英：[ˈgrʌbə(r)]
grubber如何读
grubber是什么意思
- n.除根机
grubber英英释义
verb
transitive verb
to clear by digging up roots and stumps
to dig up by or as if by the roots
intransitive verb
to dig in the ground especially for something that is difficult to find or extract
to search about
grubbed in the countryside for food—Lamp
toil, drudge
grubbing along at newspaper jobs—Walter Kirn
noun
a soft thick wormlike larva of an insect (such as a beetle)
one who does menial work : drudge
a slovenly person
food
grubber词源中文解释
"挖掘机"，13世纪晚期作为姓氏； 1590年代作为工具，是 grub（v.）的动作名词。指“以卑鄙手段获取财富的人”始于1570年代。
grubber词源英文解释
Verb Middle English grubben; akin to Old English grafan to dig — more at grave Noun Middle English grubbe, from grubben
The first known use of grub was in the 14th century
grubber儿童词典英英释义
grubbyadjective
dirty entry 1 sense 1, slovenly
grub1 of 2verb
to clear or root out by digging grub for potatoes
grub up roots
to work hard : drudge
grub2 of 2noun
a soft thick wormlike larva of an insect (as a beetle)
drudge entry 2
an untidy or dirty person
food sense 1
grubber 例句
1 Why is he such a money grubber? Is he going to take it with him?
他怎么会是这样一个财迷心窍的吝啬鬼？难道还想把钱财带进棺材里不是？
2 Everyone was grubbing for whatever food they could find.
3 students grubbing for better grades
4 Let's go get some grub.
5 after the game, we headed to the diner for some hearty grub
6 So much of the story takes place firmly in and on the ground, whether its characters are grubbing around the countryside or descending six feet under.
7 His bill is small, yet strong—perfect for grubbing about underwater for aquatic bugs, worms, snails, crayfish, and small mollusks.