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grub/ɡrʌb/ n. & v.●n. 1 the larva of an insect, esp. of a beetle 昆虫的幼虫,蛆,(尤指甲虫的)蛴螬 2 colloq. food [口]食物 ●v. (grubbed, grubbing) 1 tr. & intr. dig superficially 浅掘 2 tr.a clear (the ground) of roots and stumps (为清除根、桩而)翻掘(土地) b clear away (roots etc.) 清除(根、桩等) 3 tr. (foll. by 后跟 up, out)a fetch by digging 挖出,掘出 grubbing up weeds 根除杂草 b extract (information etc.) by searching in books etc. (在书籍中)搜寻出,查找出(资料等) 4 intr. search, rummage 搜寻,翻找 5 intr. (foll. by 后跟 on, along, away) toil, plod 苦干,做苦工,孜孜从事 [Middle English, origin uncertain, perhaps from a Germanic base related to GRAVE1] |