grunt

名词 grunt:

1. the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
   同义词：oink
2. an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker
3. medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught

动词 grunt:

1. issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise

1. I asked him what he thought, but he just grunted.
   我问他在想什么，他只哼了一声。
2. He gave a grunt of approval.
   他咕噜了一声表示同意。
3. He grunted as the bullet hit him.
   子弹击中他时他疼得哼了出来。

grunt

v.（动词）
grunt.ed,grunt.ing,grunts
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To utter a deep, guttural sound, as a hog does.
喉鸣，作呼噜声：象猪一样发出深沉的喉音
To utter a sound similar to a grunt, as in disgust.
发哼声，咕哝：发出类似呼噜的声音，如因出于厌恶
v.tr.（及物动词）
To utter or express with a deep, guttural sound:
咕哝着说出：以深沉的喉音说出或表示：
例句：
He merely grunted his approval.
他只是咕哝了一声以表示同意

n.（名词）
A deep, guttural sound.
咕哝声：深沉的喉音
Any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes of the family Haemulidae that, upon removal from the water, produce grunting sounds by rubbing together tooth plates in the throat.
石鲈：主要产于热带海域的石鲈科鱼类的一种，在脱离水面之时摩擦喉间而发出呼噜声
Slang An infantryman in the U.S. military, especially in the Vietnam War:
【俚语】 美军步兵：美国军队中的步兵，尤为越南战争中的步兵：
例句：
.They were called grunts . . . They were the infantrymen, the foot soldiers of the war.(Bernard Edelman)
.他们被称为格朗茨…也就是步兵，战争中徒步作战的士兵.(伯纳德·埃德尔曼)

Slang One who performs routine or mundane tasks.
【俚语】 普通工作人员：处理日常工作与事务的人
New England Upstate New York A dessert made by dropping pieces of biscuit dough onto blueberries as they boil and then covering and steaming the mixture.
【新英格兰】 【纽约州北部】 蓝莓糕：一种将饼干面团滴在煮沸的蓝莓上再加盖蒸煮的甜点心

来源：
Middle English grunten
中古英语 grunten
from Old English grunnettan ; akin to probably akin to grunnian
源自 古英语 grunnettan ；类似于 可能类似于 grunnian

【引伸】
grunt.er
n.（名词）
grunt.ingly
adv.（副词）