grindstone
英 [ˈɡraɪndstəʊn]
美 [ˈɡraɪndstoʊn]
n. 磨石; 砂轮
复数：grindstones
BNC.37127 / COCA.30886
习惯用语
n.
- keep your nose to the grindstone
- 连续辛勤地工作
to work hard for a long period of time without stopping
牛津词典
noun
- 磨石；砂轮
a round stone that is turned like a wheel and is used to make knives and other tools sharp
柯林斯词典
- 磨石；砂轮
Agrindstoneis a large round stone that turns like a wheel and is used for sharpening knives and tools.
英英释义
noun
- a revolving stone shaped like a disk
双语例句
- I've got exams in two weeks, so I'm keeping my nose to the grindstone just at the moment.
还有两周就要考试了，所以现在我在埋头苦读。 - He's been keeping his nose to the grindstone and trying to pay off the debt.
他一直埋头辛苦地工作，尽力还清所有的债务。 - One evening, looking out of the window, he saw that a large grindstone had been brought into the square below.
一天傍晚，他朝窗外看时，见到一块巨大的磨石被人扛到了楼下的场地上。 - He's got to keep his nose to the grindstone to feed his five children.
为了养活他的五个孩子，他不得不埋头从事辛苦的工作。 - He was a tightfisted hand at the grindstone, scrooge.
他是一个非常小气的人，scrooge。 - A knife is sharpened on the grindstone; steel is tempered in fire.
刀在磨刀石上可以磨尖，钢铁是在火中练就的。 - While the first job, in addition to bring a fresh and boundless vision for the future, it is more like a grindstone, in repeated sharpen make us the workplace needs.
而第一份工作，除了带来一时的新鲜感和对未来的无限憧憬之外，它更像是一块磨刀石，在反复磨砺中把我们打造成职场所需要的样子。 - The teacher believed in hard work and always kept our noses to the grindstone.
老师提倡勤奋，而且也总是要我们埋头读书。 - Although they were considered underdogs the team kept it's nose to the grindstone and won the championship.
虽然他们过去不被看好，但这支队伍仍硬著头皮上场并得到了冠军。 - So these guys were all putting their nose to the grindstone.
他们真是在，埋头苦干。