grub
[grʌb] noun
INSECT 昆虫
countable
■an insect in the stage when it has just come out of its egg （昆虫的）幼虫；蛆；蛴螬•A grub looks like a short fat worm.昆虫的幼虫看上去像一条又短又粗的蚯蚓。
[grʌb] noun
FOOD 食物
uncountable informal
■food 食物•They do really good grub in our local pub.我们当地这家酒馆的食物很是美味。
[grʌb] verb (-bb-)
SEARCH 搜寻
intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to search for something by digging or turning over earth 翻掘；挖掘寻找；搜寻•The dog was grubbing around/about in the mud for a bone.那只狗在泥中刨来扒去找骨头。
[grʌb] verb (-bb-)
TAKE 要
transitive usually + adverb or preposition US slang
■to ask someone for something without intending to pay for it 讨；要•Could I grub a cigarette off you?我可以向你要一支烟吗？
[grʌb] verb (-bb-)
Phrasal Verbs [M] grub sth up/out
■to dig something out of the ground to get rid of it （连根）掘出，挖出•She spent the morning in the garden, grubbing up weeds.她花了一上午的时间在花园里除草。 |