rub
n
1 [C] larva of an insect 蛴螬; 蛆.
2 [U] (infml 口) food 食物: Grub's up! ie The meal is ready! 吃饭了! grub v (-bb-)
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (around/about) (for sth)
(a) dig or poke at the soil; search (for sth) by digging 挖土; 掘土; 挖掘寻找; 发掘
pigs grubbing around/about in the bushes 在树丛中到处乱拱的猪
a dog grubbing for a bone 从土里刨骨头的狗.
(b) (fig 比喻) search for (esp information) intently but usu unmethodically (急切地但通常为不得法地)查找(尤指资料)
He found what he wanted by grubbing around in the library. 他在图书馆乱翻一通终於找到了需要的资料.
2 (phr v) grub sth up/out dig sth up 将某物挖出
birds grubbing up worms 刨虫子的鸟
grub out a dead tree 挖出死树.
🗣️ 情景例句
Who's running against him?
谁与他竞选
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
马劣动怪马鞍坏。
They hit us with their sticks over and over again and put some of us in prison.