digging

1. VERB 挖;掘
   If people or animals dig, they make a hole in the ground or in a pile of earth, stones, or rubbish.
   1. They tried digging in a patch just below the cave...
      他们试着在洞穴正下方的一块地上挖掘。
   2. Dig a largish hole and bang the stake in first...
      挖一个大点儿的洞，先把木桩敲进去。
   3. Rescue workers are digging through the rubble in search of other victims...
      救援人员正在废墟中挖掘，以搜寻其他受害者。
   4. They dug for shellfish at low tide...
      退潮时他们在海滩上挖贝类。
   5. Two men were standing by the freshly dug grave.
      两名男子站在新挖的坟墓边。
2. VERB 伸手（至…深处）掏
   If you dig into something such as a deep container, you put your hand in it to search for something.
   1. He dug into his coat pocket for his keys.
      他把手伸进上衣口袋里摸钥匙。
3. V-ERG （把…）戳（进）；（将…）刺（入）
   If you dig one thing into another or if one thing digs into another, the first thing is pushed hard into the second, or presses hard into it.
   1. She digs the serving spoon into the moussaka...
      她把分菜匙伸进那盘碎肉茄子蛋中。
   2. I grab George's arm and dig my nails into his flesh...
      我抓住乔治的胳膊，指甲抠进了他的肉里。
   3. He could feel the beads digging into his palm...
      他能感觉到珠子硌得手心生疼。
   4. Graham was standing there, his hands dug into the pockets of his baggy white trousers.
      格雷厄姆站在那里，双手插在宽松的白色裤子的兜里。
4. VERB 研究;探究;细查
   If you dig into a subject or a store of information, you study it very carefully in order to discover or check facts.
   1. The enquiry dug deeper into the alleged financial misdeeds of his government...
      这一调查对其政府涉嫌的财政违规行为展开了进一步深究。
   2. He has been digging into the local archives...
      他一直在仔细查阅当地的档案资料。
   3. Much that is included in them has appeared in other published works, and one must dig hard for reliable new material.
      这些资料中包括的许多内容在其他已发表作品中都已出现过，所以必须要深入挖掘以找到可靠的新材料。
5. VERB (尤指从自己造成的困境或令人不快的情形中)脱（身）
   If you dig yourself out of a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one which you caused yourself, you manage to get out of it.
   1. Occupants of the White House have exploited their office at key moments in an election campaign to dig themselves out of trouble...
      在竞选活动的关键时刻，白宫的主人利用职权帮助自己摆脱了麻烦。
   2. He's taken these measures to try and dig himself out of a hole.
      他已采取了这些措施，试图让自己摆脱困境。
6. VERB 喜欢;欣赏;理解
   If you say that you dig something, you mean that you like it and understand it.
   1. 'They play classic rock'n'roll,' states her boyfriend, 'My dad digs them too.'...
      “他们演奏经典摇滚乐，”她的男朋友说道，“我爸爸也喜欢他们。”
   2. I can dig it. I don't expect a band always to be innovative.
      我可以理解。我不指望一个乐队总能创新。
7. N-COUNT 考古发掘
   A dig is an organized activity in which people dig into the ground in order to discover ancient historical objects.
   1. He's an archaeologist and has been on a dig in Crete for the past year.
      他是位考古学家，过去的一年都在参与克里特岛上的一项考古发掘工作。
8. N-COUNT 挖苦;嘲讽
   If you have a dig at someone, you say something which is intended to make fun of them or upset them.
   1. Americans are always quick to have a dig at the British...
      美国人总是动不动就嘲讽英国人。
   2. She couldn't resist a dig at Dave after his unfortunate performance.
      戴夫糟糕的表演结束后，她忍不住想挖苦他一番。
9. N-COUNT （用手指或臂肘的）戳，碰，触
   If you give someone a dig in a part of their body, you push them with your finger or your elbow, usually as a warning or as a joke.
   1. Cassandra silenced him with a sharp dig in the small of the back.
      卡桑德拉使劲戳了一下他的后腰，让他住嘴。
10. N-PLURAL 租住的房间
    If you live in digs, you live in a room in someone else's house and pay them rent.
    1. He went to London and lived in digs in Gloucester Road...
       他去了伦敦，在格洛斯特路的一所房子里租了房间住。
11. PHRASE 彻底调查;全面调查
    If you dig deep, you do a very thorough investigation into something.
    1. I want you to dig deep. Find out who she is, and where she came from.
       我想让你彻底调查一下，弄清她是谁，从哪里来的。
12. PHRASE 设法拿出钱
    If someone digs into their pocket or digs into their purse, they manage after some difficulty to find the money to pay for something.
    1. Holidaymakers are digging deep into their pockets to book late summer breaks.
       度假者想方设法拿出钱来预订夏末的短暂假期。
13. to dig one's heels in → see: heel

1. All that digging had left a network of abandoned mines and tunnels.
   东挖西掘后留下了一片废弃的矿坑。
2. The men were caught in the act of digging up buried explosives.
   那些人在挖掘掩埋的爆炸物时被逮个正着。
3. Jane was suddenly aware that she was digging her nails into her thigh.
   简突然间意识到她正在用指甲抠大腿。
4. They tried digging in a patch just below the cave
   他们试着在洞穴正下方的一块地上挖掘。
5. Rescue workers are digging through the rubble in search of other victims
   救援人员正在废墟中挖掘，以搜寻其他受害者。
6. He has been digging into the local archives
   他一直在仔细查阅当地的档案资料。
7. Holidaymakers are digging deep into their pockets to book late summer breaks.
   度假者想方设法拿出钱来预订夏末的短暂假期。
8. The battalion went directly to the airport to begin digging in
   该营直接开到机场掘壕防守。
9. The enemy must be digging themselves in now ready for the attack
   敌人现在一定在挖掩体，准备迎接进攻。
10. A yawning North-South gulf has opened up with both sides digging in.
    双方都坚持自己的立场，南北之间出现了一条鸿沟。
11. 'Listen,' said Daisy, digging into her oatmeal
    “听着，”黛西一边大口喝着燕麦粥一边说道。
12. Rescue crews have been digging people out of collapsed buildings.
    救援人员一直在倒塌的建筑物废墟中挖掘救人。
13. Yesterday they continued the search, digging up the back yard of a police station.
    昨天他们继续搜寻，在一座警察局的后院里挖掘寻找。
14. Managers are too expensive and important to spend time digging up market information
    经理的薪金过高，职责太过重大，不能将时间浪费在挖掘市场信息上。
15. Digging further into the medical literature, I found out there was a scientific explanation for all this
    进一步翻阅医学文献后我发现，这些都是有科学解释的。
16. He endeavoured to extricate the car, digging with his hands in the blazing sunshine.
    他在烈日下用手挖着，拼命想要把那辆汽车弄出来。
17. Moles have powerful forefeet for digging.
    鼹鼠的前足非常有力，擅长挖洞。
18. They started me off in the gardens as a handyman. Digging, forking manure, that kind of thing
    他们让我先在园子里干些杂活，挖土、叉粪肥之类的。
19. The magazine isn't trying to ruin his career, the man's digging his own grave by refusing an interview.
    这份杂志并非想断送他的事业，而他拒绝接受采访就是在自毁前程。
20. It was really the British who, by digging their heels in, prevented any last-minute deal.
    实际上是因为英国人拒不让步，才使得最后一刻达成协议的希望落空了。
21. Archaeologists knew they were onto something big when they started digging.
    考古学家在发掘之初就知道他们将有重大发现。
22. When you come to choosing a dining table, it really is worth digging deep into your pocket for the best you can afford.
    选购餐桌时，尽财力所能买最好的是很值得的。
23. They are digging their own graves, and they have no right to blame fate or other people.
    自家掘坑自家埋，怨天尤人全是错误的。
24. You are just digging your own grave if you go on smoking so heavily.
    你再抽这么多烟，那你就是自掘坟墓。
25. The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.
    在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
26. He has been digging away for hours.
    他一连挖了几个小时。
27. He is digging at his algebra lessons.
    他钻研代数。
28. The police are digging into the case.
    警察正在调查这个案子。
29. The miners were digging for gold.
    矿工们正在挖金子。
30. We use forks for digging the ground.
    我们用叉子翻地。

noun

1. the act of digging
   1. there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton

   Synonym:    excavationdig