grounds
英 美[gra?nd]
- n. 根據(jù)，理由（ground的復數(shù)形式）；基礎；地面；運動場地
- v. 把…放在地上；把…建立在牢固的基礎上；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.).
雙語例句
- 1. In the interview he gave some grounds for optimism.
- 他接受采訪時闡述了持樂觀態(tài)度的理由。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Owen was against it, on the grounds of expense.
- 歐文因費用問題對此表示反對。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.
- 雇主以種族或國籍為由歧視員工是非法的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They fanned out and carefully combed the temple grounds.
- 他們呈扇形散開，在寺廟周圍仔細搜尋。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The government says the detentions are necessary on national security grounds.
- 政府稱，出于國家安全的考慮，將這些人羈押是必要的。
來自柯林斯例句