grit
/ɡrɪt/
动词
（为防滑）在（路面上）撒沙砾
Council lorries had been out gritting the icy roads the night before.
政务委员会在头天夜里派出卡车在结冰的路面上撒了沙砾。
/ɡrɪt/
名词
砂，沙砾，沙粒
The road had been covered with grit.
以前这条路一直铺满沙砾。
勇气，毅力
It takes true (= real) grit to stand up to a bully.
面对一个恃强凌弱者奋起反抗确实需要勇气。
一道由煮软的玉米制成的玉米蒸浆菜肴，特别是作为早餐食用：
Do you eat your grits with syrup, or just plain?
你吃玉米面粥时用糖浆还是干吃？