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| 1 | I/T to make a hole in earth or sand using your hands, a machine , or a tool , especially a spade 挖掘；掘（洞） |
| The children like to dig in the sand. 孩子们喜欢在沙子上挖着玩。 |
| We dug a hole and planted the tree. 我们挖了个坑，然后把树种上。 |
| dig for sth (=dig in order to find something) The boys were digging for worms. 挖寻某物 |
| freshly/newly dug a freshly dug grave 新挖的墓穴 |
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| 2 | I to try to find out information about someone , especially when they do not want you to 搜集信息；探听消息 |
| The press have already started to dig. 新闻界已经开始挖掘消息了。 |
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| 3 | T informal old-fashioned to like something . This word was used a lot by hippies in the 1960s 喜欢（20世纪60年代的嬉皮士大量使用该词） |
| I really dig their music. 我确实喜欢他们的音乐。 |
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| - | dig deep
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| 1 | to manage to find a lot of money for something 掏钱；为…筹集大量资金 | We are asking people to dig deep to help the victims of the war. 我们号召人们掏钱帮助战争受害者。 | |
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| 2 | to try very hard to find out information about someone 寻根究底；细查（某人） | If I’ d dug deeper, I might have found out what happened to his wife. 如果我当时再深入调查下去的话，本来是可以查出他妻子出了什么事。 | |
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| - | dig your heels in
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| to refuse to do something even though other people are trying to persuade you |
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| - | dig a hole for yourself informal
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| to do something that will make your situation difficult or embarrassing |
| 使自己陷入困境；使自己难堪；自讨苦吃 |
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| - | dig sb in the ribs
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| to push someone with your elbow because you want to get their attention |
| 用胳膊肘碰碰某人（以引起其注意） |
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| - | dig your own grave
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| to do something that will cause serious problems for you in the future |
| 自掘坟墓；自取灭亡 |
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| - | ˌdig aˈround |
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| 1 | to try to find something inside a place or container by searching in every part of it 翻找；四处寻找 | She dug around in her handbag for a pen. 她在手提包里翻找钢笔。 | |
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| 2 | to try very hard to find information about someone , usually when they do not want you to 到处打听 |
| - | ˌdig ˈin |
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| 1 | I if something digs in , it presses hard into something else 刺入；插入；压入 | She gripped his arm so hard that her nails dug in. 她使劲抓住他的手臂，把指甲都抠进肉里去了。 | |
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| 2 | T to mix something into the ground by digging 翻土掺进 | You need to dig the compost in. 你需要翻土施肥。 | |
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| 3 | I to prepare yourself for a difficult situation 准备应对（困境） | +for Both sides are digging in for a long and bitter dispute. 双方正在准备进行一场长期而激烈的论战。 | |
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| 4 | I/T if soldiers dig in or dig themselves in , they dig trenches where they can wait for an attack 挖掩体隐蔽；掘壕固守 |
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| 5 | I informal to start eating food with a lot of enthusiasm 开始大吃 | Come on, everybody – dig in! 大家过来，开始吃吧！ | |
| - | ˈdig into |
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| 1 | dig into sth: to press hard into something 刺入；插入；压入 | The seat belt was digging into my shoulder. 安全带紧紧勒入我一侧的肩膀。 | | | 1a | dig sth into sthto make something press hard into another thing 使插入；使刺入 | | Jenny dug her nails into the palms of her hand. 珍妮用指甲抠她的手掌。 | | |
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| 2 | dig sth into sth: to mix something into the ground by digging 翻土掺进 | I’ ve been digging manure into the soil. 我已经在翻土施肥了。 | |
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| 3 | dig (sth) into sth: to put your hand in your pocket or bag in order to find something 把手伸进…寻找 | She dug into her pocket and took out a pen. 她把手伸进口袋里摸索，掏出了一支钢笔。 | |
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| 4 | dig into sth: informal to start using money that you had been saving 开始动用（存款） | I’ ve had to dig into my savings this month to pay for my car insurance. 这个月我不得不拿出平日的积蓄来付车子的保险费。 | |
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| 5 | dig into sth: informal to try to find information about something 寻找，搜集（信息） |
| - | ˌdig ˈout |
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| 1 | to get something out of a place or out of the ground by digging 挖出 | Rescuers are still digging people out of the rubble. 营救人员仍然在从瓦砾中往外挖人。 | |
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| 2 | to find something that you have not used or seen for a long time 翻出，找出（长时间未用或未见之物） | I’ ll dig out my old college notes later. 我以后会把上大学时的旧笔记找出来。 | |
| - | ˌdig ˈup |
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| 1 | to remove something from under the ground by digging 挖掘出；掘掉 | We will have to dig that tree up. 我们得把那棵树挖掉。 | | They dug up a body in his garden. 他们在他的花园里挖出一具尸体。 | |
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| 2 | to dig holes in an area of land 挖掘；挖（洞） | They’ ve been digging up the road outside our house. 他们一直在挖我们家外边的那条路。 | |
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| 3 | to find information by searching carefully 搜集（信息） | When we investigated his background, we dug up some interesting facts. 我们调查他的背景时发现一些有趣的事。 | |
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