dig into something

2 phrasal verbphr v

a) 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。

b) 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。

Examples from the Corpus

dig into • Human destruction of the archaeological record might be caused by burials of the kind just described being dug into earlier deposits.• He dug into his coat and handed Miguel a thick envelope.• They dig into mud, so supply river sand, at least, not gravel.• I stood up, dug into my deep pocket, and handed over the little package.• S. specialists dug into the earth in several spots and found small pieces of what appeared to be human remains.• They used the pitchforks to dig into the raked mounds of debris and to add them to the growing mountain.• They dug into the sand with interest.• They dug into the water as though into the ground and pulled it back, piling it behind him like dirt.

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