Grinding
a. 刺耳的, 沉重的, 剧烈的\\n[化] 研磨; 磨碎
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
grinding
adj
1 making a harsh noise (as if) from friction 发出（似）摩擦声的; 刺耳的
The car screeched to a halt with grinding brakes. 汽车停住时发出刺耳的刹车声.
2 (idm 习语) bring sth/come to a grinding `halt (infml 口) (cause sth to) stop completely （使某物）停住, 停稳. grinding `poverty (rhet 修辞) extreme poverty that causes suffering 贫苦不堪.
🗣️ 情景例句
I guess I am.
我想是吧。
Thank you for coming to see me off.
谢谢你来为我送行。
The main school holidays are from mid-December till early February when the days are long and warm.
学校主要的假期从12月中旬起至第二年的2月初为止，这段时间白昼很长，气候也暖和。