1620s, "originally the name of a street in Moorfields in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems; whence any mean production is called grubstreet" [Johnson]. The place was renamed 1830 to Milton Street (after a local developer) then erased entirely 1970s by the Barbicon complex.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. She sprinkled pepper on my grub, watching me nosh.
她在我的食物上撒了點(diǎn)胡椒粉，看著我吃。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Their ambitions are to bash out good grub with minimal fuss.
他們的目標(biāo)就是盡可能省勁地大量供應(yīng)可口飯菜。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. "But it's good grub," he added. "You're right," Pantieri assented.
“但是伙食不錯(cuò)，”他補(bǔ)充道?！皼](méi)錯(cuò)，”潘蒂埃里表示同意。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Get yourself some grub and come and sit down.
你自己去盛些吃的，過(guò)來(lái)坐下吃。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. Each of these eggs hatches out into a tiny grub.