"grubbing" in Chinese (Traditional)
挖掘搜尋(食物、錢等)
Definition
“grubbing”指在地裡挖掘,通常是找根或蟲,也指努力尋找或收集某物,通常是食物或金錢。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
非正式用語;用於形容拼命找錢(如 'grubbing for cash')時帶貶義。也可表示在髒亂環境中辛苦工作或拼命尋找東西。字面意思可指園藝中的挖土。
Examples
The pig was grubbing in the dirt for food.
豬在土裡**挖掘**找喫的。
She spent the afternoon grubbing in the garden.
她下午都在花園裡**挖土**。
They were grubbing for roots to eat.
他們在**挖掘**找可以喫的根。
He's always grubbing for extra cash on weekends.
他週末總是**想辦法**賺點外快。
After a storm, you'll see people grubbing through the trash for valuables.
暴風雨後,人們會去垃圾堆裡**翻找**值錢的東西。
We spent hours grubbing around in the attic looking for old photos.
我們花了好幾個小時在閣樓裡**翻找**舊照片。