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.


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