dig
verb
noun
dɪɡ
verb
1
to
move
earth,
snow
etc,
or
to
make
a
hole
in
the
ground,
using
a
spade
or
your
hands
挖（土），掘（洞）
I,T
dig
a
hole/trench/grave
etc
They
dig
a
small
hole
in
the
sand
to
bury
their
eggs.
它们在沙地里掘了个小洞把蛋掩埋在里面。
[+
down
]
Dig
down
about
6
inches.
向下挖大约六英寸。
[+
for
]
birds
digging
for
worms
挖洞找虫吃的鸟
2
to
remove
something,
especially
vegetables,
from
the
ground
using
a
SPADE
挖，掘〔蔬菜〕
T
freshly
dug
carrots
刚挖出来的胡萝卜
3
to
put
your
hand
into
something,
especially
in
order
to
search
for
something
翻找，搜寻
I,T always + adv/prep
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 in
to
refuse
to
do
something
in
spite
of
other
people’s
efforts
to
persuade
you
坚持己见，拒不让步
5
dig deep
to
use
something
which
you
have,
especially
money
or
effort,
which
you
would
not
normally
need
动用储蓄; 动用〔一般不用的〕储备力量
With
one
man
sent
off,
the
team
had
to
dig
deep
and
hang
on
for
a
draw.
一名队员被罚下场后，球队只好奋力保个平局了。
6
dig a hole for yourself dig yourself into a hole
also
又作
to
get
yourself
into
a
difficult
situation
by
doing
or
saying
the
wrong
thing
自食恶果，自找麻烦
7
dig sb out of trouble/a mess/a hole etc
to
help
a
person
or
organization
get
out
of
trouble
帮助某人摆脱困境
8
dig your own grave
to
do
something
that
will
cause
serious
problems
for
you
in
the
future
自掘坟墓，自取灭亡，自讨苦吃
9
to
like
something
[过时] 喜欢
T | old-fashioned
I
dig
that
hat!
我喜欢那顶帽子！
10
dig sth in dig sth into sth
↔
also
又作
to
mix
something
into
soil
by
digging
翻地把某物掺入土壤里
Dig
some
fertiliser
into
the
soil
first.
先翻土把肥料掺入土壤里。
11
dig (sth) into sth
also
又作
to
push
a
hard
or
pointed
object
into
something,
especially
someone’s
body,
or
to
press
into
something
戳进，插入，抠进
She
dug
her
finger
nails
into
his
arm.
她的手指甲抠进他胳膊的肉里。
dig
sth
↔
in
He
dug
his
spurs
in
and
urged
his
horse
on.
他用靴刺刺马身，催促马快跑。
I
could
feel
one
of
the
hooks
digging
in.
我能感觉到有一个钩子扎进去了。
12
if
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; 为应付困难作准备
The
troops
dug
in
along
the
defensive
line.
军队沿着防线布防。
We
just
have
to
dig
in
and
hope
we
can
turn
things
around.
我们只得严阵以待并希望能够扭转局面。
13
dig into sth
also
又作
to
start
eating
food
that
is
in
front
of
you
[非正式] 开始吃
informal
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。
14
to
start
using
a
supply
of
something,
especially
money
开始使用〔储备的东西，尤指钱〕
I’m
going
to
have
to
dig
into
my
savings
again.
我又得动用储蓄了。
15
to
try
to
find
out
about
something
unknown
or
secret
探究，探寻
He
had
been
digging
into
her
past.
他一直在探查她的过去。
16
to
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。
17
to
find
something
you
have
not
seen
for
a
long
time,
or
that
is
not
easy
to
find
找到，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。
18
to
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。
19
to
remove
the
surface
of
an
area
of
ground,
road
etc,
or
to
make
holes
in
it
掘地; 挖洞
They’re
digging
up
the
road
just
outside
my
flat.
他们就在我的公寓外挖路。
20
to
find
hidden
or
forgotten
information
by
careful
searching
〔通过仔细搜索〕找出，揭露
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。
noun
21
a
joke
or
remark
that
you
make
to
annoy
or
criticize
someone
挖苦，嘲讽
[+
at
]
He
couldn’t
resist
a
dig
at
the
referee.
他忍不住地嘲讽了裁判。
Here
was
a
chance
to
have
a
dig
at
trade
unionists.
现在正是挖苦一下工会分子的机会。
22
give sb a dig
to
push
someone
quickly
and
lightly
with
your
finger
or
elbow
〔用手指或肘部〕触某人，碰某人，戳某人
Ginnie
gave
her
sister
a
dig
in
the
ribs.
金尼戳了一下她妹妹的肋部。
23
an
organized
process
of
digging
in
order
to
find
ancient
objects
for
study
〔对供研究的古物的〕发掘
an
archaeological
dig
考古发掘
24
digs
a
room
that
you
pay
rent
to
live
in
[英，过时] 租住的房间
plural 复数 | BrE old-fashioned
in
digs
He’s
42
and
still
living
in
digs
.
他四十二岁了，还住在租来的房间里。