grit

英 [ɡrɪt]

美 [ɡrɪt]

n. 沙粒; 沙砾; 细沙; 勇气; 毅力
v. (在结冰的路上)撒沙砾，撒盐，撒沙子

过去式：gritted　现在分词：gritting　过去分词：gritted　复数：grits　第三人称单数：grits　

Collins.1 / BNC.12145 / COCA.9008

习惯用语

grit your teeth

咬紧牙关
to bite your teeth tightly together
She gritted her teeth against the pain.
她咬牙忍痛。
‘Stop it!’ he said through gritted teeth.
“住手！”他咬牙切齿地说。
下定决心；鼓起勇气
to be determined to continue to do sth in a difficult or unpleasant situation
It started to rain harder, but we gritted our teeth and carried on.
雨开始大起来，可我们鼓起勇气继续进行。

noun

沙粒；沙砾；细沙
very small pieces of stone or sand
1. I had a piece of grit in my eye.
  我眼睛里进了一粒沙子。
2. They were spreading grit and salt on the icy roads.
  他们在结冰的路上撒沙子和盐。
勇气；毅力
the courage and determination that makes it possible for sb to continue doing sth difficult or unpleasant

verb

（在结冰的路上）撒沙砾，撒盐，撒沙子
to spread grit , salt or sand on a road that is covered with ice

N-UNCOUNT 沙粒；沙砾
Gritis very small pieces of stone. It is often put on roads in winter to make them less slippery.
1. He felt tiny bits of grit and sand peppering his knees.
  他感到细小的沙砾不断打在膝盖上。
N-UNCOUNT 勇气；坚毅；果敢
If someone hasgrit, they have the determination and courage to continue doing something even though it is very difficult.
1. You've got to admire her grit.
  你不得不佩服她的勇气。
粗玉米粉，玉米渣（美国南部常食用）
Gritsare coarsely ground grains of corn which are cooked and eaten for breakfast or as part of a meal in the southern United States.
VERB （通常指因愤怒而）咬紧牙关，咬牙切齿
If yougrityourteeth, you press your upper and lower teeth tightly together, usually because you are angry about something.
1. Gritting my teeth, I did my best to stifle one or two remarks...
  我咬紧牙关，硬是吞回了几句话。
2. 'It is clear that my client has been less than frank with me,' said his lawyer, through gritted teeth.
  “我的当事人显然没有告诉我实情，”他的律师咬牙切齿地说道。
PHRASE 下定决心；鼓起勇气
If yougrityourteeth, you make up your mind to carry on even if the situation is very difficult.
1. There is going to be hardship, but we have to grit our teeth and get on with it.
  未来会很艰难，但是我们必须咬牙坚持下去。

noun

fortitude and determination
1. he didn't have the guts to try it
Synonym:backbonegutsmoxiesandgumption
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
Synonym:gritrockgritstone

verb

Some people grit their teeth during their sleep.
这匹马的牙已经磨平了。有些人睡觉时磨牙。
What's that on your hands, is that grit?
你的手怎么了？为何那么粗糙？
There's some grit in the shoe, and it hurts my foot.
鞋里有沙子，硌脚。
Birds scratch, and some eat stones and grit.
鸟用爪抓地面，，有些甚至啄食石块和沙砾。
The tyres dug into the grit as he swung the car off the road.
当他一个急转弯把车驶离马路时，轮胎陷进了沙子里。
He has a deft touch but no grit, more Lampard than Gerrard.
他拥有熟练的技术，却缺乏精神气，他更像是兰帕德而不是杰拉德。
Get all that city grit out of your hair.
把你头发里那些大城市的砂粒都洗掉。
The mean protrusion height of diamond grits and grit wear were studied in grinding granite with a brazed diamond wheel.
研究了钎焊金刚石砂轮在磨削花岗石材料过程中，金刚石磨粒的出刃高度和磨损状态的变化规律。
You've got to admire her grit.
你不得不佩服她的勇气。
The effect of temperature, stirring velocity and grit size on the dissolution of gold and silver also was investigated.
也试验了温度、拌速度和粒度对溶解金和银的影响。