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  1. Oxford Dictionary

    grunt

    • IPA[ɡrʌnt]

    英式

    • v.
      (of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound；(of a person) make a low inarticulate sound, typically to express effort or indicate assent
    • n.
      a low, short guttural sound made by an animal or a person；a low-ranking soldier or unskilled worker

    • noun: grunt, plural noun: grunts

    • 釋義

    動詞

    • 1. (of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound an enormous pig grunted and shuffled in a sty outside
    • ▪ (of a person) make a low inarticulate sound, typically to express effort or indicate assent the men cursed and grunted as they lassoed the steer ‘What is it?’ he grunted irritably

    名詞

    • 1. a low, short guttural sound made by an animal or a person with snorts and grunts the animals were coaxed down the ramp he answered with a grunt and made no further reply
    • 2. North American informal a low-ranking soldier or unskilled worker he went from grunt to senior executive vice president in five years
    • 3. British informal mechanical power, especially in a motor vehicle what the big wagon needs is grunt, and the turbo does the business
    • 4. an edible shoaling fish of tropical coasts and coral reefs, able to make a loud noise by grinding its teeth and amplifying the sound in the swim bladder.
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    grunt

    • IPA[ɡrənt]

    美式

    • v.
      (of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound: an enormous pig grunted and shuffled in a sty outside
    • n.
      a low, short guttural sound made by an animal or a person: with snorts and grunts the animals were coaxed down the ramp he answered with a grunt and made no further reply

    Oxford American Dictionary