| [/grʌb; ɡrʌb/] n 用法:
1 [C] larva of an insect 蛴螬; 蛆. 用法:
2 [U] (infml) food 食物:
Grub's up! ie The meal is ready! 吃饭了! grub 2
[/grʌb; ɡrʌb/] v (-bb-) 用法:
1 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (around/about) (for sth) (a) dig or poke at the soil; search (for sth) by digging 挖土; 掘土; 挖掘寻找; 发掘:
pigs grubbing around/about in the bushes 在树丛中到处乱拱的猪 *
a dog grubbing for a bone 从土里刨骨头的狗.
(b) (fig 比喻) search for (esp information) intently but usu unmethodically （急切地但通常为不得法地）查找（尤指资料）:
He found what he wanted by grubbing around in the library. 他在图书馆乱翻一通终於找到了需要的资料. 用法:
2 (phr v) grub sth up/out dig sth up 将某物挖出:
birds grubbing up worms 刨虫子的鸟 *
grub out a dead tree 挖出死树. |