1.PHRASAL VERB 短语动词 机械地做 To grind something out means to produce it in a boring or routine manner.
【语法信息】：V P n (not pron)
【语法信息】：Also V n P
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
Were it not for this misfortune, he might never have been forced into the business of grinding out novels to support his family. 要不是因为这一不幸变故，他可能永远都不会迫于无奈地开始流水线式创作小说养家糊口。