- 磨；磨碎，碾碎；碾成，磨成(粉末)：
Most of the wheat will be ground into flour.
大多数麦子将磨成面粉。
She grinds coffee beans every day.
她每天要磨咖啡豆。
- 磨光；磨快；磨尖；磨薄；磨损：
He grinds ax on the grindstone.
他在磨石上磨斧。
- 压迫；压榨；压垮；折磨，使烦恼：
to grind the faces of the poor
榨取贫民的血汗
people who were ground by poverty
受贫穷折磨的人们
- 声音刺耳地摩擦；嘎嘎出声地挤压；磨牙：
The child grinds his teeth in his sleep.
这孩子在睡眠中磨牙。
- 磨制；研磨：
The lenses for giant telescopes are very expensive to grind.
磨制巨型望远镜的镜片价格非常昂贵。
- 用力压；用力擦：
I ground my cigarette into the ashtray.
我把香烟掐灭后扔入烟灰缸。
- 摇动手柄操作；摇…的曲柄：
to grind a hand mill
摇动手磨机
- 摇奏；枯燥地演奏；有气无力地演奏(常与out连用)：
to grind a barrel organ
摇奏手摇风琴
- [口语]苦口婆心地教；反复地灌输(常与into连用)：
to grind grammar into student's head
把语法灌输入学生的头脑
- 机械地做出，例行公事般地做出(常与out连用)
- 以刺耳的声音说(常与out连用)