to its rival. 这家公司大大失利於其竞争对手。●run/drive sth into the ˈgroundto use sth so much that it is broken or damaged 耗尽某物；过度使用某物◆The country has been overtaxed and almost run into the ground. 这个国家课税过重，几乎油枯灯尽。➡ idiom at break verb, break verb, hit verb, lose verbdumping ground
