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。

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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。

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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.
这些虫卵中的每一个都将孵化出一条小幼虫.

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