| 单词 | dig |
| 释义 | dig v. & n. --v (digging; past and past part. dug) 1. intr. break up and remove or turn over soil, ground, etc., with a tool, one's hands, (of an animal) claws, etc. 2. tr. a break up and displace (the ground etc.) in this way. b (foll. by up) break up the soil of (fallow land). 3. tr. make (a hole, grave, tunnel, etc.) by digging. 4. tr. (often foll. by up, out) a obtain or remove by digging. b find or discover after searching. 5. tr. (also absol.) excavate (an archaeological site). 6. tr. sl. like, appreciate, or understand. 7. tr. & intr. (foll. by in, into) thrust or poke into or down into. 8. intr. make one's way by digging (dug through the mountainside). --n 1. a piece of digging. 2. a thrust or poke (a dig in the ribs). 3. colloq. (often foll. by at) a pointed or critical remark. 4. an archaeological excavation. 5. (in pl.) Brit. colloq. lodgings. Phrases and idioms dig one's feet (or heels or toes) in be obstinate. dig in colloq. begin eating. dig oneself in 1 prepare a defensive trench or pit. 2. establish one's position. Etymology: ME digge, of uncert. orig.: cf. OE dic ditch |
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