dig
verb uk/dɪɡ/ us/dɪɡ/ digging | dug
(MOVE SOIL)
B1 [ I or T ]挖，挖掘（土）
to break up and move soil using a tool, a machine, or your hands
Digging (in) the garden is good exercise. 在花园里挖土是一种很好的锻炼。
B2 [ T ]凿出，打（洞）
to form a hole by moving soil
The tunnel was dug with the aid of heavy machinery. 在重型机械的帮助下，隧道挖通了。
The dog was digging a hole to hide its bone in. 狗在刨坑把骨头藏起来。
- More examples
- The prisoners are made to dig holes and fill them in again.
- The ground was frozen hard and was impossible to dig.
- They dug a shallow pit and threw the bodies into it.
- We dug a hole and planted the tree.
- Workmen stumbled upon the mosaic while digging foundations for a new building.
(SEARCH)
[ I usually + adv/prep ]寻找，搜寻，找到
to search somewhere when you are looking for an object or information
He dug into his pocket and took out a few coins. 他把手伸进口袋里摸索一番后掏出了几枚硬币。
As I dug deeper into his past (= found out more about it), I realized that there was a lot about this man that I didn't know. 随着我对他过去的深入了解，我意识到自己对这个人知道得还太少。
(PRESS)
dig someone in the ribs 用肘部碰…的肋部（常用来分享私密笑话或引起对方注意）
to push the side of someone's body quickly with your elbow (= the middle part of the arm where it bends) often as a way of sharing a private joke with that person or to get their attention
He was sitting next to me so I dug him in the ribs, hoping he'd shut up.
Melissa could see what was happening and dug me in the ribs as she walked past.
She sidled over and dug me in the ribs.
She laughed and dug him playfully in the ribs.
I wasn't near him when he said such a rude thing or I'd have dug him in the ribs.
(APPROVE)
[ T ] old-fashioned slang喜爱;理解，懂得
to like or understand something
Hey, I really dig those shoes! 嘿，我真的非常喜欢那双鞋！
You dig my meaning, man? 伙计，你懂我的意思吗？
Idioms
dig your heels inidiom （尤指不顾他人劝说）坚持己见，一意孤行
to refuse to change your plans or ideas, especially when someone is trying to persuade you to do so
dig (deep) into your pocket(s)/resources/savingsidiom 掏腰包
to give away money
Richer countries must dig deeper into their pockets if global problems, such as pollution, are to be solved. 在应对诸如污染这样的全球问题时，富国必须掏更多的钱。
dig yourself into a holeidiom informal (also dig a hole for yourself)使自己陷入困境，把自己推入困境
to get yourself into a difficult situation
The party has really dug itself into a hole with its economic policies. 政府的经济政策的确使自己陷入了困境。
dig your own graveidiom 自掘坟墓
to do something that causes you harm, sometimes serious harm
She dug her own grave when she made fun of the boss. 她取笑老板时就是在自找倒霉。
Phrasal verbs
dig (yourself) in （挖壕沟等）掩蔽，防御
to make arrangements to protect yourself from an attack by the enemy in a war situation, for example by digging trenches (= long, narrow holes)
dig in 开始吃
to start eating
The food's getting cold - dig in! 东西快凉了——开始吃吧！
dig (something) into someone/something 压，推，（把…）压入（或推入）
to press or push, or to press or push an object, hard into someone or something
A stone was digging into my heel. 一块石头嵌进了我的鞋后跟。
She dug her fingernails into my wrist. 她的指甲嵌入了我的手腕。
dig someone/something out 把…弄出;把…扒出来;把…挖出来
to get someone or something out of somewhere by digging
Firefighters helped to dig out the people trapped in the snowdrift. 消防队员帮忙把被困在雪堆里的人救了出来。
The doctor used a sharp instrument to dig a piece of glass out of my finger. 医生用尖头工具把我手指里的一块玻璃渣挑了出来。
dig something out 找出（很久不见或未用的东西）
to find something that you have not seen or used for a long time
Mum dug out some old family pictures to show me. 妈妈翻出一些家里的老照片给我看。
dig something up 挖出，掘出
to take something out of the ground by digging
It's time we dug up those potatoes. 现在我们该把那些土豆挖出来了。
破土;给…钻孔，给…打眼
to break the ground or to make a hole in it with a tool, machine, etc.
They're digging up the road outside to fix a faulty water main. 为了维修出问题的供水总管，他们在挖外面的路。
挖掘，搜寻（秘密或被遗忘的事）
to discover secret or forgotten facts by searching very carefully
I've been doing some research on our family history and I've dug up some interesting information. 我一直在研究我的家史，并且挖掘出了一些有趣的信息。
She's one of those reporters who's always trying to dig up dirt on (= unpleasant private details about) celebrities. 她是一贯热衷于挖掘名人隐私的记者之一。
dig
noun [ C ] uk/dɪɡ/ us/dɪɡ/
(REMARK)
奚落，取笑，嘲笑
a remark that is intended to criticize, embarrass, or make a joke about someone
He's always taking digs/a dig at me. 他总是奚落我。
UK also He's always having/making dig/a dig at me. 他总是奚落我。
(REMOVE SOIL)
（考古）挖掘
the process of carefully removing soil and objects from an area of historical interest
an archaeological dig 考古挖掘
(ACCOMMODATION)
digs [ plural ] mainly UK （lodging的非正式说法）
informal for lodgings
Many students in London have to live in digs. 很多在伦敦的学生不得不寄宿在别人家中。
I spent three years in student digs.
It was a small, purpose-built apartment, much like my student digs.
I'd spent three years in London as a student and was familiar with life in grotty digs.
He'd been kicked out of his digs for the third time.
It was past midnight and she had to get back to her digs.