| 单词 | grub |
| 释义 | Word Frequency grub(ɡrʌb) verbWord forms: grubs, grubbing or grubbed 1. (when tr, often foll by up or out) to search for and pull up (roots, stumps, etc) by digging in the ground 2. to dig up the surface of (ground, soil, etc), esp to clear away roots, stumps, etc 3. (intr; often foll by in or among) to search carefully 4. (intransitive) to work unceasingly, esp at a dull task or research 5. slang to provide (a person) with food or (of a person) to take food 6. (transitive) slang, mainly US to scrounge to grub a cigarette noun 7. the short legless larva of certain insects, esp beetles 8. slang food; victuals 9. a person who works hard, esp in a dull plodding way 10. British informal a dirty child Word origin C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German grubilōn to dig, German grübeln to rack one's brain, Middle Dutch grobben to scrape together; see grave3, groove |
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