1.
【释义】
EARTH 地面, [U]
1.1
【释义】
the surface of the earth
地，地面:
【例句】
The leaves were slowly fluttering to the ground.
树叶慢慢飘落到地上。
【例句】
He lay on the ground and stared up at the sky.
他躺在地上仰望天空。
【例句】
The ground was frozen solid.
大地冻实了。
【例句】
At night, badgers feed above ground.
夜间，獾来到地面上觅食。
【例句】
These youngsters work 70 metres below ground level.
这些儿童在地下 70 米的地方干活。
【例句】
A raised platform stood 2 metres off the ground.
一个凸起的平台离地面有两米高。
【例句】
The air raids were followed by military action on the ground (=on land) .
空袭之后是地面军事行动。
【例句】
ground troops (=soldiers who fight on land)
地面部队
1.2
【释义】
the soil on and under the surface of the earth
土壤:
【例句】
Dig the ground over in the autumn.
秋天的时候把土翻过来。
【例句】
Plant the seeds 2 cm deep in the ground.
把种子种在两厘米深的土壤里。
【例句】
The ground was dry, far too dry for growing corn.
土地太干，干得无法种庄稼。
2.
【释义】
AREA OF LAND 地方
2.1
【释义】
[U] an area of land without buildings, fences, woods etc
〔无建筑物、栅栏或树木等的〕空地:
【例句】
The landscape is a mixture of open ground and woodland.
这里的地形既有空地又有林地。
【例句】
They were standing on the waste ground (=land in a town that is not being used) behind the car park.
他们站在停车场后面的荒地上。
2.2
【释义】
[C] [BrE] also grounds [pl.] [especially AmE] an area of land or sea that is used for a particular purpose
〔某种用途的〕场地:
【例句】
fishing grounds
渔场
【例句】
These fields served as a hunting ground for the local people.
这些田地被用作当地人的狩猎场。
【例句】
The rivers are used as dumping grounds for industrial waste.
这些河流被用作倾倒工业废料的地方。
【例句】
He is buried in sacred ground.
他被安葬在神圣的土地上。
2.3
【释义】
grounds, [pl.] the land or gardens surrounding a large building
〔大型建筑物周围的〕场地，庭园:
【例句】
We decided to take a stroll in the hotel grounds.
我们决定在宾馆的庭院里散散步。
3.
【释义】
REASON 理由, grounds [pl.] a good reason for doing, believing, or saying something
充分的理由，根据:
【例句】
Mental cruelty can be grounds for divorce .
精神折磨可以作为离婚的理由。
【例句】
There are strong grounds for believing his statement.
有充分的理由可以相信他的话。
【例句】
Did the police have reasonable grounds to arrest him?
警方有充分的理由逮捕他吗？
【例句】
The proposal was rejected on environmental grounds.
这个提议因为环保的原因遭到了拒绝。
【例句】
Flying was ruled out on grounds of cost.
乘飞机因为费用的原因被排除了。
【例句】
'You're under arrest.' 'On what grounds?'
“你被捕了。”“理由是什么？”
【例句】
We oppose the bill, on the grounds that it discriminates against women.
我们反对这个议案，理由是它歧视妇女。
4.
【释义】
SUBJECT 话题, [U] a subject or area of knowledge
话题; 知识领域:
【例句】
At meetings, we just keep going over the same ground (=talking about the same things) .
会上我们就是反复地在谈论同一个话题。
【例句】
His latest movie looks set to break new ground (= introduce new and exciting ideas) .
他最新的这部影片看来会有新的突破。
【例句】
In his latest book, McManus returns to more familiar ground.
在他最近出版的书中，麦克马纳斯又谈起了人们更熟悉的话题。
5.
【释义】
OPINION 观点, [U] a general opinion or set of attitudes
观点，立场:
【例句】
Often parents and teenagers find they have little common ground (=they do not share the same attitudes etc) .
家长和十几岁的青少年发现他们之间往往鲜有共同的观点。
【例句】
Both parties are battling to occupy the centre ground .
两党都在争取占领中间阵地。
【例句】
Careful, Laura. You could be treading on dangerous ground (=expressing opinions etc that might offend someone) .
小心啊，劳拉，你的观点可能会冒犯到某些人。
【例句】
Each side was unwilling to give ground (=change their opinion) .
各方都不愿作出让步。
6.
【释义】
SPORT 体育运动, [C] [BrE] the place where a particular sport is played
运动场;
【例句】
a new football ground
新建的足球场
【例句】
It's their first defeat at their home ground (=the ground that belongs to a particular team) all season.
这是他们在整个赛季中第一次主场失利。
7.
【释义】
hold / stand your ground
7.1
【释义】
to stay where you are when someone threatens you, in order to show them that you are not afraid
坚守阵地，不退却:
【例句】
The men threatened him, but he stood his ground and they fled.
那些人威胁他，但是他没有退却，他们就逃走了。
7.2
【释义】
to refuse to change your mind about something, even though people are opposing you
坚持自己的立场:
【例句】
Jason vowed to stand his ground, even if it meant losing his job.
贾森发誓哪怕是丢了工作也要坚守立场。
8.
【释义】
get off the ground, to start to be successful
开始获得成功，取得进展:
【例句】
Her show never really got off the ground in the UK.
她的节目在英国一直没有火起来。
9.
【释义】
gain ground
9.1
【释义】
to become more successful
取得优势，变得更成功:
【例句】
It was feared that the extreme right would gain ground in the election.
人们担心极右翼势力会在选举中占上风。
9.2
【释义】
if an idea, belief etc gains ground, more people start to accept it
〔主张、信仰等〕普及，流行:
【例句】
His theories gradually gained ground among academics.
他的理论渐渐被学者们接受了。
9.3
【释义】
to get closer to someone or something that you are competing with
追上，赶上〔竞争对手〕
10.
【释义】
lose ground, to become less successful compared with someone or something you are competing with
失去优势，失利:
【例句】
The Indian team seem determined to regain the ground they lost in the last game.
印度队在上一场比赛中失利，这次似乎下定决心一定要赢回来。
11.
【释义】
breeding / fertile / proving ground, a situation in which something develops quickly or successfully
沃土，滋生地:
【例句】
The region, with its widespread poverty, provided fertile ground for revolutionary activitists.
这个地区普遍贫困，是产生革命活动家的沃土。
【例句】
My task was to prepare the ground for the recruitment of support workers.
我的任务是为招聘助理人员做准备工作。
12.
【释义】
burn / raze sth to the ground, to destroy a city, building etc completely by fire, bombs etc
把某物烧成平地/夷为平地:
【例句】
The city of Tortona was burnt to the ground.
托尔托纳城被烧成了平地。
13.
【释义】
work / drive / run yourself into the ground, to work so hard that you become very tired or ill
把自己弄得筋疲力尽，把自己累垮:
【例句】
Kay's working herself into the ground trying to meet her deadlines.
凯在拼命工作，想如期完成任务。
14.
【释义】
on the ground, in the place or situation where something important is happening, rather than somewhere else – used especially in news reports
在现场〔尤指重大事情发生的现场; 尤用于新闻报道〕:
【例句】
While the politicians talk of peace, the situation on the ground remains tense.
政客们在大谈和平的时候，战场局势依然紧张。
15.
【释义】
stamping ground [BrE] , stomping ground [AmE]
【例句】
I guess he'll try to reach his old stomping ground to drum up support.
我猜他是想到他的老地盘去争取支持。
16.
【释义】
ELECTRICAL 电气的, [sing.] [AmE] a wire that connects a piece of electrical equipment to the ground for safety
地线，接地线;
17.
【释义】
grounds, [pl.] small pieces of solid material that sink to the bottom of a liquid
沉淀物，渣滓:
【例句】
coffee grounds
咖啡渣
18.
【释义】
go to ground, [BrE] to make it hard for people to find you
躲避:
【例句】
The man has gone to ground since his photograph was published in a national newspaper.
那人自从照片上了一家全国性的报纸以后就销声匿迹了。
19.
【释义】
run sb / sth to ground, [BrE] to succeed in finding someone or something after a long search
费尽周折找到某人/某物
20.
【释义】
BACKGROUND 背景, [C] [technical] the colour used as the background for a design
〔设计图的〕底色，背景