grit
[grɪt] noun uncountable
STONES 石块
■very small pieces of stone or sand 砂；沙砾；沙粒•The road had been covered with grit.以前这条路一直铺满沙砾。
[grɪt] noun uncountable
BRAVERY 勇敢
■bravery and determination despite difficulty 勇气；毅力•It takes true (= real) grit to stand up to a bully.面对一个恃强凌弱者奋起反抗确实需要勇气。
[grɪt] noun uncountable
FOOD 食物
grits [plural] US
■a dish of hominy grain eaten especially as a morning meal （尤指作为早餐的）粗玉米粉，玉米子
[grɪt] verb transitive (-tt-)
■to put small stones on a road or path which is covered in ice, in order to make it safer （为防滑）在（路面上）撒沙砾•Council lorries had been out gritting the icy roads the night before.政务委员会在第一天夜里派出卡车在结冰的路面上撒了沙砾。
[grɪt] verb transitive (-tt-)
grit your teeth
■to press your top and bottom teeth together, often in anger （常指因愤怒而）咬牙切齿•He gritted his teeth in silent fury.他气得咬牙切齿、一言不发。 ■to accept a difficult situation and deal with it in a determined way 咬紧牙关，下定决心（去应付棘手的局面）•We had to grit our teeth and agree with their conditions because we wanted the contract.因为我们想要拿到那份合同，就必须咬牙答应他们的条件。 |