n. 蛆,幼虫;食物;做苦工的人;邋遢人 vi. 翻掘;搜寻;挖土 vt. 挖掘寻找;将某物挖出;根除;费力查出
中文词源
grub 幼虫,蛆
词源同grave, 挖。因其挖洞而得名。
grub 用法和例句
First , the reptiles had to learn how to extract a tasty grub from a container .
首先,安乐蜥要学习如何从某一容器中获取一份美味可口的食物。
From hair-of-the-dog formulas to deep fried goodness , and seriously gross concoctions , we 've got the best and the brightest in global hangover grub .
从以毒攻毒的配方到油炸食物,还有非常恶心的混合物,我们找到了世界上最好最赞的宿醉食物。
It 's not easy to imagine this scene occurring with any other insect ; justly or not , we don 't visit grub or ant pavilions .
a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
动词 grub:
ask for and get free; be a parasite同义词:mooch, bum, cadge, sponge
search about busily
例句
Grub's up!吃饭了!
Pigs are grubbing around in the bushes.猪在树丛中乱拱。
He found what he wanted by grubbing around in the library.他在图书馆乱翻一通终于找到他想要的资料。
详细解释
grub v.(动词)grubbed,grub.bing,grubs v.tr.(及物动词)To dig up by or as if by the roots:连根掘起:掘出或好象掘出残根:例句:grubbed carrots with a stick.用棍将胡萝卜连根掘出 To clear of roots and stumps by digging:翻掘:挖土以清除残根或树桩:例句:grubbed a small plot.清除一小块土地上的残根 Slang To obtain by importunity:【俚语】 乞讨,强求:通过不断纠缠而获得:例句:grub a cigarette.缠着要一支香烟 v.intr.(不及物动词)To dig in the earth:挖掘:在土地中挖:例句:grub for potatoes.挖土豆 To search laboriously by or as if by digging; rummage.搜寻:辛苦地挖掘或如挖掘般地寻找;搜寻To toil arduously; drudge:辛劳:艰苦劳作;做苦工:例句:grub for a living.为谋生而艰苦劳作 n.(名词)The thick, wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects.蛴螬,蛆:某些甲虫或昆虫的软原虫状幼虫A drudge.做苦工的人Slang Food.【俚语】 食物 来源:Middle English grubben 中古英语 grubben from Old English *grybban * see ghrebh- 2源自 古英语 *grybban *参见 ghrebh- 2 【引伸】 grub.ber n.(名词)