Grub
01
幼虫, 蠕虫
the young wormlike larva of an insect
例子
The grub ’s presence indicated that the soil was rich and healthy.
幼虫的存在表明土壤肥沃且健康。
The grub transformed into a pupa before becoming an adult beetle.
幼虫在变成成年甲虫之前变成了蛹。
02
食物, 饭
food, often casual or simple meals
Slang例子
Let 's grab some grub before the movie.
让我们在电影前吃点grub。
We stopped for grub on the way home.
我们在回家的路上停下来吃grub。
to grub
01
挖掘, 搜寻
to dig or search in the ground
Intransitive: to grub for sth
例子
The children grubbed for worms in the garden after the rain.
雨后，孩子们在花园里挖虫子。
The dog was grubbing for buried bones in the backyard.
狗在后院挖掘埋藏的骨头。
02
翻找, 仔细搜寻
to search for something diligently or persistently
Intransitive
例子
She spent hours grubbing through old archives to find information for her history paper.
她花了几个小时在旧档案中搜寻，为她的历史论文寻找信息。
The kids spent the afternoon grubbing around the garden, searching for hidden Easter eggs.
孩子们整个下午都在花园里搜寻，寻找隐藏的复活节彩蛋。
03
搜寻, 乞讨
to get something, typically food, money, or provisions, by scavenging or relying on the generosity of others
Transitive: to grub money or provisions
例子
When he ran out of cash, he would often grub a few dollars from his friends to buy lunch.
当他现金用完时，他经常会向朋友讨要几美元来买午餐。
During their road trip, they would often grub snacks from gas stations instead of buying them.
在他们的公路旅行中，他们经常从加油站弄到零食，而不是购买。
