[N-SING 单数名词]地；地面The ground is the surface of the earth.
[the N]
Forty or fifty women were sitting cross-legged on the ground...
四五十个女人盘腿坐在地上。
We slid down the roof and dropped to the ground.
我们沿着屋顶滑了下来，落到地上。
Something that is below ground is under the earth's surface or under a building. Something that is above ground is on top of the earth's surface.在地面下/在地面上
People were making for the air-raid shelters below ground.
人们正奔向地下防空洞。
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[N-SING 单数名词]（相对于空中的）地面 If you say that something takes place on the ground, you mean it takes place on the surface of the earth and not in the air.
[oft N n]
Coordinating airline traffic on the ground is as complicated as managing the traffic in the air.
协调地面的航空交通与管理空中交通一样复杂。
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[N-SING 单数名词]土；土地；土壤The ground is the soil and rock on the earth's surface.
[usu the N]
The ground had eroded.
这片土壤遭到侵蚀。
...the marshy ground of the river delta.
河流三角洲的沼泽地
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（尤指建筑物极少或具有某种特性的）土地 You can refer to land as ground, especially when it has very few buildings or when it is considered to be special in some way.
[usu with supp]
...a stretch of waste ground...
一块荒地
This memorial stands on sacred ground.
这块纪念碑屹立于圣地之上。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（有特定用途的）场地 You can use ground to refer to an area of land, sea, or air which is used for a particular activity.
[supp N]
...Indian hunting grounds...
印第安人的狩猎场
The best fishing grounds are around the islands.
最好的渔场在这些岛屿周围。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]运动场，…场（美国英语中亦作grounds） A ground is an area of land which is specially designed and made for playing sport or for some other activity. In American English grounds is also used.
[supp N]
...the city's football ground.
该市的足球场
...a parade ground.
阅兵场
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]（大型或重要建筑周围的）场地，庭院，花园 The grounds of a large or important building are the garden or area of land which surrounds it.
[usu with supp]
...the palace grounds.
皇家花园
...the grounds of the University.
大学校区
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[N-VAR 可变名词]（适于方法、思想等发展的）地方 You can use ground to refer to a place or situation in which particular methods or ideas can develop and be successful.
[with supp]
The company has maintained its reputation as the developing ground for new techniques...
该公司一直享有新技术研发基地的美誉。
Seattle is fertile ground for small businesses.
西雅图是适合小型企业发展的沃土。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]范围；领域；基础 You can use ground in expressions such as on shaky ground and the same ground to refer to a particular subject, area of experience, or basis for an argument.
[supp N]
Sensing she was on shaky ground, Marie changed the subject...
感到自己的观点站不住脚，玛丽于是换了个话题。
The French are on solid ground when they argue that competitiveness is no reason for devaluation...
法国人认为不能以提高竞争力为由进行贬值，他们是有道理的。
It's often necessary to go over the same ground more than once.
常常有必要对同样的内容不只一次地进行检查。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]优势；有利条件Ground is used in expressions such as gain ground ,lose ground, and give ground in order to indicate that someone gets or loses an advantage.
[JOURNALISM 新闻]
There are signs that the party is gaining ground in the latest polls...
有迹象表明该党在最新一轮投票中正逐渐领先。
The US dollar lost more ground.
美元失去了更多的优势。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]理由；根据 If something is grounds for a feeling or action, it is a reason for it. If you do something on the grounds of a particular thing, that thing is the reason for your action.
[N for n]
In the interview he gave some grounds for optimism...
他接受采访时阐述了持乐观态度的理由。
The court overturned that decision on the grounds that the Prosecution had withheld crucial evidence...
法庭以检控方拒绝出示关键证据为由撤销了那项判决。
Owen was against it, on the grounds of expense.
欧文因费用问题对此表示反对。
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[VERB 动词]以…为根据；建立在…基础上 If an argument, belief, or opinion is grounded in something, that thing is used to justify it.
[be V-ed in/on n]
[V n in/on n]
Her argument was grounded in fact...
她的观点有事实根据。
They believe the soul is immortal, grounding this belief on the Divine nature of the human spirit.
基于对人类精神神圣性的信仰，他们认为灵魂是永恒的。
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[VERB 动词]使不能起飞；使停飞 If an aircraft or its passengers are grounded, they are made to stay on the ground and are not allowed to take off.
[be V-ed]
[V n]
The civil aviation minister ordered all the planes to be grounded...
民航部长下令所有飞机不得起飞。
A hydrogen leak forced NASA to ground the space shuttle.
氢气泄漏迫使美国国家航空航天局停止了航天飞机的发射。
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[VERB 动词]罚（儿童）不能出门；禁足 When parents ground a child, they forbid them to go out and enjoy themselves for a period of time, as a punishment.
[V n]
Thompson grounded him for a month, and banned television.
汤普森罚他一个月不能出门，并禁止看电视。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）搁浅 If a ship or boat is grounded or if it grounds, it touches the bottom of the sea, lake, or river it is on, and is unable to move off.
[be V-ed]
[V]
[V-ed]
Residents have been told to stay away from the region where the ship was grounded...
居民们被告知不要靠近船只搁浅的区域。
The boat finally grounded on a soft, underwater bank.
那条船最终在松软的水下浅滩搁浅了。
...a grounded oil tanker.
搁浅的油轮
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]接地装置；地线 The ground in an electric plug or piece of electrical equipment is the wire through which electricity passes into the ground and which makes the equipment safe.
[usu sing]
[AM 美]
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 earth
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[ADJ 形容词]（肉等）切碎的，磨碎的Ground meat has been cut into very small pieces in a machine.
[mainly AM 主美]
...ground beef.
绞碎的牛肉
...The sausages are made of coarsely ground pork.
这些香肠用切得较粗的猪肉制成。
in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 minced
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Ground is the past tense and past participle of grind .
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See also:
grounding
；
home ground
；
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[PHRASE 短语]开辟新领域；开创新方法 If you break new ground, you do something completely different or you do something in a completely different way.
[V inflects]
[approval]
Gellhorn may have broken new ground when she filed her first report on the Spanish Civil War.
当盖尔霍恩发出她第一篇关于西班牙内战的报道时，她也许已经开辟了一片新的天地。
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[PHRASE 短语]烧为灰烬；夷为平地 If you say that a town or building is burnt to the ground or is razed to the ground, you are emphasizing that it has been completely destroyed by fire.
[V inflects]
[emphasis]
The town was razed to the ground after the French Revolution.
该镇在法国大革命后被夷为平地。
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[PHRASE 短语]共同看法；相同的立场 If two people or groups find common ground, they agree about something, especially when they do not agree about other things.
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[PHRASE 短语]躲藏起来；潜伏起来 If you go to ground, you hide somewhere where you cannot easily be found.
[V inflects]
[BRIT 英]
Citizens of East Beirut went to ground in basements and shelters.
东贝鲁特的市民们躲进了地下室和掩体中。
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[PHRASE 短语]中间立场；中间观点 The middle ground between two groups, ideas, or plans involves things which do not belong to either of these groups, ideas, or plans but have elements of each, often in a less extreme form.
[oft PHR between n]
She seems to have found a middle ground in which mutual support, rather than complete dependency, is possible.
她似乎已经找到了实现相互支持而非完全依赖其中一方的中间立场。
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[PHRASE 短语]开始；起步 If something such as a project gets off the ground, it begins or starts functioning.
[PHR after v]
We help small companies to get off the ground.
我们帮助一些小公司顺利起步。
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[PHRASE 短语]在自己熟悉的领域里；在自己的地盘 If you are on your own ground, you are in a place or situation in which you feel confident because you are very familiar with it.
[PHR with cl]
On her own ground she knows exactly what she's doing.
她在自己熟悉的领域里对自己的行为有十足的把握。
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[PHRASE 短语]为…打下基础 If you prepare the ground for a future event, course of action, or development, you make it easier for it to happen.
[V inflects]
...a political initiative which would prepare the ground for war.
为战争埋下了伏笔的政治倡议
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[PHRASE 短语]改变立场；改变观点 If you shift your ground or change your ground, you change the basis on which you are arguing.
[V inflects]
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[PHRASE 短语]坚持主张；坚定立场 If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you continue to support a particular argument or to have a particular opinion when other people are opposing you or trying to make you change your mind.
[V inflects]
The spectacle of Sakharov standing his ground and speaking his mind gave me hope.
萨哈罗夫坚持立场、坦率直言的样子让我看到了希望。
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[PHRASE 短语]坚守阵地；不退却 If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you do not run away from a situation, but face it bravely.
[V inflects]
She had to force herself to stand her ground when she heard someone approaching.
听到有人走近，她只好强迫自己鼓起勇气，绝不退缩。
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[PHRASE 短语]（工作、衣服等）完全适合 If you say that something such as a job or piece of clothing suits someone down to the ground, you mean that it is completely suitable or right for them.
[V inflects]
[emphasis]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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[PHRASE 短语]为数不多；数目少 If people or things of a particular kind are thin on the ground, there are very few of them.
[v-link PHR]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
Good managers are often thin on the ground.
优秀的经理人常常寥寥无几。
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to have one's ear to the ground→see:
ear
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Oxford
ground★/ɡraʊnd; NAmEɡraʊnd/
noun
,
verb
,
adjective
☞see also
grind
v.groundgroundsgroundedgroundingnoun★surface of earth 地面1★(oftenthe ground )[uncountable ]the solid surface of the earth 地；地面◆I found her lying on the ground.我发现她躺在地上。◆He lost his balance and fell to the ground.他失去平衡摔倒在地上。◆2 metres above/below ground地上╱地下 2 米◆Most of the monkeys' food is found at ground level.猴子的食物大多可在地面找到。◆ground forces(= soldiers that fight on land, not in the air or at sea)地面部队◆Houses and a luxury tourist hotel were burned to the ground(= completely destroyed, so that there is nothing left).多间房屋和一家豪华旅馆被大火焚烧殆尽。☞synonyms at
floor
soil 土壤2★[uncountable ]soil on the surface of the earth 土；土地；土壤◆fertile ground for planting crops种植农作物的肥沃土壤☞synonyms at
soil
area of land 场地3★[uncountable ]an area of open land 开阔地；空旷地◆The kids were playing on waste groundbehind the school. 孩子们在学校后面的荒地上玩耍。4★[countable ]( often in compounds 常构成复合词) ( BrE) an area of land that is used for a particular purpose, activity or sport （特定用途的）场地◆a football/recreation/sports, etc. ground足球场、娱乐场地、运动场等◆ancient burial grounds古代墓地☞see also
breeding ground
,
dumping ground
,
parade ground
,
stamping ground
,
testing ground
☞synonyms at
land
5grounds[plural ]a large area of land or sea that is used for a particular purpose （某种用途的）地域，水域◆fishing grounds渔场◆feeding grounds for birds禽类饲养场gardens 花园6★grounds[plural ]the land or gardens around a large building （大建筑物周围的）场地，庭院，花园◆the hospital grounds医院的院子area of knowledge/ideas 知识╱思想领域7★[uncountable ]an area of interest, knowledge or ideas （兴趣、知识或思想的）范围，领域◆He managed to cover a lot of groundin a short talk. 他在简短的谈话中涵盖了许多领域。◆We had to go over the same ground(= talk about the same things again)in class the next day. 我们得在第二天的课上讨论同样的话题。◆You're on dangerous ground(= talking about ideas that are likely to offend sb or make people angry)if you criticize his family. 你要是批评他的家人可就惹麻烦了。◆I thought I was on safe ground(= talking about a suitable subject)discussing music with her. 我以为与她一起讨论音乐是稳妥的。◆He was back on familiar ground,dealing with the customers. 他又干起了与顾客打交道的老本行。◆They are fighting the Conservatives on their own ground.他们以保守党人自己的逻辑在和他们斗争。☞see also
common ground
,
middle ground
good reason 充分的理由8★[countable , usually plural ]groundfor sth/for doing sth a good or true reason for saying, doing or believing sth 充分的理由；根据◆You have no grounds for complaint.你没有理由抱怨。◆What were his grounds for wanting a divorce?他要离婚的理由是什么？◆The case was dismissed on the grounds thatthere was not enough evidence. 此案因缺乏足够的证据被驳回。◆He retired from the job on health grounds.他因健康原因退职。◆Employers cannot discriminate on grounds ofage. 雇主不得有年龄歧视。☞synonyms at
reason
in liquid 液体9grounds[plural ]the small pieces of solid matter in a liquid that have fallen to the bottom 渣滓；沉淀物◆coffee grounds咖啡渣子electrical wire 电线10( NAmE) (BrEearth)[countable , usually singular ]a wire that connects an electric circuitwith the ground and makes it safe （接）地线background 背景11[countable ]a background that a design is painted or printed on （绘画或印刷的）背景，底子◆pink roses on a white ground白底粉红玫瑰IDIOMScut the ground from under sb's ˈfeetto suddenly spoil sb's idea or plan by doing sth to stop them from continuing with it 挖某人的墙脚；破坏某人的计划；拆某人的台gain/make up ˈground (on sb/sth)to gradually get closer to sb/sth that is moving or making progress in an activity 逼近（正在向前的人或物）◆The police car was gaining ground on the suspects.警车渐渐逼近犯罪嫌疑人。◆They needed to make up ground on their competitors.他们必须穷追猛赶竞争对手。get (sth) off the ˈgroundto start happening successfully; to make sth start happening successfully （使）顺利开始，开始发生◆Without more money, the movie is unlikely to get off the ground.没有更多的资金，这部影片难以顺利开拍。◆to get a new company off the ground使新公司顺利开张give/lose ˈground (to sb/sth)to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself 退让；让步；失利◆They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts.他们不打算在减税方面让步。◆The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the election.在选举中保守党大大失利于自由民主党。go to ˈground( BrE) to hide, especially to escape sb who is chasing you 躲藏起来；潜伏起来hold/stand your ˈground1to continue with your opinions or intentions when sb is opposing you and wants you to change 坚持主张；坚持意图；坚持立场；不让步◆Don't let him persuade you—stand your ground.别听他的，坚持自己的主张吧。2to face a situation and refuse to run away 坚守阵地；不撤退；不退却◆It is not easy to hold your ground in front of someone with a gun.面对持枪者而不退缩并不容易。on the ˈgroundin the place where sth is happening and among the people who are in the situation, especially a war 当场；在现场；（尤指）战火中的人之中◆On the ground, there are hopes that the fighting will soon stop.战火中的人都希望战斗尽快结束。◆There's a lot of support for the policy on the ground.很多在场的人支持这一政策。run/drive/work yourself into the ˈgroundto work so hard that you become extremely tired 把自己弄得精疲力竭；把自己累垮run sb/sth into the ˈgroundto use sth so much that it is broken; to make sb work so hard that they are no longer able to work 耗尽某物；过度使用某物；使某人精疲力竭thick/thin on the ˈground( BrE) if people or things are thick/thin on the ground,there are a lot/not many of them in a place 为数众多（或不多）；数目巨大（或微小）；众多（或稀少）◆Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year.一年里这个时节顾客很少。☞more at
ear
,
firm
adj.,
foot
n.,
gain
v.,
hit
v.,
moral
adj.,
neutral
adj.,
new
,
prepare
,
rivet
v.,
shift
v.,
stony
,
suit
v.verbboat 船1[transitive , intransitive ]ground(sth) when a boat groundsor sth groundsit, it touches the bottom of the sea and is unable to move （使）搁浅，触海底◆The fishing boat had been grounded on rocks off the coast of Cornwall.渔船在康沃尔海岸外礁石上搁浅了。aircraft 飞行器2[transitive , often passive ]groundsth to prevent an aircraft from taking off 使停飞；阻止…起飞◆The balloon was grounded by strong winds.热气球因强风停飞。◆All planes out of Heathrow have been grounded by the strikes.所有由希思罗机场起飞的飞机均因罢工而停飞。child 孩子3[transitive , usually passive ]groundsb to punish a child or young person by not allowing them to go out with their friends for a period of time 罚（儿童）不准出去玩◆You're grounded for a week!罚你一周不准出门！electricity 电4( NAmE) (BrEearth)[transitive , usually passive ]groundsth to make electrical equipment safe by connecting it to the ground with a wire 把（电器）接地线☞see also
grounded
,
grounding
adjective[only before noun ](of food 食物)cut, chopped or crushed into very small pieces or powder 磨细的；剁碎的◆ground coffee咖啡粉◆( US) ground pork猪肉糜☞see also
hamburger
(2 )ground/ɡraʊnd; NAmEɡraʊnd/
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ground1 noun
ground2 verb
ground3 adjective
ground4
groundground1 /ɡraʊnd/ ●●●S1W1 noun
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1earth [uncountable]a)the surface of the Earththe ground The leaves were slowly fluttering to the ground. He lay on the ground and stared up at the sky. The ground was frozen solid.above/below/under ground At night, badgers feed above ground. These youngsters work 70 metres below ground level. A raised platform stood two metres off the ground. The air raids were followed by military action on the ground (=on land).ground troops (=soldiers who fight on land)b)the soil on and under the surface of the Earth: Dig the ground over in the autumn. Plant the seeds 2 cm deep in the ground. The ground was dry, far too dry for growing corn.2area of landa)[uncountable] an area of land without buildings, fences, woods etc: The landscape is a mixture of open ground and woodland. They were standing on the waste ground (=land in a town that is not being used) behind the car park.b)[countable] (also grounds [plural]) an area of land or sea that is used for a particular purpose: fishing groundsparade/hunting/burial etc ground These fields served as a hunting ground for the local people. The rivers are used as dumping grounds for industrial waste. He is buried in sacred ground. →
playground(1)
c)grounds [plural] the land or gardens surrounding a large building: We decided to take a stroll in the hotel grounds.3reason grounds [plural] a good reason for doing, believing, or saying somethinggrounds for (doing) something Mental cruelty can be grounds for divorce. There are strong grounds for believing his statement.have grounds to do something Did the police have reasonable grounds to arrest him?on moral/legal/medical etc grounds The proposal was rejected on environmental grounds.on (the) grounds of something Flying was ruled out on grounds of cost. ‘You’re under arrest.’ ‘On what grounds?’on the grounds that We oppose the bill, on the grounds that it discriminates against women.4subject [uncountable] a subject or area of knowledge: At meetings, we just keep going over the same ground (=talking about the same things). His latest movie looks set to break new ground (=introduce new and exciting ideas).familiar/home ground (=a subject etc that you know something about) In his latest book, McManus returns to more familiar ground.5opinion [uncountable] a general opinion or set of attitudes: Often parents and teenagers find they have little common ground (=they do not share the same attitudes etc).the middle/centre ground (=opinions that are not extreme that most people would agree with) Both parties are battling to occupy the centre ground. Careful, Laura. You could be treading on dangerous ground (=expressing opinions etc that might offend someone). Each side was unwilling to give ground (=change their opinion).6sport [countable] British English the place where a particular sport is played → stadium: a new football ground It’s their first defeat at their home ground (=the ground that belongs to a particular team) all season.7hold/stand your grounda)to stay where you are when someone threatens you, in order to show them that you are not afraid: The men threatened him, but he stood his ground and they fled.b)to refuse to change your mind about something, even though people are opposing you: Jason vowed to stand his ground, even if it meant losing his job.8get off the ground to start to be successful: Her show never really got off the ground in the UK.9gain grounda)to become more successful: It was feared that the extreme right would gain ground in the election.b)if an idea, belief etc gains ground, more people start to accept it: His theories gradually gained ground among academics.c)to get closer to someone or something that you are competing with10lose ground to become less successful compared with someone or something you are competing with: The Indian team seem determined to regain the ground they lost in the last game.11 breeding/fertile/proving ground a situation in which something develops quickly or successfully: The region, with its widespread poverty, provided fertile ground for revolutionary activists.prepare/lay the ground (=to provide the situation or conditions in which something can develop successfully)ground for My task was to prepare the ground for the recruitment of support workers.12burn/raze something to the ground to destroy a city, building etc completely by fire, bombs etc: The city of Tortona was burnt to the ground.13work/drive/run yourself into the ground to work so hard that you become very tired or ill: Kay’s working herself into the ground trying to meet her deadlines.14on the ground in the place or situation where something important is happening, rather than somewhere else – used especially in news reports: While the politicians talk of peace, the situation on the ground remains tense.15stamping ground British English, stomping ground American English informal someone’s stamping ground is an area where they are known or have a lot of influence: I guess he’ll try to reach his old stomping ground to drum up support.16electrical [singular] American English a wire that connects a piece of electrical equipment to the ground for safetySYN earth British English17grounds [plural] small pieces of solid material that sink to the bottom of a liquid: coffee grounds18go to ground British English to make it hard for people to find you: The man has gone to ground since his photograph was published in a national newspaper.19run somebody/something to ground British English to succeed in finding someone or something after a long search20background [countable] technical the colour used as the background for a design → cut the ground from under somebody’s feet
at cut1(37)
, → have/keep both feet on the ground
at foot1(18)
, → suit somebody down to the ground
at suit2(1)
, → be thin on the ground
at thin1(12)
, → hit the ground running
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THESAURUSthe ground the surface of the Earth, or the soil on its surface: · He collapsed and fell to the ground.· The ground was wet and muddy.the ocean/forest/cave etc floor the ground at the bottom of the ocean, a forest, a cave etc: · Many wonderful creatures live on the ocean floor.land used when talking about an area of ground that is owned by someone, or is used for an activity. Also used when talking about the part of the Earth’s surface that is not covered with water: · His family owns a lot of land.· agricultural land· She got off the ferry, happy to be back on dry land.terrain a type of land – used when talking about how easy an area of land is to cross, and whether it is rocky, flat etc: · The Land Rover is built to go over rough terrain.· The terrain gets flatter when you go further south.earth/soil the substance that plants grow in: · The vegetables were still covered in black soil.mud wet earth: · Your shoes are covered in mud.
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1aircraft [transitive] to stop an aircraft or pilot from flying: All planes are grounded until the fog clears.GRAMMARGround is usually passive in this meaning.2boat [intransitive, transitive] if you ground a boat or if it grounds, it hits the bottom of the sea so that it cannot move: Both boats grounded on a mud bank.3be grounded in/on something to be based on something: Lewis’ ideas were grounded in his Christian faith.4child [transitive] informal to stop a child going out with their friends as a punishment for behaving badly: I got home at 2 am and Dad grounded me on the spot.5electricity [transitive] American English to make a piece of electrical equipment safe by connecting it to the ground with a wireSYN earth British English →
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ground in phrasal verbto teach someone the basic things they should know in order to be able to do something: Most seven-year-olds are grounded in the basics of reading and writing.
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ground coffee or nuts have been broken up into powder or very small pieces, using a special machine → grind
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the past tense and past participle of grind1
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