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dig (obj) MOVE EARTHdIgvdigging, past dug dVGto move and break up (earth) using a tool, a machine or your hands挖掘If these moles carry on digging, there will soon be no grass left. [I]要是这些鼹鼠继续挖下去，很快就不会有草留下了。She spent all afternoon digging (in/up) the garden. [T; I + prep]她整个下午都在花园里挖土。To dig some type of hole is to form it by moving earth.挖（洞）The tunnel was dug with the aid of heavy machinery. [T]隧道在重型机器的帮助下挖成。The dog was furiously digging a hole to hide its bone in. [T]狗在拚命地挖洞，好藏它啃的骨头。If you dig yourself (into) a hole, you get yourself into a difficult situation.使自己陷入困境The government has really dug itself into a hole with its economic policies.政府的经济政策实在是自己为难自己。We need to find a way of digging ourselves out of this hole (= getting out of the difficult situation that we are in).我们需要找到把自己从困境中挽救出来的方法。Farmers often dig in fertilizer (= mix it into the earth) before they plant their crops. [M]农民们种植庄稼前经常把肥料掺到土壤里。If you tell someone to dig in at a meal, you ask them to start eating.开始用餐The food is going cold, dig in!食物要冷了，开始用餐吧！If soldiers dig (themselves) in, they make preparations, such as by digging TRENCHES, to protect themselves from an attack by the enemy.（士兵）挖战壕之类以防敌人攻击To dig yourself in means to establish yourself in a place.使自己安身，站住脚We've lived in this house for twenty years, so we're well dug in.我们在这幢房子住了有20年，因而算是安家落户了。Firefighters helped to dig out the people trapped in the snowdrift. [M]消防队员帮助挖出困在雪堆里的人。(fig.) The doctor had to dig out (= remove) a piece of glass that had got stuck in my finger. [M]大夫只得挖出扎入我手指的一片玻璃。I spent all morning digging out/up weeds (= removing them from the earth) in the garden. [M]我整个早上都在挖花园里的杂草。They're digging up the road outside in order to repair electricity cables. [M]他们在把外头的路面挖开，好修理电缆。If you dig your own grave, you do something which causes you harm, sometimes seriously.自掘坟墓，害了自己You're digging your own grave by eating so much fatty food.你吃这么多高脂肪食品是自掘坟墓。She dug her own grave when she made fun of the boss.她奚落老板是自绝生路。
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