delve
verb/delv/
/delv/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they delve | /delv/ /delv/ |
| he / she / it delves | /delvz/ /delvz/ |
| past simple delved | /delvd/ /delvd/ |
| past participle delved | /delvd/ /delvd/ |
| -ing form delving | /ˈdelvɪŋ/ /ˈdelvɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to reach inside a bag, container, etc. to search for something
（在手提包、容器等中）翻找 - She delved in her handbag for a pen.
她在手提包里翻找钢笔。
Word OriginOld English delfan ‘dig’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch delven. - She delved in her handbag for a pen.