grind

grind to a halt (或 come to a grinding halt)

move more and more slowly and then stop

慢慢地停下來

grind away

work or study hard

認(rèn)真刻苦地干（或?qū)W）

grind someone down

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?，嵤?。

grind on

continue for a long time in a wearying or tedious way

緩慢而單調(diào)地繼續(xù)

the rail talks grind on.

火車旅途中的談話慢吞吞地繼續(xù)著。

grind something out

produce something dull or tedious slowly and laboriously

緩慢而費(fèi)力地完成（枯燥的工作）

I must grind out some more fiction.

我還得艱難地慢慢寫出更多小說來。