grub

音标:[grʌb]
n. 幼虫, 乏味之人
vt. 寻找, 翻掘
vi. 寻找, 翻掘
【医】 幼虫, 蛆, 食饵
在线英汉词典
grub的短语、例句:
rub n 1 [C] larva of an insect 蛴螬; 蛆. 2 [U] (infml 口) food 食物: Grub´s up! ie The meal is ready! 吃饭了! grub v (-bb-) 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. 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.
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