grounds

英 美[gra?nd]
  • n. 根據(jù),理由(ground的復(fù)數(shù)形式);基礎(chǔ);地面;運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng)地
  • v. 把…放在地上;把…建立在牢固的基礎(chǔ)上;上底色(ground的第三人稱單數(shù))

CET4TEM4高頻詞

英文詞源


grounds (n.)
"residue at the bottom of a liquid," mid-14c., perhaps from past tense of grind (v.). Other senses, such as "enclosed portion of land" (mid-15c.) are from ground (n.).

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. In the interview he gave some grounds for optimism.
他接受采訪時(shí)闡述了持樂觀態(tài)度的理由。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Owen was against it, on the grounds of expense.
歐文因費(fèi)用問題對(duì)此表示反對(duì)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.
雇主以種族或國(guó)籍為由歧視員工是非法的。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. They fanned out and carefully combed the temple grounds.
他們呈扇形散開,在寺廟周圍仔細(xì)搜尋。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. The government says the detentions are necessary on national security grounds.
政府稱,出于國(guó)家安全的考慮,將這些人羈押是必要的。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句