grounds

US /ɡrɑʊndz/
UK /ɡrɑʊndz/
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1.

場地, 庭院

the area of land surrounding a house or other building

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The castle is set in extensive grounds.
城堡坐落在廣闊的場地上。
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The school grounds are well-maintained.
學校場地維護得很好。
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estatepropertylandpremisessite
2.

渣, 殘渣

the solid particles, especially of coffee, that remain after the liquid has been drained

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There were coffee grounds at the bottom of the cup.
杯底有咖啡渣。
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She threw the tea grounds into the compost bin.
她把茶葉渣倒進了堆肥箱。
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sedimentdregsresiduelees
3.

理由, 根據, 緣由

a reason, cause, or justification for an action or belief

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There are no grounds for complaint.
沒有抱怨的理由。
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On what grounds do you make such an accusation?
你憑什麼理由提出這樣的指控？
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reasonbasisjustificationcausemotive
1.

停飛, 擱淺

to prevent (a ship or aircraft) from sailing or flying

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The bad weather grounded all flights.
惡劣天氣導致所有航班停飛。
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The ship was grounded on a sandbank.
船在沙洲上擱淺了。
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2.

禁足, 懲罰

to punish (a child or young person) by forbidding them to go out or have visitors

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My parents grounded me for a week after I broke curfew.
我違反宵禁後，父母禁足了我一週。
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She was grounded from using her phone.
她被禁止使用手機。
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punishconfinerestrictdetain
1.

腳踏實地, 務實, 有根據的

having a good understanding of the practical realities of life

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She's a very grounded person, always calm and sensible.
她是一個非常腳踏實地的人，總是冷靜而明智。
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Despite his success, he remains humble and grounded.
儘管他很成功，但他仍然保持謙遜和腳踏實地。
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realisticsensiblepracticaldown-to-earthlevel-headed
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