n. 根據(jù)，理由（ground的復(fù)數(shù)形式）；基礎(chǔ)；地面；運動場地
v. 把…放在地上；把…建立在牢固的基礎(chǔ)上；上底色（ground的第三人稱單數(shù)）
CET4TEM4高頻詞
英文詞源
grounds (n.)
"residue at the bottom of a liquid," mid-14c., perhaps from past tense of grind (v.). Other senses, such as "enclosed portion of land" (mid-15c.) are from ground (n.).
雙語例句
1. In the interview he gave some grounds for optimism.
他接受采訪時闡述了持樂觀態(tài)度的理由。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Owen was against it, on the grounds of expense.
歐文因費用問題對此表示反對。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.
雇主以種族或國籍為由歧視員工是非法的。
來自柯林斯例句
4. They fanned out and carefully combed the temple grounds.
他們呈扇形散開，在寺廟周圍仔細(xì)搜尋。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The government says the detentions are necessary on national security grounds.