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grunt (with/in + emotion/effort)
grunt 作不及物动词，常跟 with 或 in 表示伴随的情绪或努力。
He grunted with pain as he lifted the heavy box.
他举起重箱子时痛苦地咕哝了一声。
作呼噜声；咕哝
grunted — past of grunt
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作呼噜声；咕哝
to make a low, guttural sound like a pig or to mutter in discontent
He grunted with pain as he lifted the heavy box.
他举起重箱子时痛苦地咕哝了一声。
发出哼声。
To make a grunt or grunts.
grunt
Base
原形
grunts
3rd person
第三人称单数
grunting
-ing
现在分词
grunted
Past
过去式
grunted
Past participle
过去分词
He grunts when he lifts heavy weights.
他举重时发出呼噜声。
The soldier grunted in pain.
士兵痛得咕哝了一声。
The pigs are grunting in the pen.
猪在圈里呼噜呼噜地叫。
规则动词
The pig grunted loudly while eating.
猪吃东西时发出响亮的呼噜声。
He grunted a reply without looking up.
他头也不抬地咕哝了一句回答。
She heard a low grunt from behind the door.
她听到门后传来低沉的呼噜声。
grunt 作不及物动词，常跟 with 或 in 表示伴随的情绪或努力。
He grunted with pain as he lifted the heavy box.
他举起重箱子时痛苦地咕哝了一声。
grunt 作及物动词，后面直接跟说的话或回答。
She grunted an apology and left the room.
她咕哝着道了歉，然后离开了房间。
grunt 作可数名词，常与 of 连用表示某种声音的含义。
The old man let out a grunt of approval.
老人发出了一声表示赞许的咕哝。
grunt 也可指低级别士兵或工人，常用于军事语境。
He served as a grunt in the infantry during the war.
战争期间他在步兵部队当一名普通士兵。
Not this
He grunted to me his approval.
Use this
He grunted his approval.
动词 grunt 表示咕哝着说出时是及物动词，直接接说话内容，不需要介词 to。中文的'对我咕哝'迁移导致错误地添加了 to。
Not this
The grunt was marching in line.
Use this
The grunts were marching in line.
名词 grunt 表示低等级士兵时可数，中文没有单复数变化，学习者易忽略复数形式。根据上下文，这里应使用复数并搭配复数动词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
咕哝着表示同意
He just grunted in agreement without looking up.
他只是咕哝了一声表示同意，头也没抬。
用力时发出哼声
She grunted with effort as she lifted the heavy box.
她抬起重箱子时用力哼了一声。
发出一声咕哝
The old man let out a grunt as he sat down.
老人坐下时发出一声咕哝。
单调乏味的工作
I'm tired of doing all the grunt work in this office.
我厌倦了在这间办公室里做所有单调乏味的工作。
步兵；普通士兵
He served as a grunt soldier in the infantry.
他在步兵部队当过普通士兵。
繁重的基础工作
The interns were stuck doing all the grunt work.
实习生们被安排做所有繁重的基础工作。
你们都是步兵！
In the movie Full Metal Jacket, the drill instructor screams, 'You are all grunts!'
在电影《全金属外壳》中，训练教官喊道：‘你们都是步兵！’
我只是个小兵。
In Saving Private Ryan, a soldier says, 'I'm just a grunt, following orders.'
在《拯救大兵瑞恩》中，一名士兵说：‘我只是个小兵，听从命令。’
Use grunted naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象猪打呼噜时发出的“格朗特”声，就是grunt。低水平士兵或工人常咕哝抱怨。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、抱怨场景 此义项多用于非正式场合，表示低声抱怨或咕哝，比较常见于口语交流中。
All listed words rhyme with grunt (share /ʌnt/). Be cautious of lookalikes like 'grant' (/grænt/) which is spelled similarly but pronounced differently.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.