ground

英文释义

• ★ 地；地面；土地：

  • lie / sit on the ground

    躺/坐在地上

  • the ground floor / the first floor (AmE)

    一楼

• ★ (特定用途的) 场地；空地：

  • a football / parking / sports ground

    足球/停车/运动场

• ★ (兴趣、知识、思想等) 范围；领域 an area of interest, knowledge, ideas, etc.：

  • It is much easier to make friends when you have common ground (= share the same opinions).

    有共同点的人更容易成为朋友

  • If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.

    如果你怀疑自己，那么你的立足点就确实不稳固了。

• ★ [复数] 理由；根据 a good or true reason for sth：

  • You have no grounds for complaint.

    你没有理由抱怨。

  • I had to retire on the grounds of ill health.

    我因为身体不好不得不退休。

  • I object to the plan on the grounds that it is too expensive.

    我反对该项计划，理由是花费太大。