Grub-street
英文词源
- Grub-street (n.)
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Each of these eggs hatches out into a tiny grub.
- 这些虫卵中的每一个都将孵化出一条小幼虫.
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