They swallow stones, stones that are used to help grind up the food before it's actually digested in the stomach.

它们吞下石头，在食物在胃里消化之前，这些石头被用来帮助磨碎食物。

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We grind up the wheat to make flour.

我们把小麦磨成面粉。

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Some sneaky cat owners actually grind up pills for their feline and put the powder on cheese or butter to get them to ingest the medicine.

一些精明的猫主人会将药片先磨碎，将药粉撒在奶酪或黄油上让猫吃下去。

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A mineralogist at the California Institute of Technology, Rossman says serpentine is only dangerous if you grind it up and inhale the particles.

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When I get out of the bike's saddle to grind up Page Mill Road behind Palo Alto, Calif.

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When I get out of the bike's saddle to grind up hills, I actually have to click to a higher gear.

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The pumps, however, both grind up the fish and disrupt the tidal flows, thus threatening to kill native species and inviting invasive ones.

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