grubber

['ɡrʌbɚ]
  • n. 挖掘者;孜孜工作的人;[林] 除根机

英文词源


grubber (n.)
"digger," late 13c. as a surname; 1590s as a tool, agent noun from grub (v.). Meaning "one who gets wealth contemptibly" is from 1570s.

双语例句


1. Why is he such a money grubber? Is he going to take it with him?
他怎么会是这样一个财迷心窍的吝啬鬼? 难道还想把钱财带进棺材里不是?

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