above ground

活的。

below ground

被埋的；死的。

break ground

(a)掘土。(b)【美】破土；动土。(c)着手。

break new [fresh] ground

开创新天地。

come [go] to the ground

失败；灭亡。

common ground

共同意见[观点]。

cover ground

(a)走过(某些路程)；旅行。(b)及于(某范围)。(c)有进展[进步]。

cover the [much, a lot of, etc.] ground

涉及前言。

cut the ground (out) from under

先发制人。(= pull the carpet [rug] from [out] under) sb's feet)

down to the ground

(a)【口】彻底地；完全地。(b)正令人满意。(= suit sb down to the ground)

fall on stony ground

(非正式用法)马耳东风。

fall to the ground

(计划等)终归失败；(希望)破灭。

forbidden ground

不能说的事情；忌讳的主题。

from the ground up

(b)彻底地。(b)重新再来。

gain ground

进展；得势。

get off the ground

(b)【口】有进展。(b)开始行动。

give ground

(a)(军队)撤退。(b)(争执中)屈服；让步。

go to the happy hunting ground(s)

【谐】死亡；赴极乐世界。

have [keep] one's [both] feet (set) (firmly) on the ground

讲求实际。

hold [stand; keep] one's ground

(a)拒绝撤退。(b)坚守阵地。(c)不肯让步；不屈服。

keep an ear to the ground

细心注意情势的变化。

lose ground

(a)撤退；失败。(b)没落；衰微。

on delicate ground

立场脆弱。

on firm ground

(a)立场稳固。(b)基于正确的证据[事实]。

on one's own ground

(a)在自已的势力范围内；在自己熟悉的领域内。(b)在自己家。

on the ground

当场。

on (the) ground(s) of

基于…理由；因为。

run [go] into the ground [earth]

(a)躲藏。(b)搜索。(c)(非正式用法)过分；过度；夸张。

sb's stamping [stomping] ground

【口】常去的场所。

shift one's ground

改变立场。

take ground

(a)触礁。(b)占领阵地。

to the ground

完全地；全都。

touch ground

(a)到达水底。(b)【口】具体化。