delve

verb

/delv/

[intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they delve	/delv/ /delv/
he / she / it delves	/delvz/ /delvz/
past simple delved	/delvd/ /delvd/
past participle delved	/delvd/ /delvd/
-ing form delving	/ˈdelvɪŋ/ /ˈdelvɪŋ/

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+ adv./prep. to reach inside a bag, container, etc. to search for something（在手提包、容器等中）翻找 synonym dig
- She delved in her handbag for a pen.她在手提包里翻找钢笔。
Word OriginOld English delfan ‘dig’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch delven.