1 VERB 挖;掘 If people or animals dig, they make a hole in the ground or in a pile of earth, stones, or rubbish. 挖;掘
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They tried digging in a patch just below the cave. [VERB]
他们试着在洞穴正下方的一块地上挖掘。
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Dig a largish hole and bang the stake in first. [VERB noun]
挖一个大点儿的洞，先把木桩敲进去。
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Rescue workers are digging through the rubble in search of other victims. [VERB + through]
救援人员正在废墟中挖掘，以搜寻其他受害者。
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They dug for shellfish at low tide. [VERB + for]
退潮时他们在海滩上挖贝类。
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Two men were standing by the freshly dug grave. [VERB-ed]
两名男子站在新挖的坟墓边。
SYN hollow out, mine, bore, cut
2 VERB 伸手（至…深处）掏 If you dig into something such as a deep container, you put your hand in it to search for something. 伸手（至…深处）掏
SYN search, hunt, rummage, root
3 V-ERG （把…）戳（进）；（将…）刺（入） If you dig one thing into another or if one thing digs into another, the first thing is pushed hard into the second, or presses hard into it. （把…）戳（进）；（将…）刺（入）
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She digs the serving spoon into the moussaka. [VERB noun + into]
她把分菜匙伸进那盘碎肉茄子蛋中。
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I grab George's arm and dig my nails into his flesh. [VERB noun into noun]
我抓住乔治的胳膊，指甲抠进了他的肉里。
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He could feel the beads digging into his palm. [VERB + into]
他能感觉到珠子硌得手心生疼。
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Graham was standing there, his hands dug into the pockets of his baggy white trousers. [VERB-ed]
格雷厄姆站在那里，双手插在宽松的白色裤子的兜里。
4 VERB 研究;探究;细查 If you dig into a subject or a store of information, you study it very carefully in order to discover or check facts. 研究;探究;细查
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The enquiry dug deeper into the alleged financial misdeeds of his government. [VERB + into]
这一调查对其政府涉嫌的财政违规行为展开了进一步深究。
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He has been digging into the local archives. [VERB + into]
他一直在仔细查阅当地的档案资料。
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Much that is included in them has appeared in other published works, and one must dig hard for reliable new material. [VERB adv.]
这些资料中包括的许多内容在其他已发表作品中都已出现过，所以必须要深入挖掘以找到可靠的新材料。
5 VERB (尤指从自己造成的困境或令人不快的情形中)脱（身） If you dig yourself out of a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one which you caused yourself, you manage to get out of it. (尤指从自己造成的困境或令人不快的情形中)脱（身）
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Occupants of the White House have exploited their office at key moments in an election campaign to dig themselves out of trouble. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
在竞选活动的关键时刻，白宫的主人利用职权帮助自己摆脱了麻烦。
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He's taken these measures to try and dig himself out of a hole. [V pron-refl prep]
他已采取了这些措施，试图让自己摆脱困境。
6 VERB 喜欢;欣赏;理解 If you say that you dig something, you mean that you like it and understand it. 喜欢;欣赏;理解 [informal, old-fashioned]
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'They play classic rock'n'roll,' states her boyfriend, 'My dad digs them too.'. [VERB noun]
“他们演奏经典摇滚乐，”她的男朋友说道，“我爸爸也喜欢他们。”
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I can dig it. I don't expect a band always to be innovative. [VERB it]
我可以理解。我不指望一个乐队总能创新。
7 N-COUNT [oft on NOUN] 考古发掘 A dig is an organized activity in which people dig into the ground in order to discover ancient historical objects. 考古发掘
8 N-COUNT 挖苦;嘲讽 If you have a dig at someone, you say something which is intended to make fun of them or upset them. 挖苦;嘲讽
SYN cutting remark, crack [slang] , insult, taunt
9 N-COUNT （用手指或臂肘的）戳，碰，触 If you give someone a dig in a part of their body, you push them with your finger or your elbow, usually as a warning or as a joke. （用手指或臂肘的）戳，碰，触
SYN poke, thrust, butt, nudge
10 N-PLURAL [oft in NOUN] 租住的房间 If you live in digs, you live in a room in someone else's house and pay them rent. 租住的房间 [British, informal, old-fashioned]
11 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 彻底调查;全面调查 If you dig deep, you do a very thorough investigation into something. 彻底调查;全面调查
12 PHRASE [VERB and NOUN inflect] 设法拿出钱 If someone digs into their pocket or digs into their purse, they manage after some difficulty to find the money to pay for something. 设法拿出钱
13 to dig one's heels in→see: heel
Phrasal verbs: - dig arounddig indig outdig overdig up
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