grind down

英 [ɡraɪnd daʊn]

美 [ɡraɪnd daʊn]

虐待; 折磨; 欺压

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 虐待；折磨；欺压
  If you say that someonegrindsyoudown, you mean that they treat you very harshly and cruelly, reducing your confidence or your will to resist them.
  1. There are people who want to humiliate you and grind you down.
     有一些人会想要让你难堪，欺负你。

英英释义

verb

• rule a country as a tyrant
  Synonym:tyrannizetyrannise

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