English Dictionary

meatgrinder

名詞

くだけた表現

A device for cutting meat into very small pieces. / (informal) An activity with a high casualty or attrition rate, such as a military battle or an occupational or athletic activity.

日本語の意味

肉を非常に細かく刻むための機械。 / （比喩的な表現）多くの犠牲や消耗を伴う激しい状況（例：血生臭い戦闘や過酷な競技活動など）。

The meatgrinder jammed halfway through, so we had to finish grinding by hand.

肉挽き機が途中で詰まったので、残りは手で挽かなければなりませんでした。

意味（1）

A device for cutting meat into very small pieces.

Keep your fingers away from the throat of the meatgrinder.

意味（2）

(informal) An activity with a high casualty or attrition rate, such as a military battle or an occupational or athletic activity.

Last year’s lightning advances gave way to local stalemates and a meatgrinder battle for Kobani, where ISIL troops massing to attack the Kurds on the ground made themselves easy targets for the Americans in the air.

意味（3）

(informal) A process that is likely to be injurious in a non-physical way.

Senate confirmation hearings are a real meatgrinder, discouraging people from government service.

meatgrinders （ plural ）