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IELTS BNC: 455 COCA: 522

ground noun LAND

the ground [ S ]

B1 the surface of the earth地,地面

I sat down on the ground.我坐在地上。

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Cracks had appeared in the dry ground.

The plane dived towards the ground and exploded in a ball of flame.

A post had been driven into the ground near the tree.

The nuclear waste has been entombed in concrete many metres under the ground.

At the end of the race his legs gave out and he collapsed on the ground.

B2 [ U ] soil土;土壤;土地

soft/stony ground松软的/满是石头的土地
The ground was frozen hard and was impossible to dig.土地冻实了,根本挖不动。

B1 [ C ] an area of land used for a particular purpose or activity(有特殊用途的)地域,场地

a football ground足球场
The lake has become a dumping ground for toxic chemicals.这个湖成了倾斜有毒化学物品的地方。
skills learnt on the training ground (= place where sports teams practise)在训练场上学到的技巧
grounds [ plural ]

C2 the gardens and land that surround a building and often have a wall or fence around them(常由墙或栅栏围起来的建筑物周围的)庭院,场地,花园

We went for a walk around the hospital grounds.我们在医院的院子里散步走了几圈。

ground noun CAUSE

C2 [ C usually plural ] a reason, cause, or argument原因,根据,理由

She is suing the company on grounds of unfair dismissal.她正以公司不公正解雇她为由对其提起诉讼。
UK Do you have any ground for suspecting them?你有什么根据怀疑他们?
[ + to infinitive ] We have grounds to believe that you have been lying to us.我们有理由相信,你一直在对我们撒谎。
[ + that ] He refused to answer on the grounds that the question violated his rights to privacy.他以个人隐私被侵犯为由拒绝作出答复。

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There should be no discrimination on the grounds of colour.

Do you have any grounds for complaint ?

The accused pleaded not guilty on grounds of diminished responsibility.

He refused to say anything on the grounds that he might incriminate himself.

She is suing the company on grounds of unfair dismissal.

ground noun AREA OF KNOWLEDGE

C2 [ U ] an area of knowledge or experience(知识、经验等的)领域,范围;学科

When the conversation turns to politics he's on familiar ground (= he knows a lot about this subject).当谈话转向政治时,他便如鱼得水。
Once we'd found some common ground (= things we both knew about) we got along very well together.在找到一些共同语言之后,我们开始相处融洽了。
The lectures covered a lot of ground (= included information on many different subjects).这些演讲涵盖了众多学科的内容。
I enjoyed her first novel, but I felt in the second she was going over the same ground (= dealing with the same area of experience).我很喜欢她的第一部小说,但是我觉得她的第二部小说涉及的是同样的题材。

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The debate is becoming polarized and there seems to be no middle ground.

I think you're on very shaky ground with that argument.

He's annoying to argue with because he keeps shifting his ground.

The party has watered down its socialist ideals in order to appeal to the centre ground.

We covered a lot of ground in the first few weeks of the course.

ground noun WIRE

[ C usually singular ] US UK earth a wire that makes a connection between a piece of electrical equipment and the ground, so the user is protected from feeling an electric shock if the equipment develops a fault地线

ground noun COFFEE

grounds [ plural ]

the small grains of coffee left at the bottom of a cup or other container that has had coffee in it咖啡渣

ground verb GRIND

past simple and past participle ofgrind (grind的过去式及过去分词)

ground verb KEEP ON LAND

be grounded

If a ship is grounded, it cannot move because it has hit solid ground.使(船)搁浅

The oil tanker was grounded on a sandbank.油轮搁浅在一片沙滩上。

[ T often passive ] If aircraft are grounded, they are prevented from flying or ordered not to fly.禁止…飞行;使停飞

The snowstorm meant that all planes were grounded.这场暴风雪导致航班全部停飞。

ground verb PUNISH

[ T ] to forbid (= refuse to allow) a child or young person from going out as a punishment罚(孩子)不许出门

My parents grounded me for a week.我爸妈罚我一星期不许出门。

ground verb PUT WIRE

[ T usually passive ] US UK earth to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the ground with a wire把(电线)接地

You could get a nasty shock from that water heater if it isn't grounded properly.如果电热水器接地不良的话,可能会发生很严重的触电事故。

ground verb CAUSE

be grounded in sth formal

to be based firmly on something根据,基于

Fiction should be grounded in reality.小说应该以现实生活为基础。
Most phobias are grounded in childhood experiences.大多数的恐惧症都源于儿时的经历。
See also
IELTS BNC: 455 COCA: 522
ground

noun¹

1solid surface of the earth地面ADJECTIVE | VERB + GROUND | GROUND + NOUN | PHRASES | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEfirm, hard, solid結實的/堅硬的/堅固的地面muddy, soft泥濘的/鬆軟的地面damp, wet潮濕的地面dry, dusty乾燥的/滿是灰塵的地面cold, frozen冰冷的/冰凍的地面dirt (NAmE) 骯髒的地面concrete, stone (both especially NAmE) 混凝土/石鋪地面snow-covered, snowy被雪覆蓋的地面sandy沙地fertile (often figurative) 肥沃的土地;有利的發展環境The fall of the old regime provided fertile ground for opportunism.舊政府的垮台為機會主義提供了溫牀。VERB + GROUNDfall to, hit, strike, touch落到地面;撞到地上;觸到地面The helicopter burst into flames when it hit the ground.直升機撞到地面後燃起了大火。reach接觸地面Her feet don't reach the ground when she sits down.她坐下時腳夠不到地。get off, leave離開地面;順利開始The plane was so overloaded it couldn't leave the ground.飛機嚴重超載,無法起飛。His plan is too costly to ever get off the ground. (figurative) 他的方案花費太大,根本無法施行。cover, litter遮蓋住地面;在地上亂丟the broken branches which littered the ground散落在地上的斷樹枝kick, paw, pound踢地;用蹄刨地;重擊地面The horse pawed the ground impatiently.那匹馬焦躁地用蹄子刨地。scan, search審視/搜查地面Her eyes searched the ground.她用目光搜尋地面。shake撼動大地;使地面顫動Thunder shook the ground.驚雷撼動了大地。GROUND + NOUNlevel地平面The window is just above ground level.窗戶緊貼着地面。forces, troops地面部隊PHRASESthe ground beneath sb's feet某人腳下的地面PREPOSITIONabove ground, below ground在地上;在地下The roots may spread as far below ground as does the foliage above ground.地上的枝葉有多高,地下的根就可能有多深。in the ground在地面以下a hole in the ground地上的洞on the ground在地面上He sat down on the ground.他坐在地上。under the ground在地下The tunnel goes deep under the ground.隧道在地下很深的地方。
ground

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2area of land土地ADJECTIVE | ... OF GROUND ADJECTIVEhigh, low高地;低地The town stands on high ground and is not prone to flooding.這個鎮地處高地,不易被淹。open開闊地difficult, rocky, rough, stony, uneven難以耕種的/佈滿岩石的/崎嶇不平的/多石的/不平的土地bare, barren光禿禿的/貧瘠的土地flat, level平地marshy沼澤地hallowed, holy, sacred神聖的土地;聖地He stood on the hallowed ground of Yankee Stadium. (figurative) 他站在神聖的揚基體育場上。... OF GROUNDpatch, piece一塊土地We found a patch of open ground in the middle of the woods.我們在樹林中發現了一塊開闊地。
ground

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3piece of land used for a particular purpose有特定用途的土地ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEburial墓地dumping垃圾場The river has become a dumping ground for industrial waste.這條河成了傾倒工業廢物的地方。Landfill sites provide a dumping ground for old mattresses, broken chairs as well as household waste.垃圾填埋場不但是傾倒家庭垃圾的地方,也成了棄置舊牀墊和破椅子的地方。camp, parade露營地;練兵場battle戰場breeding, feeding, nesting, spawning, wintering養殖場;飼養場;築巢場所;產卵場地;越冬場所The estuary is a breeding ground for birds and marine life.河口是鳥類與海洋生物的繁殖地。Hospitals are breeding grounds for bacteria.醫院是細菌繁殖的地方。Poverty is a breeding ground for terrorism. (figurative) 貧困易滋生恐怖主義。fishing, hunting漁場;狩獵場staging (especially NAmE) 集結待命地meeting會議場所PREPOSITIONat a/the ground, in a/the ground在⋯地方;在⋯地all the graves in the burial ground墓地裏所有的墓穴
ground

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4 (BrE) stadium體育場ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcricket, football, rugby, etc.板球場、美式橄欖球場、英式橄欖球場等practice, recreation, sports, training練習場地;娛樂場所;運動場;訓練場away, home客場;主場PREPOSITIONat a/the ground在⋯地方I'll meet you at the football ground.我在橄欖球場和你見面。inside a/the ground在體育場內The atmosphere inside the ground was electric.體育場內的氣氛很熱烈。
ground

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5grounds land surrounding a large building大建築物的院子ADJECTIVE | VERB + GROUNDS | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEextensive, large寬闊的/很大的庭院castle, hospital, palace, school, etc.城堡的、醫院的、宮殿的、學校的等庭院surrounding四周的庭院VERB + GROUNDSbe set in, have位於院子中;有庭院The palace is set in extensive grounds.宮殿位於龐大的庭院中。cross, enter, walk穿過庭院;進入庭院;在庭院中散步PREPOSITIONin the grounds (of) (especially BrE) 在(⋯)院子中She lived in the grounds of the castle.她住在城堡的院子裏。on the grounds (of) (NAmE) 在(⋯)院子中The doctor's office is on the grounds of the hospital.醫生的辦公室在醫院的庭院中。
ground

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6area of interest/study/discussion興趣、研究或討論領域ADJECTIVE | VERB + GROUND | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEfamiliar, home, old熟悉的領域;老本行I was on more familiar ground now that we were talking about our own system.我對此較為熟悉,因為我們在談論我們自己的體系。I apologize if I'm going over old ground.如果我又談到了老本行,那麼非常抱歉。firm, solid牢固掌握的/基礎堅實的領域dangerous, rocky, shaky危險的/不穩固的/不可靠的境地Legally, we're on very shaky ground (= our actions may not be legal).從法律上說,我們未必站得住腳。Both relationships hit rocky ground.這兩種關係都變得不穩固了。safe安全的境地(指提出的看法不會冒犯他人)common共同的領域Both parties in the debate shared some common ground.辯論雙方有一些共識。middle中間立場a search for middle ground between the two sides對雙方折衷立場的探求neutral中立的立場VERB + GROUNDcover, go over, tread涵蓋範圍;考察領域;涉足領域Several researchers have published articles covering this ground.幾位研究者已經發表了涉及這一領域的文章。We just seem to be going over the same ground that we covered last year.我們似乎只是在重複去年已經涉及的內容。PREPOSITIONon... ground處於⋯境地He knew he was on dangerous ground talking about money.他知道談到錢的問題時,就有可能會冒犯他人。PHRASESbreak new ground開闢新天地Her architectural designs have broken new ground.她的建築設計開闢了新天地。hold your ground, stand your ground堅持立場She held her ground in the debate.她在辯論中堅持自己的立場。the moral high ground道德高地I was angry with his blatant attempt to take the moral high ground.他厚顏無恥地吹噓自己有多高尚,我對此非常氣憤。shift your ground改變立場Each time he seemed to be losing the argument, he just shifted his ground.每次他好像都輸掉了辯論,其實他只是改變了一下說法而已。
ground

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7grounds reason for sth原因ADJECTIVE | VERB + GROUNDS | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgood, reasonable, strong, sufficient正當的理由;合理的依據;強有力的理由;充足的理由legitimate, valid合法的依據;令人信服的根據ethical, humanitarian, moral倫理依據;人道主義理由;道德依據economic, legal, political, etc.經濟、法律、政治等依據VERB + GROUNDShave有理由The police had reasonable grounds for arresting her.警方有正當的理由逮捕她。be, give (sb)是理由;(向某人)提供理由His evasiveness gave grounds for suspicion.他含糊其詞,讓人有理由懷疑。PREPOSITIONon... grounds由於⋯原因Permission to open a mine was denied on environmental grounds.由於環境方面的原因,開礦被否決了。on the grounds of因為⋯原因He resigned on the grounds of ill health.他以身體不好為由辭職了。ground for導致⋯的原因Drunkenness at work was sufficient grounds for instant dismissal.工作時醉酒足可導致立即被開除。
ground

verb

be grounded in/on sth ADVERBfirmly, solidly, thoroughly, well以⋯為穩固的基礎;以⋯為牢固的基礎;徹底以⋯為基礎;有很好的基礎His book is firmly grounded in memories of his own childhood.他的書完全以他的童年回憶為基礎。historically, religiously, scientifically, etc.有歷史、宗教、科學等依據
IELTS BNC: 455 COCA: 522
ground noun
floor1 (lying on the ground) garden1 (the castle grounds) land2 (waste ground) pitch (a sports ground) reason (no grounds for complaint) soil (stony/muddy ground) gain ground develop verb1 hold/stand your ground resist verb

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