grind

英 [graɪnd] 美[ɡraɪnd]

move more and more slowly and then stop

慢慢地停下来

work or study hard

认真刻苦地干（或学）

wear someone down with continuous harsh or oppressive treatment

把（某人）折磨垮

mundane everyday things which just grind people down.
真正把人慢慢拖垮的日常琐事。

continue for a long time in a wearying or tedious way

缓慢而单调地继续

the rail talks grind on.
火车旅途中的谈话慢吞吞地继续着。

produce something dull or tedious slowly and laboriously

缓慢而费力地完成（枯燥的工作）

I must grind out some more fiction.
我还得艰难地慢慢写出更多小说来。

1. The daily grind of government is done by Her Majesty's Civil Service.: 枯燥的日常政务都由女王陛下的政府行政部门来处理。

2. There are people who want to humiliate you and grind you down.: 有一些人会想要让你难堪，欺负你。

3. Life continues to be a terrible grind for the ordinary person.: 生活对于平头百姓而言依然是理不清的琐事。

4. The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves.: 重型机器发出的刺耳的摩擦声会让他们心烦意乱。