grunt
verb
noun
ɡrʌnt
verb
1
to
make
short
sounds
or
say
a
few
words
in
a
rough
voice,
when
you
do
not
want
to
talk
〔表示不愿意讲话时〕发出哼声; 嘟哝着说
I,T
He
just
grunted
and
carried
on
reading
his
book.
他只是哼了一声,继续看他的书。
2
if
a
person
or
animal
grunts,
they
make
short
low
sounds
in
their
throat
发出咕噜声
I
Grunting
with
effort,
she
lifted
me
up.
她哼了一声用力把我抬了起来。
noun
3
a
short
low
sound
that
a
person
or
animal
makes
in
their
throat
呼噜声,嘟哝声,咕哝声
Chris
gave
a
grunt
and
went
back
to
sleep.
克里斯哼了一声,又继续睡了。
4
someone
who
does
hard
physical
work
for
low
pay
[美,非正式] 干重体力活工资低的工人
AmE informal
The
grunts
move
the
crates.
工人们搬板条箱。
5
a
soldier
in
the
INFANTRY
[美,非正式] 步兵
AmE informal