dig out
phrasal verbdig somebody/something out (of something)
- to remove somebody/something from somewhere by digging the ground around them or it
挖掘出 - More than a dozen people were dug out of the avalanche alive.
十多个埋在雪崩下的人被挖了出来，仍然活着。
- More than a dozen people were dug out of the avalanche alive.
- to find something that has been hidden or forgotten for a long time
找出，发掘，发现（藏着的或被遗忘的东西） - I went to the attic and dug out Grandad's medals.
我到阁楼里找到了祖父的勋章。
- I went to the attic and dug out Grandad's medals.