dig
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they dig | |
| he / she / it digs | |
| past simple dug | |
| past participle dug | |
| -ing form digging |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to make a hole in the ground or to move soil from one place to another using your hands, a tool or a machine 掘（地）；凿（洞）；挖（土） I think I'll do some digging in the garden. 我想我该给花园松松土了。 - dig + adv./prep.
They dug deeper and deeper but still found nothing. 他们越挖越深却仍然一无所获。 We could only dig down a few feet. 我们只能挖几英尺。 - dig for something
to dig for gold/treasure 挖掘黄金/财宝 - dig something
to dig a hole/trench/grave 挖一个洞/壕沟/坟墓 - (British English)
I've been digging the garden. 我一直在花园松土。 - dig something + adv./prep.
They had obviously dug special tunnels beneath the city. 他们显然在城市下面挖了特殊的隧道。 The present entrance was dug through the soft limestone. 现在的入口是在松软的石灰石中挖出来的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Gardensb2They were digging for buried treasure. 他们在挖掘埋在地下的宝藏。 We found ourselves digging through solid clay. 我们发觉挖到了硬土层。 We'll have to dig deep to get at the roots. 我们得深挖才能挖到根部。 a freshly dug grave 新挖的墓穴 digging the foundations of a new hotel 挖掘新酒店的地基
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deep
- deeply
- down
- …
- for
- into
- through
- …
- [transitive] dig something
to remove something from the ground with a tool 掘得；（采）掘出 - [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.)
to search in something in order to find an object in something 寻找，搜寻（物品） - [transitive] dig something (old-fashioned, slang)
to approve of or like something very much 赞成；看中；喜欢
Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps from Old English dīc ‘ditch’.
Idioms
dig deep (into something)
to search for information in a careful and detailed way 探究；搜集；细查 to try hard to provide the money, equipment, etc. that is needed 尽力提供（所需金钱、设备等）
dig the dirt | dig up dirt (on somebody)
to discover and reveal information about somebody that could damage them 探究；搜集；细查 They hired private investigators to dig up dirt on their political opponents. 他们雇佣私人调查员来挖掘他们政治对手的丑闻。 She has come to dig the dirt on her old rival. 她来揭发她的老对手。
dig your heels/toes in
dig (deep) in/into your pocket(s), savings, etc.
to spend a lot of your own money on something 慷慨解囊；花费；掏腰包
dig somebody in the ribs
to push your finger or your elbow into somebody’s side, especially to attract their attention （尤指为引起注意用手指或胳膊肘）捅某人一下
dig your own grave | dig a grave for yourself
to do something that will have very harmful results for you 自掘坟墓；自取灭亡；自己害自己
dig yourself into a hole
to get yourself into a bad situation that will be very difficult to get out of 使自己陷入困境；使自己处境尴尬