ground
gb/ɡɹˈaʊnd/ us/ɡɹˈaʊnd/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
solid surface of the earth
The solid land under our feet.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the [adjective] ground
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'ground' with 'floor'. 'Ground' is outside; 'floor' is inside a building.
คำพ้องความหมาย
land (Refers to the earth's surface, often in a broader or more general sense.)
คำตรงข้าม
sky (The opposite physical space above the earth's surface.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
on the ground
|level ground
|frozen ground
|soft ground
หัวข้อ
geography
|daily life
|nature
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The children sat on the ground to watch the parade.
- The heavy rain made the ground muddy.
- They found coins buried in the ground.
- The tent was pitched on level ground.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I sat on the ground.
- The ground is wet.
- He stood on the ground.
- We walked on the ground.
คำนาม
B1
entity
2
reason or justification
A reason for doing or saying something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[have/provide] grounds for [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may forget that 'grounds' in this meaning is usually plural.
คำพ้องความหมาย
reason (A general explanation for why something is done or believed.)
คำตรงข้าม
pretext (A false or misleading reason given to hide the real one.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
grounds for divorce
|on the grounds that
|reasonable grounds
หัวข้อ
law
|discussion
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The police had no grounds to search his house.
- She resigned on the grounds of ill health.
- There are strong grounds for believing he is innocent.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I have no grounds to say that.
- They had grounds to stop him.
- She left on the grounds of illness.
คำกริยา
B1
action
3
prevent aircraft from flying
To stop a plane from flying.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to ground [an aircraft/pilot]
คำพ้องความหมาย
suspend (In aviation, to temporarily stop operations for safety or other reasons.)
คำตรงข้าม
launch (To send an aircraft into flight.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
ground flights
|ground a pilot
หัวข้อ
transportation
|safety
|law
ตัวอย่าง
- All flights were grounded due to fog.
- The airline grounded its fleet for safety checks.
- The pilot was grounded after failing a medical test.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Bad weather grounded the plane.
- They grounded all flights today.
- The pilot was grounded for two days.
คำกริยา
informal
A2
action
4
punish by restricting outings
To not let a child go out as punishment.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to ground [someone] for [a time period]
คำพ้องความหมาย
confine (To keep someone within limits, though not necessarily as punishment.)
คำตรงข้าม
allow out (To permit someone to go outside freely.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
ground a teenager
|ground someone for a week
หัวข้อ
family
|behavior
|daily_life
|relationships
ตัวอย่าง
- Her parents grounded her for a month after she missed curfew.
- He was grounded and couldn't go to the party.
- If you don't finish your homework, you'll be grounded.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My dad grounded me for two days.
- She was grounded last weekend.
- He will be grounded if he is late again.
คำนาม
technical
B2
entity
5
electrical earth connection
A wire that connects electricity to the earth for safety.
คำพ้องความหมาย
earth (British English term for electrical grounding.)
คำตรงข้าม
live wire (An electrical wire carrying current, opposite of grounded.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
ground wire
|ground connection
หัวข้อ
technology
|safety
|science
ตัวอย่าง
- The appliance must be connected to a proper ground.
- He checked if the outlet had a working ground.
- Grounding protects people from electric shock.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- This wire goes to the ground.
- The machine must have a ground.
- Ground stops you from getting shocked.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
ground
IPA
GB/ɡɹˈaʊnd/
US/ɡɹˈaʊnd/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
ground (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (ground)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: ground
- Plural: ground, grounds
Verb
- Base: ground
- 3rd Person Singular: grounds
- Present Participle: grounding
- Past: grounded
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
Core family
underground
adjective A2
playground
noun A2
Related words
background
noun A2
Negative and opposite forms
groundless
adjective
Advanced or less common
groundwork
noun
foreground
noun
วลีและสำนวน
get off the ground
1/ɡˈɛt ˈɔf ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd/
idiom
start successfully after effort
To begin and start working well.
ตัวอย่าง
- The project finally got off the ground after months of delays.
- Her business is just getting off the ground.
lose ground
1/lˈuz ɡɹˈaʊnd/
idiom
lose position or advantage
To fall behind or become less successful.
ตัวอย่าง
- Our company is losing ground to competitors.
- He began to lose ground after the injury.
on the grounds that
1/ˈɔn ðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ðˈæt/
fixed phrase
because of a stated reason
Because of the reason that is given.
ตัวอย่าง
- He refused on the grounds that it was too risky.
- They were excused on the grounds that they were unwell.
break new ground
1/bɹˈeɪk njˈu ɡɹˈaʊnd/
idiom
do something innovative first time
To do something new and different that no one has done before.
ตัวอย่าง
- The research breaks new ground in cancer treatment.
- The scientist broke new ground in cancer research.
- She broke new ground in modern dance.
- Their latest album breaks new ground in jazz music.
gain ground
1/ɡˈeɪn ɡɹˈaʊnd/
idiom
make progress or advance
To move forward or become more successful than before.
ตัวอย่าง
- Our team is gaining ground on the competition.
- The new product is gaining ground in the market.
gain ground
2/ɡˈeɪn ɡɹˈaʊnd/
idiom
make progress or advance
To move forward or become more successful.
ตัวอย่าง
- The idea is gaining ground among scientists.
- Our team gained ground in the second half.