| 词组 | ground |
| 释义 | 1． 作“地( 球的表) 面、土壤”解时，常为不可数名词: He fell to the ground. poor ground for grow crops 表示“土地”的面积大小，可以说: an acre of ground a piece of ground a lot of ground two thirds of ground a plot of ground 2． 表示“( 特殊用途的) 土地、场地”时，为可数名词，前面常有形容词: a parade ground a football ground a sports ground 3． 美国人常用复数 grounds 来表示某种意思: polo grounds burial grounds hunting grounds fishing grounds picnic grounds sailing up the East River to a pic- nic grounds on Long Island Plans were made to construct a polo grounds on the Central Park property. This cemetery was started some- time in the 1850s by Francis Downing as a burial grounds for his family. 4． 多数人还是将 grounds 用作复数形式: Most people are shocked that our burial grounds are still being dug up. 5． 表示“( 咖啡等) 渣子”时用复数形式 grounds，后面动词也用复数: Grounds are small pieces of crushed coffee beans. 6． on the ground that ，on the grounds that，on the ground of， on the grounds of 都可以说: The government has rejected the request on the ground that there are no scientific grounds to prove it. A female employee is refused ac- cess to a relevant training course on the grounds that she may leave the organization should she become pregnant. It should be noted that dismissal on the ground of family responsibilities' is unlawful. The following items will not be permitted on the grounds of disa- bility. 7． 9·11 事件后，美国人把原来 Twin Towers ( 双子楼 ) 的遗址称作 Ground Zero ( Ground Zero 原指 “爆炸投影点”) ，其首字母常大写，前面不用定冠词: Ground Zero is the site of the worst terrorist attack in the history of this century. 8． 英国人把“一楼”叫 ground floor， 美国人叫 first floor。 9． 参见 earth。 |
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