grub
noun
verb
ɡrʌb noun
1 food [非正式] 食物 U | informal
Let’s get some grub.
我们弄点吃的吧。
2 an insect when it is in the form of a small soft white worm 蛆,蛴螬 C
verb
3 to look for something on the ground or just under the ground, especially by moving things around [非正式] 〔在地上或地面下〕寻找〔尤指翻动周围的东西〕
Jake got on the floor and grubbed about under the desk.
杰克趴在地板上,在桌子下面四处找。
[+ for ]
chickens grubbing for worms
觅虫吃的鸡
4 to dig plants out of the ground 将〔植物〕挖出
Farmers were encouraged to grub up hedgerows.
鼓励农民们把矮树篱挖出来。