| 单词 | grub |
| 释义 | grub —grubber, n. /grub/, n. , v. , grubbed, grubbing. n. 1. the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle. 2. a dull, plodding person; drudge. 3. an unkempt person. 4. Slang. food; victuals. 5. any remaining roots or stumps after cutting vegetation to clear land for farming. v.t. 6. to dig; clear of roots, stumps, etc. 7. to dig up by the roots; uproot (often fol. by up or out). 8. Slang. to supply with food; feed. 9. Slang. to scrounge: to grub a cigarette. v.i. 10. to dig; search by or as if by digging: We grubbed through piles of old junk to find the deed. 11. to lead a laborious or groveling life; drudge: It's wonderful to have money after having to grub for so many years. 12. to engage in laborious study. 13. Slang. to eat; take food. [1250-1300; ME grubbe (n.), grubben (v.); akin to OHG grubilon to dig, G grübeln to rack (the brain), ON gryfia hole, pit; see GRAVE1, GROOVE] |
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