rub
n
1 [C] larva of an insect 蠐螬; 蛆.
2 [U] (infml 口) food 食物: Grub's up! ie The meal is ready! 吃飯了! 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?qū)ふ? 發(fā)掘
pigs grubbing around/about in the bushes 在樹叢中到處亂拱的豬
a dog grubbing for a bone 從土里刨骨頭的狗.
(b) (fig 比喻) search for (esp information) intently but usu unmethodically (急切地但通常為不得法地)查找(尤指資料)
He found what he wanted by grubbing around in the library. 他在圖書館亂翻一通終於找到了需要的資料.
2 (phr v) grub sth up/out dig sth up 將某物挖出
birds grubbing up worms 刨蟲子的鳥
grub out a dead tree 挖出死樹.
??? 情景例句
Hi.
嗨。
A burden of one's choice is not felt.
自己選的擔(dān)子不嫌重。
It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.