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"grounds"竟然是个高分词汇!?

Olivia 英文口语专家 2020-11-23


grounds 

(always plural)

充分的理由、根据


on moral / legal / medical etc. grounds 

因为道德/法律/医学等理由




A: You're under arrest !

B: On what grounds ?

A: 你被捕了!

B: 为什么抓我呀?




Mental cruelty can be grounds for divorce. 

精神折磨可以作为离婚的理由。




Did the police have reasonable grounds to arrest him 

警方有充分的理由逮捕他吗?




hold /stand one's ground

坚持自己的立场、坚守阵地、不退却




Jason vowed to stand his ground, even if it meant losing his job.

Jason发誓哪怕是丢了工作也要坚守自己的立场。




The referee stood his ground though his decision was hotly contested by the crowd. 

虽然群众极度质疑这个判决,可是裁判员还是维持原判。

contest (noun) 【‘kɑntɛst 】 

比赛

contest (v.) 【 kə‘tɛst 】

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