单词 | ground |
例句 | ground noun 1.•she collapsed on the ground:floor, earth, terra firma | flooring | informal deck. 2.•the soggy ground:earth, soil, dirt, clay, loam, turf, clod, sod | land, terrain. 3. (grounds) •the mansion's grounds:estate, lawn(s), yard(s), gardens, park, parkland, land, acres, property, surroundings, holding, territory | archaic demesne. 4. (grounds) •grounds for dismissal:reason, cause, basis, base, foundation, justification, rationale, argument, premise, occasion, excuse, pretext, motive, motivation. 5. (grounds) •coffee grounds:sediment, precipitate, settlings, dregs, lees, deposit, residue.▶verb 1.•the boat grounded on a sandbar:run aground, run ashore, beach, land. 2.•an assertion grounded on results of several studies:base, found, establish, root, build, construct, form. 3.•they were grounded in classics and history:instruct, coach, teach, tutor, educate, school, train, drill, prime, prepare | familiarize with, acquaint with. PHRASES hold one's ground •he tried to dissuade me with his negative remarks, but I held my ground:stand firm, stand fast, make a stand, stick to one's guns, dig in one's heels. gain ground •we failed to gain ground in that last campaign:advance, progress, make headway | catch up, close in. |
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