grunt

• n. 咕噥；呼嚕聲
• vi. 作呼嚕聲；發哼聲
• vt. 咕噥著說
• n. (Grunt)人名；(俄、捷、英)格倫特

擬聲詞，模仿豬哼哼的聲音。

grunt (v.)

Old English grunnettan "to grunt," frequentative of grunian "to grunt," probably imitative (compare Danish grynte, Old High German grunnizon, German grunzen "to grunt," French grogner, Latin grunnire "to grunt"). Related: Grunted; grunting. Grunter "a pig" is from 1640s.

grunt (n.)

1550s, from grunt (v.); as a type of fish, from 1713, so called from the noise they make when hauled from the water; meaning "infantry soldier" emerged in U.S. military slang during Vietnam War (first recorded in print 1969); used since 1900 of various low-level workers. Grunt work first recorded 1977.

1. He gave a grunt and loosed his grip on the rifle.

他悶哼了一聲，鬆開了握著來複槍的手。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Clive made a noise, something like a grunt.

克萊夫發出一種聲響，像是咕噥了一句。

來自柯林斯例句

3. A leatherneck or a grunt do not names to call someone.

海軍陸戰隊員(leatherneck)和美國步兵(grunt)都不是對他人的合適稱呼.

來自互聯網

4. To sleep on my own and not hear the boys snore or grunt was pure bliss.

自己一個人睡、不用聽男孩們的鼾聲或咕噥聲簡直是幸福極了。

來自柯林斯例句

5. 'Billy, I think it's your turn to wash the dishes,'said Jane. A noncommittal grunt was his only reply.

“ 比利, 我想這次該輪到你刷盤子了, ” 簡說. 他隻是不置可否地咕噥了一聲算作回答.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》