grounded
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ground·ed /ˈɡraʊndɪd/ adjective 1. reasonable and in control of your emotions, even when this is difficult 理性的，有理智的，克制的2 someone who is grounded understands their own character and knows what is really important 对自己有清醒认识的 Simmons says that her family keeps her grounded. 西蒙斯说她的家人使她对自己保持着清醒的认识。3. someone, especially a child, who is grounded is kept indoors as a punishment 〔尤指儿童〕被罚不准出门的Examples from the Corpus
grounded• They walk on into their water kingdom with grounded certainty and are quickly obscured by the dark and bitty sea.• Instead, grounded women shade their eyes and look resentfully out to sea.ground·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
control of reasonable in emotions, Corpus your and
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grounded
ground‧ed /ˈɡraʊndəd, ˈɡraʊndɪd/
adjective
2. someone who is grounded understands their own character and knows what is really important:
Simmons says that her family keeps her grounded.
3. someone, especially a child, who is grounded is kept indoors as a punishment
ground‧ed /ˈɡraʊndəd, ˈɡraʊndɪd/
adjective Word Family: noun: ground, underground, grounding, GROUNDS; adjective: goundless, underground ≠ overground, grounded; verb: ground; adverb: underground
1. reasonable and in control of your emotions, even when this is difficult2. someone who is grounded understands their own character and knows what is really important:
3. someone, especially a child, who is grounded is kept indoors as a punishment
