(of a difficult situation )困难的形势 that never ends or improves 没完没了的;无休止的;无改进的 grinding poverty 贫困不堪
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGrinding is used with these nouns:- halt
- poverty
- stone
- …
(of a sound )声音 rough and unpleasant to listen to 磨: 粗鲁和不愉快地听I heard a loud grinding noise coming from the engine. 我听到发动机发出很大的研磨声。