| 单词 | dig in |
| 释义 | dig in1. phrasal verb If you dig a substance in, or dig it into the soil, you mix it into the soil by digging. I usually dig in a small barrow load of compost in late summer. [VERB PARTICLE noun] To dig calcium into the soil, he warned, does not help the plant. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb When soldiers dig in or dig themselves in, they dig trenches and prepare themselves for an attack by the enemy. The battalion went directly to the airport to begin digging in. [VERB PARTICLE] The enemy must be digging themselves in now ready for the attack. [VERB pronoun-reflexive PARTICLE] Our forces are dug in along the river. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you say that someone is digging in, you mean that they are not changing their mind or weakening their efforts, although they may be losing a contest or facing difficult problems. A yawning North-South gulf has opened up with both sides digging in. [VERB PARTICLE] 4. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for digIf someone digs in, or digs into some food, they start eating eagerly. If you tell someone to dig in, you are inviting them to start eating, and encouraging them to eat as much as they want. [informal] 'Listen,' said Daisy, digging into her oatmeal. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Pull up a chair and dig in! [VERB PARTICLE] dig in in British Englishverb (adverb) 1. military to create (a defensive position) by digging foxholes, trenches, etc 2. informal to entrench (oneself) firmly 3. (intransitive) informal to defend or maintain a position firmly, as in an argument 4. (intransitive) informal to begin vigorously to eat don't wait, just dig in 5. dig one's heels in dig in in American English1. to dig trenches or foxholes for cover 2. to entrench oneself 3. Informal a. to begin to work intensively b. to begin eating Synonyms of 'dig in'begin or start eating, tuck in, fall to More Synonyms of dig in Chinese translation of 'dig in'dig invi
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