grind to a halt

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To come to a standstill, or cease to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle. intransitive
    — Work on the new high-rise ground to a halt as contractors tried to deal with all the red tape.

词形变化

grinds to a halt present,singular,third-person grinding to a halt participle,present ground to a halt participle,past ground to a halt past

词源

From windmills. To stop a windmill from turning too quickly, such as during a strong gust of wind, excess corn would be poured between the grinding stone (top stone) and the nether stone (bottom stone). The extra pressure would cause the stones to slow down or literally "grind to a halt", and thereby stop the windmill from turning.
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