كيف تنطق "grind to a halt"
expression
GRYND tuh HAWLT
grynd too HOLT
التعريف
To slow down gradually until stopping completely, often because of a problem or lack of activity.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈɡɹaɪnd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhɔɫt
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ɡɹˈaɪnd/ /tˈuː/ /æɪ/ /hˈɒlt
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
GRYND tuh HAWLT
بريطاني
grynd too HOLT
استمع في السياق
During the heavy snow, traffic ground to a halt.
The machine suddenly ground to a halt because of an error.
After the funding was cut, the project ground to a halt.
When the internet went down, work at the office ground to a halt.