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dig1 /dɪɡ/ ●●●S2 verb (past tensepst and past participleppdug /dʌɡ/, present participle digging)
1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]DIG to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground, using a spade or your hands 挖(土等),掘(洞)
dig a hole/trench/grave etc
They dig a small hole in the sand to bury their eggs.
它们在沙地里掘一个小洞,把蛋掩埋在里面。
dig down
Dig down about 6 inches.
往下挖大约六英寸深。
dig for
birds digging for worms
刨土找虫吃的鸟
2[transitiveT] to remove something, especially vegetables, from the ground using a spade 挖,掘〔尤指蔬菜〕
freshly dug carrots
刚挖出来的胡萝卜
3[intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to put your hand into something, especially in order to search for something 把手伸入;〔尤指〕翻找,搜寻
She dug around in her bag for a pen.
她在包里翻找钢笔。
He dug his hands deep into his pockets.
他把双手深深插进口袋里。
4.dig your heels into refuse to do something in spite of other people’s efforts to persuade you 坚持己见,拒不让步
6.dig a hole for yourself (also dig yourself into a hole) to get yourself into a difficult situation by doing or saying the wrong thing 自食其果,自找麻烦
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dig a hole for yourself• The mayordug himself into a hole when he promised 3000 new jobs.
7.dig somebody out of trouble/a mess/a hole etcto help a person or organization get out of trouble 帮助某人摆脱困境
8.dig your own gravePROBLEMto do something that will cause serious problems for you in the future 自掘坟墓,自取灭亡,自讨苦吃
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dig your own grave• By continuing to make racistcomments before the committee, he really dug his own grave.• I felt the sinkingwhir of the back wheel as it dug its own grave.• If he went against this young man sitting opposite him, he would in effectdig his own grave.• I thought that before they shot you, they made you dig your own grave first.
9[transitiveT]LIKE somebody OR something old-fashioned to like something 喜欢
I dig that hat!
我喜欢那顶帽子!
THESAURUS
dig to make a hole in the ground using your hands, a tool, or a machine 〔用手、工具或机器〕挖(洞)
Some workmen were digging a trench at the side of the road.
一些工人在路边开沟。
In Africa, the people know where to dig for water.
在非洲,人们知道在哪里掘井取水。
make a hole to dig a hole in the ground, using your hands or a tool 〔用手或工具〕挖洞
Make a hole just big enough for the plant’s roots.
挖一个正好能容下植物根部的坑。
burrow /ˈbʌrəʊ $ ˈbɜːroʊ/ if an animalburrows, it makes a hole or a passage in the ground by digging the earth with its feet, nose etc 〔动物〕挖地洞,钻地道
The rabbits had burrowed a hole under the fence.
兔子在篱笆底下打了个洞。
ploughBritish EnglishBrE, plowAmerican EnglishAmE /plaʊ/ to turn over the soil using a machine or a tool pulled by animals, to prepare the soil for plantingseeds 犁(地),耕(地)
The farmers here still plough their fields using buffaloes.
这里的农民依然用水牛犁地。
excavate /ˈekskəveɪt/ formal to dig a large hole in the ground, especially as a preparation for building something 〔尤为建造某物准备〕挖掘
The men began excavating the hole for the pool.
那些人开始开挖池塘。
bore to make a deepround hole in the ground using a special machine, especially in order to look for oil or water 〔尤为寻找石油或水〕开凿
Companies need a special licence to bore for oil.
公司钻探石油需要特别许可证。
PHRASAL VERBS
10dig inphrasal verbphr v
a)dig something ↔ in (also dig something into something)DLGDIG to mix something into soil by digging 把…翻进〔土壤〕,翻土掺入某物
Dig some fertilizer into the soil first.
先在土中翻入一些肥料。
b) (also dig (something) into something) to push a hard or pointedobject into something, especially someone’s body, or to press into something 戳进,插入,抠进
She dug her fingernails into his arm.
她的手指甲抠进他胳膊的肉里。
dig something ↔ in
He dug his spurs in and urged his horse on.
他用靴刺戳了戳马,催它快跑。
I could feel one of the hooks digging in.
我能感觉到有一个钩子扎进去了。
c)PMAPROTECTif a group of people, especially soldiers, dig in, they make a protected place for themselves or prepare for a difficult situation 〔士兵〕掘壕防守;为应付困难做准备
The troops dug in along the defensive line.
部队沿着防线布防。
We just have to dig in and hope we can turn things around.
我们只有严阵以待,希望能够扭转局面。
d) (also dig into something) informalDFEAT to start eatingfood that is in front of you 开始吃
Go on – dig in!
来吧,开始吃!
He was already digging into his pie and chips.
他已经开始吃馅饼和薯条了。
11dig into somethingphrasal verbphr v
a)to start using a supply of something, especially money 开始使用〔储备的东西,尤指钱〕
a)DIGto get something out of earth, snow etc using a spade or your hands 把〔某物〕挖出来
of
We had to dig the car out of a snow drift.
我们得把汽车从雪堆里挖出来。
b)FINDto find something you have not seen for a long time, or that is not easy to find 找出,翻出〔很久没看到或很难找到的东西〕
I must remember to dig out that book for you.
我必须记着把那本书给你找出来。
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dig out• Eventually the driver and two older children dug their way out.• It took two hours to dig him out.• We've got to dig it out.• They just dug it out from somewhere.• If so, dig them out now because they could help you get a biggermortgage.• I dug the calves out of the deep snow so the ravens could feed.
13dig something ↔ upphrasal verbphr v
a)DIGto remove something from the earth using a spade 〔从地里〕挖出,掘起
I’ll dig up that plant and move it.
我要把那棵植物挖出来,挪个地方。
b)to remove the surface of an area of ground, road etc, or to make holes in it 掘地,挖洞
They tried to dig up something from his past to spoil his chances of being elected.
他们试图从他的过去挖出些东西来破坏他当选的可能性。
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dig up• For several days I replanted each morning; the Oscardug them up.• I added several Large AmazonSwords, which looked great for half an hour before the Oscar dug them up.• Neighbors were coming to dig them up.• Fill that hole. Dig it up again.• Mr Sweet does not want to farm the site, but dig it up for the valuablepeatunderneath.• And the location of where he dug it up is on every twenty-fifth-century map.• Last time I half dug it up myself and I thought my back was going to go.• They dug it up when they was making the trench for the pipes to the new vehicleexaminationextension.
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dig• The workmen began digging a hole in the middle of the road.• Let us now dig a little deeper into this theory and try to appreciate Abelard's thought from within.• Trespass can therefore be committed by a person who digs a tunnel under land or who abuses the airspace.• If there is a big quake, many homeowners would have to dig deep into their own funds, he said.• He was paid twelve dollars an hour to digditches and mixcement.• There were two fishermen on the beachdigging for worms.• Benjamin then dug his hand into the emptymanger and plucked out the remains of the horse's feed.• I found two dogsdigging in the garden, looking for bones.• Jessica dug in the sand with a small shovel.• They started to dig in to help me put this thing together.• The whole family was out in the fieldsdiggingpotatoes.• We landed too close to some trenches the gooks had dug right next to the Pleime compound.• I really dig that dress.• "She says she doesn't want to get pregnant." "Yeah, I can dig that."• Some of the prisonersescaped through a tunnel they had dug under the wall.
4digs[plural]DHBBritish EnglishBrE old-fashioned a room that you payrent to live in 租住的房间
in digs
He’s 42 and still living in digs.
他42岁了,还住在租来的房间里。
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living in digs• Had Becky got there before him, he wondered, even if she were only living in digs?• He's nearly forty-two, you know, and still living in digs!• Students will benefit: those living in digs or halls of residence will no longer have to pay anything.
archaeological dig• Sadexcuse for a car park, and soil left unwanted after an archaeological dig.• Wanuskewin is a museum, a school, a philanthropy and an archaeological dig.• Read in studioWelcome back: Large numbers of skeletonsburied in a massgrave have been unearthed by an archaeological dig.• We helped out on an archaeological dig in Ohio.• The Doctor and his companion were led across a field to an archaeological dig.• Driving into the mountains here is like visiting an archaeological dig.• And we were like bankrolling this entirearchaeological dig, you know, the two of us, basically.• The rate includes room, all meals, all daytime activities except a nearbyarchaeological dig, Belikin beer and softdrinks.
1 (especially BrE) small push輕推ADJECTIVE | VERB + DIG | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤sharp猛戳VERB + DIG➤give戳◇She gave him a sharp dig in the ribs.她使勁戳了一下他的肋部。➤feel, get感覺到被戳;被捅PHRASES➤a dig in the ribs(用手指或肘部)戳(某人的)肋部dig
noun²
2critical remark批評的話ADJECTIVE | VERB + DIG | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤little輕微挖苦▸➤sly (especially BrE) 刁鑽的挖苦◇I resisted the temptation to get in a sly dig at Fred .我忍住了沒有轉彎抹角地挖苦弗雷德。VERB + DIG➤get in, have, make, take (NAmE) 挖苦PREPOSITION➤dig about在⋯方面的挖苦▸➤dig at對⋯的挖苦◇They were having a little dig at her about the way she tells everybody else what to do.他們在挖苦她對其他所有人指手畫腳的做法。dig
noun³
3in the ground在地下ADJECTIVE | VERB + DIG | DIG + VERBADJECTIVE➤archaeological考古發掘VERB + DIG➤go on進行挖掘◇I went on a dig over the summer.整個夏天我都在進行挖掘。DIG + VERB➤reveal sth挖掘使⋯顯現◇The dig revealed the site of a Roman villa.這次發掘發現了一座古羅馬別墅的遺址。dig
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ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤deep, deeply深挖◇We'll have to dig deep to get at the roots.我們得深挖才能挖到根部。➤down挖倒PREPOSITION➤for挖掘找尋⋯◇They were digging for buried treasure.他們在挖掘埋在地下的寶藏。➤into深入⋯裏面◇I could feel the teeth dig into my skin.我能感覺到牙齒嵌入了我的皮膚。◇He was unwilling to dig into Sylvia's past. (figurative) 他不想深挖西爾維婭的過去。➤through在⋯中挖掘◇We found ourselves digging through solid clay.我們發覺挖到了硬土層。