grounding

grounding

1. Between two stools you fall to the ground.

[谚]脚踏两条船，两头要落空。

2. A good hot summer could dry the ground out.

一个炎热的夏天可以将大地干透。

3. An ancient record-player ground out some tune long ago.

一架古老的留声机沉重地奏出很久以前的曲调。

4. The plan of the ground floor is completely symmetrical.

一楼的平面图是完全对称的。

5. A petal fluttered to the ground.

一片花瓣飘落到地上。

6. The small force of resistance fighters was ground down by the sheer weight of the enemy.

仅仅由于寡不敌众，那支小小的抵抗队伍才被敌人打败。

7. Taxis seem very thin on the ground tonight— we'll have to walk.

今晚出租汽车似乎很少，我们只得步行了。

8. His fist sent the robber sprawling on the ground.

他一拳把那抢劫犯打得四脚朝天。

9. He grappled with the bank robber, but was thrown to the ground.

他与抢劫银行犯格斗，但是被摔倒在地上。

10. They dug the potatoes out (of the ground).

他们(从地里)挖出了马铃薯。

11. They ground the knife on a grindstone.

他们在磨刀石上磨刀子。

12. They were glad to leave the boat and put their feet on the solid ground.

他们很高兴能离开海船，回到坚实的陆地上。

13. They put some wreathes on the ground.

他们把一些花环放在地上。

14. They squashed through the gate into the football ground.

他们挤过大门，进入足球场。

15. Have they broken ground for the new railroad?

他们有没有开工建造那条铁路？

16. They managed to cover quite a lot of ground in a short programme.

他们设法在一个短小的节目中包罗了多方面的内容。

17. He discovered that all grassland squirrels made straight for the trees when pursued, and only chose holes in the ground, or hollow logs, as a last resort.

他发现，所有的草地松鼠当被追捕时，首选都是直爬上树，实在没有办法时才选择地洞或中空的木钻。

18. He drove a stake into the ground.

他向地里打了一根桩子。

19. He ground his teeth (together) in frustration.

他因失败而把牙咬得咯咯响。

20. He had not gone many steps before he stumbled on the uneven ground and fell flat on his face.

他在那高低不平的地面上才走了几步，就被绊了一下，直挺挺地跌趴在地上。

21. He takes ground upon his own views.

他坚持自己的意见。

22. He lost his balance and measured out his length on the ground.

他失去了平衡，在地上跌了个四爪朝天。

23. He always stands his ground.

他总是坚持自己的立场。

24. He lifted a pail of water from the ground.

他把一桶水从地上提了起来。

25. He dropped the nails on the ground and successive clangs were heard.

他把钉子掉到了地上，听见了一连串的叮当声。

26. He was busy leveling the ground and laying turves.

他正忙于平整土地铺草皮。

27. He swung hard at the next delivery, got an outside edge, and fell heavily to the ground.

他用力挥捧去击下一个投来的球，只擦着了球边，自己却重重地摔在地上。

28. He pecked at the hard ground with a pickaxe.

他用鹤嘴锄掘坚硬的土地。

29. He takes his ground on intuition.

他的意见是凭直觉。

30. His soup spoon dropped onto the ground.

他的汤勺掉到了地上。

31. He was assailed as an oppressor of the people, who ground the faces of the poor.

他被人抨击为人民的压迫者，骑在穷人的头上。

32. He has gone to ground in his country estate to avoid awkward questions.

他躲到他的农庄以逃避使他感到尴尬的问题。

33. He lies on the ground languishing of wounds.

他躺在地上，伤口疼痛难熬。

34. He ground out his favourite melodies until we were tired of them.

他连续不断地演奏他喜爱的那些曲调直到我们听得感到厌烦才停下来。

35. He obeyed. He made a furrow in the ground, and planted the teeth, destined to produce a crop of men.

他遵命行事，挖了一条垄，把龙牙洒在其中，天意决定了这些牙会滋生出一茬人。

36. Did you also get ground pork, cabbage, garlic and pepper for the filling?

你也买了碎猪肉。甘蓝菜。大蒜和辣椒做馅用吗？

37. Your campaign is gaining ground.

你们的运动不断取得进展。

38. The Conservative Party is losing ground in that constituency.

保守党在该选区正逐渐失去支持者。

39. The best way to ensure your success is to make sure to come in on the ground floor.

保证你成功的最好办法是一定从最基层开始工作。

40. The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.

倒下的树将他紧紧地压在地上。

41. If they have come along here ten or fifteen years ago they might have been let in on the ground floor of a lot of things.

假如他们在十年或十五年以前来到这我儿的话，他们就可以在许多生意上获得与创办人同等的利益了。

42. The ground cools off toward evening.

傍晚时地面变凉。

43. The ground should be levelled before you plant a lawn.

先把地平整好再植草坪。

44. First hammer the tent pegs into the ground, then tie the ropes onto them.

先把系帐篷的桩子打进地里，再把绳子系在桩子上。

45. The bad light, coupled with (ie together with) the wet ground, made play very difficult.

光线不足兼之地面潮湿，比赛难以进行。

46. Last winter the snow lay thick on the ground.

去年冬天，地上积雪很厚。

47. The opposition attacked the government's employment policy, but the Minister stood his ground and pointed out that unemployment is steadily falling.

反对党抨击政府的就业政策，但是这位大臣坚持不让步了，他指失业正在稳步地下降。

48. The wounded soldier's blood dyed the ground red.

受伤士兵的血染红了地面。

49. Smith ground out his three novels a year for over30 years.

史密斯每年涂写出三部小说，30多年来，年年如此。

50. Since Mr.Cramer is a traveling salesman, he's often difficult to run to ground.

因为克拉默先生是在各地巡游的推销员，所以常常难以弄清他正在什么地方。

51. During the earth tremor a large piece of rock chopped out of the ground.

在一阵轻微的地震中，一大块岩石突然从地下露出地面。

52. From the ground, we could see the, plane pull out of its steep descent.

在地面上我们能看到飞机由俯冲变为水平飞行。

53. One of the best ways to succeed in a small company is to get in on the ground floor and prosper as the company expands.

在小公司取得成功的最佳方法之一，就是以与发起人同样优先的资格入股，随着公司的发展一起繁荣。

54. Several trees came to the ground in last night's storm.

在昨晚的暴风雨中，有好几棵树被风刮倒了。

55. As the plane fell rapidly towards the ground, the pilot had to eject.

在飞机迅速落向地面时，驾驶员只得弹射出来。

56. The ground was crawling with ants.

地上满是蚂蚁。

57. The ground falls away from the highest point.

地势从最高处坡度很陡地倾斜下去。

58. The ground was ploughed and planted with corn.

地翻耕后种上了玉米。

59. The ground was covered with ferns.

地面上长满了羊齿植物。

60. The ground was stained by running the foil.

地面已经由于猎物奔回旧路而嗅迹零乱了。

61. The ground was muddy and uneven, but we toiled on.

地面泥泞不平，我们仍吃力地向前走。

62. The ground rises gradually.

地面渐渐隆起。

63. You shouldn't sit on the ground when it's wet.

地面潮湿时就不应该坐在地上。

64. The soldiers contested every inch of ground.

士兵们为争夺每一寸土地而斗争。

65. The men filed onto the parade ground and past the general.

士兵们排成单行进入阅兵场自将军面前走过。

66. The ground quaked under his feet.

大地在他的脚下震动。

67. Fires swept through the outskirts, where the houses, being mostly of wood, were razed to the ground.

大火席卷郊区，那里的房屋多数都是木造的，被烧成了一片废墟。

68. The ground was pitted by the heavy rain.

大雨使场地变得坑坑洼洼。

69. It was so dark Jack fell head over heels into a big hole in the ground.

天太黑，杰克倒栽葱地摔进一个大坑里。

70. It was so dark Bob fell head over heels into a big hole in the ground.

天太黑，鲍勃一个跟斗跌到了一个大洞里。

71. The sun baked the ground hard.

太阳把地晒得硬帮帮的。

72. She was already on the ground, energetically organizing.

她已经亲临现场，干劲十足地做组织工作。

73. She keeps spitting on the ground.

她总是往地上吐痰。

74. She put her heavy bag down on the ground and rested for a few minutes.

她把沉重的包放在地上，休息了一会儿。

75. She fell to the ground in a dead faint.

她昏倒在地，全然不省人事。

76. Her research is breaking new ground in biochemistry.

她的研究正在开辟生物化学的新开地。

77. She went limp and fell on to the ground.

她腿一软，就跌倒在地。

78. Her claim was disallowed on the ground(s) that she had not paid her premium.

她要求赔款遭到拒绝，原因是她事先没有交纳保险费。

79. If you spread salt about(the ground), it helps to melt the snow.

如果你在地上撒些盐，会有助于雪的融化。

80. Now he twisted himself into a circle, then stretched himself out on the ground like the trunk of a fallen tree.

它先把身子缩成一团，然后又申长，活象一截伐倒在地的树桩。