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单词 gruntle
释义

grunt /grunt/

intransitive verb
  1. (of a pig) to make a gruff snorting noise
  2. To produce a short gruff noise in the throat
transitive verb

To utter with a grunt

noun
  1. A sound made by a pig
  2. Any similar sound made by a person or animal
  3. Power (informal)
  4. A tropical spiny-finned fish (Haemulon, etc) of a family related to the snappers, that grunts when taken from the sea
  5. An infantry soldier (milit sl)
  6. A labourer, drudge (US sl)
ORIGIN: OE grunnettan, frequentative of grunian

gruntˈer noun

  1. A person who or animal that grunts
  2. A pig
  3. Any of several kinds of grunting fish

gruntˈing noun and adjective

gruntˈingly adverb

gruntˈle intransitive verb (dialect)

To grunt, keep grunting

noun (Scot)
  1. A grunt
  2. A snout

grunt work noun

Monotonous and unrewarding work, esp of a physical nature

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