grinding
adj
1 making a harsh noise (as if) from friction 发出(似)摩擦声的; 刺耳的
The car screeched to a halt with grinding brakes. 汽车停住时发出刺耳的刹车声.
2 (idm 习语) bring sth/come to a grinding `halt (infml 口) (cause sth to) stop completely (使某物)停住, 停稳. grinding `poverty (rhet 修辞) extreme poverty that causes suffering 贫苦不堪.
🗣️ 情景例句
How did the accident happen?
事故是怎么发生的?
In the kingdom of blind men the one-eyed man is king.
盲人国里,独眼称王。
After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room.