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源自古英语 grubbian(挖掘),与中古低地德语 grubben(挖)同源,后引申出幼虫义项可能因其挖掘土壤的行为。
❶ 指昆虫的幼虫阶段,通常指甲虫或飞蛾的幼虫,外形呈蠕虫状,常见于土壤或腐烂物质中。
“The chickens were pecking at the grubs in the compost.”
(小鸡们正在啄食堆肥里的幼虫。)
“We found white grubs eating the roots of our lawn.”
(我们发现白色幼虫在啃食草坪的根部。)
❶ 俚语中可指食物,尤其是不精致或看起来没食欲的餐食。
“Let's grab some grubs at the diner.”
(我们去小餐馆随便吃点东西吧。)
“This military grub is barely edible.”
(这种军用伙食简直难以下咽。)
❶ 指用手或工具在土里挖掘寻找某物,动作类似昆虫幼虫的蠕动方式。
“The dog grubbed in the flowerbed for its buried bone.”
(狗在花坛里刨土找它埋的骨头。)
“We grubbed around in the attic for old photo albums.”
(我们在阁楼里翻箱倒柜找旧相册。)
grub street — 原指伦敦一条以廉价写作为生的文人聚集的街道,现泛指商业化的低质量写作行业。
“He started his career writing for Grub Street magazines.”
(他的职业生涯始于为低端杂志撰稿。)