Word · Frequency #12145
grit
毅力;勇气;坚韧
strength of mind; courage and determination
指面对困难时坚持不懈的品格
- 1.
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
由坚硬的细小物质组成的集合物,如尘土、磨石颗粒、喷砂或其他研磨产生的碎屑,或金属加工产生的切屑
- 2.
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
坚硬的粗粒硅质砂岩
- 3.
Small, hard, inedible particles in food.
食物中细小的、坚硬的、不可食用的颗粒
- 4.
fortitude and determination
坚韧和决心
- 5.
A measure of the size of abrasive grains, such as those on sandpaper, and thus their relative coarseness or fineness; the smaller the number, the coarser the abrasive: thus, 60 is rough, 600 is fine, and 3000 is ultrafine.
磨料颗粒尺寸的量度,如砂纸上的磨料,表示其相对粗细;数值越小磨料越粗:如60为粗、600为细、3000为超细
- 6.
A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; gritstone. Also, a finer sharp-grained sandstone, e.g., grindstone grit.
一种坚硬、粗粒的硅质砂岩;粗砂岩。也指更细的锐粒砂岩,如磨石砂
- 7.
Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
意志力;勇气或无畏;坚韧
砂砾;沙粒;碎屑;磨料粒度;目数;砂岩;粗砂岩;由坚硬的细小物质组成的集合物,如尘土、磨石颗粒、喷砂或其他研磨产生的碎屑,或金属加工产生的切屑;坚硬的粗粒硅质砂岩
In use
The path was covered in grit, making it difficult to walk.
She could feel the grit under her shoes as she walked along the beach.
The mechanic used a brush to remove the grit from the engine parts.
grit + verb (as subject)
The grit on the road makes driving dangerous.
路上的砂砾使驾驶变得危险。
verb + grit (as object)
They spread grit on the icy path.
他们在结冰的小路上撒了砂砾。
adjective + grit
Fine grit can damage machinery.
Connections
Collocations
- show grit
- 表现出毅力
- She showed grit in finishing the marathon despite the pain.尽管疼痛,她仍表现出毅力跑完了马拉松。
- true grit
- 真正的勇气;坚韧不拔
- He has true grit, never giving up on his goals.他有真正的坚韧,从不放弃自己的目标。
- grit and determination
- 毅力与决心
- Success requires grit and determination more than talent.成功更需要毅力与决心,而非天赋。
- sheer grit
- 纯粹的毅力
- It was sheer grit that carried her through the crisis.是纯粹的毅力支撑她度过了危机。
Idioms & figurative uses
- grit one's teeth
- 咬紧牙关;下定决心She gritted her teeth and kept running despite the pain.她咬紧牙关,不顾疼痛继续跑。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把grit想成砂纸上的沙粒,又硬又磨人;咬牙坚持的毅力,就像沙粒磨出火花。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:励志演讲、自助类读物、日常谈论性格 作“毅力、勇气”讲时,语气比较灵活:多用于励志演讲、自助类读物和日常谈论性格的场合,正式书面语中也可能出现,但整体比“坚持不懈”等词更带口语和激励色彩。
Grammar Note
grit 作为不可数名词,指砂砾或粗砂石,通常不与不定冠词连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有 /ɪt/ 音,与 grit /ɡrɪt/ 押韵。注意:great /ɡreɪt/ 和 greet /ɡriːt/ 拼写相似但发音不同;grift /ɡrɪft/ 多一个 /f/ 音,也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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