grub
noun uk/ɡrʌb/ us/ɡrʌb/
(INSECT)
[ C ]（昆虫的）幼虫;蛆;蛴螬
an insect in the stage when it has just come out of its egg
A grub looks like a short, fat worm. 昆虫的幼虫看上去像一条又短又粗的软虫子。
(FOOD)
[ U ] informal（同 food）
food
I'm starving - let's get some grub. 我要饿死了——我们去找点吃的吧。
grub
verb uk/ɡrʌb/ us/ɡrʌb/ -bb-
(SEARCH)
[ I usually + adv/prep ]翻掘;挖掘寻找;搜寻
to search for something by digging or turning over earth
The dog was grubbing around/about in the mud for a bone. 那条狗在泥中刨来扒去找骨头。
Phrasal verb
grub something up/out （连根）掘出，挖出
to dig something out of the ground to get rid of it
She spent the morning in the garden, grubbing up weeds. 她花了一上午的时间在花园里除草。