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.
双语例句
1. She sprinkled pepper on my grub, watching me nosh.
她在我的食物上撒了点胡椒粉，看着我吃。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Their ambitions are to bash out good grub with minimal fuss.
他们的目标就是尽可能省劲地大量供应可口饭菜。
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3. "But it's good grub," he added. "You're right," Pantieri assented.
“但是伙食不错，”他补充道。“没错，”潘蒂埃里表示同意。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Get yourself some grub and come and sit down.
你自己去盛些吃的，过来坐下吃。
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5. Each of these eggs hatches out into a tiny grub.
