grub
noun /ɡrʌb/
/ɡrʌb/
- [countable] the young form of an insect, that looks like a small fat worm
Topics Insects, worms, etc.c2(昆虫的)幼虫;蛆;蛴螬 - [uncountable] (informal) food
食物 - Grub's up! (= the meal is ready)
饭好了! - They serve good pub grub (= food in a pub) there.
他们那儿供应上好的酒吧食物。
- Grub's up! (= the meal is ready)
词源Middle English: perhaps related to Dutch grobbelen, also to the noun grave1.