grind to a halt

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grind to a halt (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 grinds to a halt,現在分詞 grinding to a halt,一般過去時及過去分詞 ground to a halt)

  1. (不及物指某项活动) 陷入停滞止步不前
    Work on the new high-rise ground to a halt as contractors tried to deal with all the red tape.
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    After the visionary's death, work on his ideas ground to a halt.
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    • 2023 12月 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, 出自 RAIL, 期 999,頁號 29:
      But to no avail - the suburban (Sunday) service ground to a halt, with only 20 of the 268 motormen turning up for work on Boxing Day [1949]. Kempton Park races lost 10,000 visitors, with the cancellation of 12 extra race day trains.
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