They are digging a tunnel through the hill.
?? 牛津釋義
dig
v
(-gg-; pt, pp dug )
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(a) [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
use one's hands, a spade, a machine, etc to break up and move (earth, etc); advance by doing this 挖, 掘(泥土等)
I spent the morning digging. 我整個(gè)上午都在不停地挖.
They are digging through the hill to make a tunnel. 他們正在鑿山建一條隧道.
dig down into the soil 往土里深挖
It is difficult to dig the ground when it is frozen. 地面凍住了就不易挖掘.
dig the soil away from the bottom of the wall 將墻根的泥挖出來(lái).
(b) [Tn] make (a hole, etc) by doing this 挖出(洞等); 鑿出; 打(洞)
dig a pit, tunnel, shaft, etc 挖坑、 隧道、 升降井等.
(c) [Ipr] ~ for sth search for (gold, etc) by doing this 采掘探尋(黃金等); 探礦
We are digging for mineral deposits. 我們正在掘地探礦.
2 (dated infml 舊, 口)
(a) [Tn] enjoy (sth); appreciate 喜歡(某事物); 欣賞
I don't dig modern jazz. 我不喜歡現(xiàn)代爵士樂(lè).
(b) [I, Tn] understand (sth) 明白(某事物); 懂
I don't dig that crazy stuff. 我不懂那種沒(méi)意思的玩意兒. * You dig? 你懂了嗎?
3 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) ,dig one's `heels/`toes in be stubborn; refuse to give in 固執(zhí)已見(jiàn); 寸步不讓. dig sb in the ribs nudge or prod sb hard in the side 用肘碰或戳某人的肋部. dig one's own grave do sth which causes one's own downfall 自掘墳?zāi)? 自取滅亡.
4 (phr v) dig in; dig into sth (infml 口) (begin to) eat hungrily or enthusiastically (開(kāi)始)貪婪地吃, 津津有味地吃
The food's ready, so dig in! 吃的弄好了, 放量吃罷! dig sth in; dig sth into sth
(a) mix sth with soil by digging 在翻地時(shí)將某物混入土壤中
The manure should be well dug in. 在翻地時(shí)應(yīng)把肥料均勻地混入土壤中.
(b) push or thrust sth into sth 推入; 插入; 戳進(jìn); 刺入
dig a fork into a pie 用餐叉叉餡餅
The rider dug his spurs into the horse's flank. 騎馬者用靴刺戳了戳馬的側(cè)腹.
The dog dug its teeth in. 那只狗一口咬下去. dig oneself in
(a) (military 軍) (of soldiers) protect oneself by digging a trench, etc (指士兵)挖壕溝等以掩蔽自己, 挖掩體.
(b) (infml 口) establish oneself securely (in a place, job, etc) (在職位、 工作等方面)使自己站穩(wěn)腳跟, 鞏固自己的地位
He has dug himself in well at the college now. 如今他在學(xué)院已站住腳了. dig sb/sth out (of sth)
(a) get sb/sth out by digging 挖出某人[某物]
They dug the potatoes out (of the ground). 他們(從地里)挖出了馬鈴薯.
He was buried by an avalanche and had to be dug out. 他遇雪崩被埋住了, 得把他挖出來(lái).
(b) get sth by searching or study 搜出或鉆研出某事物; 探索; 查明
dig information out of books and reports 從書和報(bào)告中查找資料
dig out the truth 探明實(shí)情.
(c) (infml 口) take out (sth not easy to get at) 取出(不易找到的東西); 翻出
dig out an old photo from the drawer 從抽屜中翻出一張舊照片. dig sth over prepare (ground) thoroughly by digging 翻挖(土地); 刨地
dig the garden over 給花園翻地. dig sth up
(a) break up (soil, etc) by digging 挖掘(泥土等); 墾地
dig up land for a new garden 為建一座新花園而墾地.
(b) remove (sth) from the ground by digging 從地里挖出(某物)
We dug up the tree by its roots. 我們將樹(shù)連根挖起.
(c) reveal and remove from the ground by digging (sth that has been buried or hidden) 從地里挖掘出(掩埋或藏起的東西); 掘到
An old Greek statue was dug up here last month. 上個(gè)月在這兒挖出了一尊古希臘雕像.
(d) (fig 比喻) discover (information, etc); reveal sth 找出(情報(bào)等); 透露某事
Newspapers love to dig up scandal. 報(bào)紙就是愛(ài)把丑事兒揭出來(lái).
dig n
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(a) poke; prod 戳; 刺; 搗: give sb a dig in the ribs 戳某人的肋部...