| 单词 | grub |
| 释义 | grub n. & v. --n 1. the larva of an insect, esp. of a beetle. 2. colloq. food. --v (grubbed, grubbing) 1. tr. & intr. dig superficially. 2. tr. a clear (the ground) of roots and stumps. b clear away (roots etc.). 3. tr. (foll. by up, out) a fetch by digging (grubbing up weeds). b extract (information etc.) by searching in books etc. 4. intr. search, rummage. 5. intr. (foll. by on, along, away) toil, plod. Phrases and idioms grub-screw a small headless screw, esp. used to attach a handle etc. to a spindle. Derivatives grubber n. (also in comb.). Etymology: ME, (v.) perh. corresp. to OE grybban (unrecorded) f. Gmc |
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