| 单词 | ground |
| 释义 | ground ground // noun, verb
■ noun [C, usually pl.]
DUMPING GROUND
a good or true reason for saying, doing or believing sth: You have no grounds for complaint. He retired from the job on health grounds. Employers cannot discriminate on grounds of age. The case was dismissed on the grounds that there was not enough evidence.
IDIOMS
drive/run/work sb/yourself into the ground to work sb/yourself so hard that they or you become extremely tired and unable to work: She was working herself into the ground.
gain/make up ground
1 to rise in value: The yen has gained ground against the euro.
2 to gradually become more powerful or successful in relation to a competitor: The supermarket chain is determined to gain ground on its main rival.
get (sth) off the ground to start happening successfully; to make sth start happening successfully: Without more money, the project is unlikely to get off the ground. to get a new company off the ground
give/lose ground (to sb/sth) to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself: They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts. The company has lost a lot of ground to its rival.
hold/stand your ground to continue with your opinions or intentions when sb is opposing you and wants you to change: The government has stood its ground despite industry pressure. Managers must hold their ground and force employees to change working practice.
run/drive sth/sb into the ground to use sth so much that it is broken or damaged; to make sb work so hard that they are no longer able to work: The country has been overtaxed and almost run into the ground. Dan let his business be run into the ground.
BREAK verb, BREAK verb, HIT verb, LOSE verb
■ verb [+ obj]
to prevent an aircraft from taking off: All planes out of Heathrow have been grounded by the strikes. |
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