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dig

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dig1 /dɪɡ/ ●●● S2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp dug /dʌɡ/, present participle digging)
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DIG to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground, using a spade or your hands 挖（土等），掘（洞）
dig a hole/trench/grave etc
They dig a small hole in the sand to bury their eggs.
它們在沙地裏掘一個小洞，把蛋掩埋在裏面。
dig down
Dig down about 6 inches.
往下挖大約六英寸深。
dig for
birds digging for worms
刨土找蟲吃的鳥
2  [transitiveT] to remove something, especially vegetables, from the ground using a spade 挖，掘〔尤指蔬菜〕
freshly dug carrots
剛挖出來的胡蘿蔔
3  [intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to put your hand into something, especially in order to search for something 把手伸入；〔尤指〕翻找，搜尋
She dug around in her bag for a pen.
她在包裏翻找鋼筆。
He dug his hands deep into his pockets.
他把雙手深深插進口袋裏。
4. dig your heels in to refuse to do something in spite of other people’s efforts to persuade you 堅持己見，拒不讓步
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dig your heels in• The situation to be avoided is where the buyer digs his heels in on principle, because of the attitude of the salesperson.• I had to dig my heels in to stay steady.
5  dig deep to use something which you have, especially money or effort, which you would not normally need 花大力氣，動用〔一般不用的〕金錢或精力
With one man sent off, the team had to dig deep and hang on for a draw.
一名隊員被罰下場後，球隊只好費九牛二虎之力保個平局。
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dig deep• With the chips down, we had to dig deep.• When Eddie digs deep and finds that place in herself that knows and trusts her abilities, she plays like a winner.• Discipline yourself to dig deep and get at facts which can be substantiated.• They dig deep in search of mineral deposits to replenish those expended in the last year of growth.• They comprise pits dug deep into the ground, lined with logs, and covered with a low cairn of stones.• If there is a big quake, many homeowners would have to dig deep into their own funds, he said.• The preparation stage of this exercise asks you to dig deep, setting aside time to ask yourself some probing questions.• Another response has been to dig deeper than usual into waiting lists or to lower admissions standards.
6. dig a hole for yourself  (also dig yourself into a hole) to get yourself into a difficult situation by doing or saying the wrong thing 自食其果，自找麻煩
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dig a hole for yourself• The mayor dug himself into a hole when he promised 3000 new jobs.
7. dig somebody out of trouble/a mess/a hole etc to help a person or organization get out of trouble 幫助某人擺脫困境
8. dig your own grave PROBLEMto do something that will cause serious problems for you in the future 自掘墳墓，自取滅亡，自討苦吃
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dig your own grave• By continuing to make racist comments before the committee, he really dug his own grave.• I felt the sinking whir of the back wheel as it dug its own grave.• If he went against this young man sitting opposite him, he would in effect dig his own grave.• I thought that before they shot you, they made you dig your own grave first.
9  [transitiveT]LIKE somebody OR something old-fashioned to like something 喜歡
I dig that hat!
我喜歡那頂帽子！
 THESAURUS
dig to make a hole in the ground using your hands, a tool, or a machine 〔用手、工具或機器〕挖（洞）
Some workmen were digging a trench at the side of the road.
一些工人在路邊開溝。
In Africa, the people know where to dig for water.
在非洲,人們知道在哪裏掘井取水。
make a hole to dig a hole in the ground, using your hands or a tool 〔用手或工具〕挖洞
Make a hole just big enough for the plant’s roots.
挖一個正好能容下植物根部的坑。
burrow /ˈbʌrəʊ $ ˈbɜːroʊ/ if an animal burrows, it makes a hole or a passage in the ground by digging the earth with its feet, nose etc 〔動物〕挖地洞,鑽地道
The rabbits had burrowed a hole under the fence.
兔子在籬笆底下打了個洞。
plough British EnglishBrE, plow American EnglishAmE /plaʊ/ to turn over the soil using a machine or a tool pulled by animals, to prepare the soil for planting seeds 犁（地）,耕（地）
The farmers here still plough their fields using buffaloes.
這裏的農民依然用水牛犁地。
excavate /ˈekskəveɪt/ formal to dig a large hole in the ground, especially as a preparation for building something 〔尤爲建造某物準備〕挖掘
The men began excavating the hole for the pool.
那些人開始開挖池塘。
bore to make a deep round hole in the ground using a special machine, especially in order to look for oil or water 〔尤爲尋找石油或水〕開鑿
Companies need a special licence to bore for oil.
公司鑽探石油需要特别許可證。
 PHRASAL VERBS
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dig• The workmen began digging a hole in the middle of the road.• Let us now dig a little deeper into this theory and try to appreciate Abelard's thought from within.• Trespass can therefore be committed by a person who digs a tunnel under land or who abuses the airspace.• If there is a big quake, many homeowners would have to dig deep into their own funds, he said.• He was paid twelve dollars an hour to dig ditches and mix cement.• There were two fishermen on the beach digging for worms.• Benjamin then dug his hand into the empty manger and plucked out the remains of the horse's feed.• I found two dogs digging in the garden, looking for bones.• Jessica dug in the sand with a small shovel.• They started to dig in to help me put this thing together.• The whole family was out in the fields digging potatoes.• We landed too close to some trenches the gooks had dug right next to the Pleime compound.• I really dig that dress.• "She says she doesn't want to get pregnant." "Yeah, I can dig that."• Some of the prisoners escaped through a tunnel they had dug under the wall.
dig for• Boyden is digging for details about Thompson's activities.• They're digging for dinosaur bones.• She reached into her daypack to dig for her keys.
Related topics: Archaeology
dig2 noun [countableC]
1  JOKECRITICIZEa joke or remark that you make to annoy or criticize someone 挖苦，嘲諷
dig at
He couldn’t resist a dig at the referee.
他忍不住嘲諷了裁判。
Here was a chance to have a dig at trade unionists.
現在有了機會挖苦一下工會分子。
► see thesaurus at comment →5  See picture of dig 挖, excavate 發掘 →4  See picture of 見圖 dig
2  give somebody a dig PUSHto push someone quickly and lightly with your finger or elbow 〔用手指或肘部〕觸某人，碰某人，戳某人
Ginnie gave her sister a dig in the ribs.
金尼戳了一下她妹妹的肋部。
3  SXan organized process of digging in order to find ancient objects for study 〔考古上的〕發掘
an archaeological dig
考古發掘
4  digs [plural]DHB British EnglishBrE old-fashioned a room that you pay rent to live in 租住的房間
in digs
He’s 42 and still living in digs.
他42歲了，還住在租來的房間裏。
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living in digs• Had Becky got there before him, he wondered, even if she were only living in digs?• He's nearly forty-two, you know, and still living in digs!• Students will benefit: those living in digs or halls of residence will no longer have to pay anything.
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dig• Her come-back to the application dig died in her throat.• an archeological dig• Despite my apprehension, Daphne turned out to be a wonderful companion to share digs with.• Successful dig - both rabbit and ferret are in sight.• The dig might require such a specialist, trained to handle hazardous materials.• They would be marshalled back to their digs, proudly wearing their uniforms.
have a dig• Above all, what performers sensitive to the original performing context of this music have dug deep into this seam of riches?• Several coalition partners who hold important ministerial portfolios have dug in their heels.• It preserves a beauty spot for us all to enjoy, and they wouldn't have dug much coal out anyway.• If the weather had held and still been hot and dry would they have dug deeper?• As Lovelock noted, we have dug up no ancient rocks without also digging up ancient life preserved in them.
archaeological dig• Sad excuse for a car park, and soil left unwanted after an archaeological dig.• Wanuskewin is a museum, a school, a philanthropy and an archaeological dig.• Read in studio Welcome back: Large numbers of skeletons buried in a mass grave have been unearthed by an archaeological dig.• We helped out on an archaeological dig in Ohio.• The Doctor and his companion were led across a field to an archaeological dig.• Driving into the mountains here is like visiting an archaeological dig.• And we were like bankrolling this entire archaeological dig, you know, the two of us, basically.• The rate includes room, all meals, all daytime activities except a nearby archaeological dig, Belikin beer and soft drinks.
Origin dig1
(1100-1200) Perhaps from Old English dic “ditch”
dig1 verb →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1dig2 noun
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