grub up

• 动词短语，指把某物从地里挖出来，尤指树根或树桩；也指彻底清除或根除某物。

A phrasal verb meaning to dig something out of the ground, especially roots or stumps, or to remove something completely.

不可数 · 及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Dig up or removeinformalbritish

   To dig up plants, roots, or stumps from the ground, often to clear land.

   连根拔除

   • The farmer grubbed up the old hedgerow to expand the field.
   • They spent the weekend grubbing up weeds from the garden.
   • The construction crew grubbed up the tree stumps before building.

   同义词dig outextractgrub outpull uproot outuproot

2. Search for foodinformalbritish

   To search for or obtain food, often by digging or foraging.

   觅食

   • The pigs grubbed up roots in the forest.
   • We grubbed up some wild mushrooms for dinner.
   • The children grubbed up snacks from the kitchen.

   同义词digforagerootrummagescavenge

基本动词grub