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Smith ground out his three novels a year for over30 years.
史密斯每年涂写出三部小说，30多年来，年年如此。
He has gone to ground in his country estate to avoid awkward questions.
他躲到他的农庄以逃避使他感到尴尬的问题。
It's a difficult problem and I should like to go over the ground again.
这个问题是很麻烦，我想再了解一下情况。
Since Mr.Cramer is a traveling salesman, he's often difficult to run to ground.
因为克拉默先生是在各地巡游的推销员，所以常常难以弄清他正在什么地方。
Reg had got in on the ground floor, and as the firm had progressed, so had he.
雷吉参与了这个公司的创办，公司发展了，他也获利了。
Mr Rogers likes to travel in planes, because hey cover ground so quickly.
罗吉斯先生喜欢乘飞机旅行，因为行程可以较快。
Mrs Black was a dreamer, but her husband was a man with his feet on the ground.
布莱克太太是个梦想者，而她的丈夫是个脚踏实地的人。
First hammer the tent pegs into the ground, then tie the ropes onto them.
先把系帐篷的桩子打进地里，再把绳子系在桩子上。
It's very comfortable to step on the soft ground in the spring.
春天的时候，踩在松软的地面上非常舒服。
They squashed through the gate into the football ground.
他们挤过大门，进入足球场。
The sun shining through the leaves dappled the ground.
阳光穿过树叶照射在地上，现出一块块亮斑。
From the ground, we could see the, plane pull out of its steep descent.
在地面上我们能看到飞机由俯冲变为水平飞行。
I can't get the dirt out of this carpet; it's been ground in.
我无法把这块地毯里的脏东西弄掉，泥污已经牢牢吃进去了。
Jack lit into the thief, who soon lay unconscious on the ground.
杰克把小偷一顿痛打，很快把他打得躺在地上，不省人事。
The speaker ground on, oblivious of his listeners' boredom.
演说者唠唠叨叨，没注意到听众的厌烦情绪。
The Conservative Party is losing ground in that constituency.
保守党在该选区正逐渐失去支持者。
The leader is losing ground as the rest of the runners accelerate.
领先者在其余赛跑者加速时就逐渐失去了优势。
The sun shinning through the leaves dappled the ground.
阳光穿过树叶照在地上，现出一块块亮斑。
The referee kept his ground although his decision was hotly contested by the crowd.
虽然群众对裁判的判决提出激烈的异议，但他仍坚持自己的立场。
Stella hold her ground against several attempts to remove her as secretary of the club.
斯特拉数次坚决反对免去她的网球俱乐部秘书的职务。
The best way to ensure your success is to make sure to come in on the ground floor.
保证你成功的最好办法是一定从最基层开始工作。
It was so dark Bob fell head over heels into a big hole in the ground.
天太黑，鲍勃一个跟斗跌到了一个大洞里。
It was so dark Jack fell head over heels into a big hole in the ground.
天太黑，杰克倒栽葱地摔进一个大坑里。
Although trains cover ground much more slowly than planes, they are safe.
虽然火车比飞机慢得多，但它们却很安全。
The radioactive waste should be buried deeply under the ground in sealed box.
这些放射性废物应该放在密封的箱子里深埋在地下。
They were glad to leave the boat and put their feet on the solid ground.
他们很高兴能离开海船，回到坚实的陆地上。
As the plane fell rapidly towards the ground, the pilot had to eject.
在飞机迅速落向地面时，驾驶员只得弹射出来。
The adventurer awoke to find himself tied down with long ropes to the ground.
这位冒险者醒来，发现自己被长绳捆在地上。
I came to see you on the ground that Mr Anderson said that you were interested in our project.
我前来看你，是因为安德森先生说你对我们的工程很感兴趣。
John's habit of putting ground black pepper on strawberries is a bit out of the ordinary.
约翰习惯在草莓上放黑胡椒粉，这种吃法有点与众不同。
The ground was as white as snow with petals that had drifted down from the apple trees.
满地是苹果树上飘落下来的花瓣，地上一片雪白。
The new code of conduct lays down the ground rules for management-union relations.
新的管理章程为劳资关系确定了基本的原则。
The situation was out of our hands and the war machine ground on towards disaster.
我们已无法控制局势，战争机器缓缓走向灭亡。
In the design for the church, we have wedded a traditional ground plan to modern structural methods.
我们在设计这座教堂时把传统的底层设计方案同现代的结构方法结合在一起。
He was assailed as an oppressor of the people, who ground the faces of the poor.
他被人抨击为人民的压迫者，骑在穷人的头上。
She put her heavy bag down on the ground and rested for a few minutes.
她把沉重的包放在地上，休息了一会儿。
At last our men began to gain ground, forcing the enemy back towards the river.
最后，我方士兵开始推进，迫使敌人向河边退去。
The ground was packed out when our local team played its League Cup match.
当我们本地的球队争夺联赛杯时，场内座无虚席。
Bob and Frank don't like each other because they have no common ground.
鲍勃和法兰克互无好感，因为他们没有共同观点。
Jeff is back on his old stamping ground dong the thing he loves best.
杰夫回到他常去消遣的老地方干他最喜欢的事情去了。
Opinion polls have detected a ground swell of support for the Socialists.
民意测验表明拥护社会党的情绪高涨。
Our troops took up defensive positions on high ground overlooking the river.
我部队在临河高地上占据了防御阵地。
The Parliament was slowly, but constantly gaining ground on the prerogatives.
议会缓慢地，但却是不断地侵犯着这种特权。
He dropped the nails on the ground and successive clangs were heard.
他把钉子掉到了地上，听见了一连串的叮当声。
Taxis seem very thin on the ground tonight— we'll have to walk.
今晚出租汽车似乎很少，我们只得步行了。
Early experiments with military rockets prepared the ground for space travel.
早年对军用火箭进行的实验为发展航天技术奠定了基础。
Her claim was disallowed on the ground(s) that she had not paid her premium.
她要求赔款遭到拒绝，原因是她事先没有交纳保险费。
Did you also get ground pork, cabbage, garlic and pepper for the filling?
你也买了碎猪肉。甘蓝菜。大蒜和辣椒做馅用吗？
Now he twisted himself into a circle, then stretched himself out on the ground like the trunk of a fallen tree.
它先把身子缩成一团，然后又申长，活象一截伐倒在地的树桩。
I thought I was safe on the branch, until my foot slipped off and I fell to the ground.
我一直以为自己在树枝上很安全，没想到脚步一滑，掉到了地上。