digging
US
UK digging n: (excavation)
SC 挖掘 wā jué
TC 挖掘
TC 挖掘
SC 发掘 wā jué，fā jué
TC 發掘
TC 發掘
Digging is hard work.
挖掘是个辛苦活。
dig vi: (turn soil with a spade, etc.)
SC 挖 wā
TC 挖
TC 挖
SC 挖掘 wā，wā jué
TC 挖掘
TC 挖掘
SC 挖土 wā，wā tǔ
I can see Tom outside digging in the garden.
我可以看见汤姆在外面的花园里挖土。
dig [sth] vtr: (remove, turn up: soil)
SC 在…里挖土
SC 挖…的土 wā … de tǔ
The gardener is digging the vegetable plot.
园丁正在给菜圃翻土。
dig [sth] vtr: (make a hole, trench, etc.)
SC 挖 wā
TC 挖
TC 挖
The puppy dug a hole and buried the bone.
小狗挖了个洞，把骨头埋了进去。
dig for [sth] vi + prep: (excavate, search)
SC 挖掘 wā jué
TC 挖掘
TC 挖掘
SC 发掘 wā jué，fā jué
TC 發掘
TC 發掘
The pirate dug for the hidden treasure.
海盗在挖掘埋藏的宝藏。
dig for [sth] vi + prep: figurative (try to obtain, elicit [sth])
SC 探究 tàn jiū
SC 探寻 tàn jiū ，tàn xún
It's a tabloid reporter's job to dig for scandalous information.
探寻丑闻花边是小报记者的工作。
dig into [sth] vtr phrasal insep: informal (eat heartily)
SC 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn
TC 狼吞虎嚥
TC 狼吞虎嚥
SC 埋头大吃
The apple pie looks delicious; I can't wait to dig into it.
那个苹果派看来很美味，我已经迫不及待要埋头大吃了。
dig into [sth] vtr phrasal insep: figurative, informal (investigate)
SC 仔细调查
TC 仔細調查
TC 仔細調查
SC 详查 xiáng chá
SC 挖掘 wā jué
TC 挖掘
TC 挖掘
The detective started digging into the suspect's past.
侦探开始仔细调查嫌犯的过去。
dig n: figurative, slang (critical remark)
SC 挖苦 wā kǔ
SC 嘲讽 wā kǔ，cháo fěng
Janet didn't appreciate her boss's dig about her hairstyle.
珍妮特不喜欢老板嘲讽自己的发型。
dig n: (excavation) (俚语)
SC 发掘，挖掘 fā jué，wā jué
TC 發掘，挖掘
TC 發掘，挖掘
The archeologists are all working on the dig.
考古学家都在致力于挖掘工作。
dig n: informal (jab with elbow or finger)
SC 戳 chuō
TC 戳
TC 戳
SC 捅 chuō，tǒng
TC 捅
TC 捅
Robert was falling asleep, but my dig in the ribs woke him up.
罗伯特睡着了，不过我捅了捅他的肋部把他搞醒了。
digs npl: slang (dwelling)
SC 住处 zhù chù
SC 住所 zhù chù ，zhù suǒ
TC 住所
TC 住所
Alison has digs just a few minutes' walk from her college.
从艾莉森的住处到大学只需步行几分钟。
dig [sth] vtr: dated, slang (enjoy) (俚语，过时用语)
SC 欣赏，领会，理解 xīn shǎng，lǐng huì ，lǐ jiě
TC 欣賞，領會，理解
TC 欣賞，領會，理解
I really dig disco music.
dig [sth] vtr: (mine: coal)
SC 开采 kāi cǎi
TC 開採
TC 開採
SC 采掘 kāi cǎi ，cǎi jué
TC 採掘
TC 採掘
Miners have been digging coal here for decades.
矿工已经在这里采了几十年的煤。
dig [sb] vtr: informal (jab with elbow or finger)
SC 戳 chuō
TC 戳
TC 戳
SC 捅 chuō，tǒng
TC 捅
TC 捅
Jason grinned and dug me in the ribs as if to say that he knew what I'd been doing.
贾森笑着捅捅我的肋部，好像在说他知道我干了什么。
dig into [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep: (press into)
SC 陷入 xiàn rù
TC 陷入
TC 陷入
SC 勒进
David's trousers were too tight and the waistband was digging into him.
戴维的裤子太紧了，裤带勒进了肉里。
dig [sth] into [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (press into)
SC 把...插进
SC 把...戳进
Sally dug her hands into the soil.
赛莉将双手插进土里。
dig in vi phrasal: informal (start a meal) (俚语)
SC 开饭，开吃 kāi fàn，kāi chī
My mouth watered when I smelled my mom's homemade apple pie and I was ready to dig in.
当我闻到妈妈自制的苹果派时，口水都止不住了，马上就想开吃。
dig in vi phrasal: (establish defensive position)
SC 固守 gù shǒu
SC 驻扎 gù shǒu，zhù zhā
TC 駐紮
TC 駐紮
SC 驻守
TC 駐守
TC 駐守
The troops dug in and prepared themselves for the long battle ahead.
军队展开固守姿态，做好今后长期作战的准备。
dig in vi phrasal: figurative (refuse to change opinion)
SC 固执己见，一意孤行 gù zhí jǐ jiàn
TC 固執己見
TC 固執己見
He has always been stubborn, picking a side and digging in.
他总是固执己见，选定自己的观点后就一意孤行。
dig in vi phrasal: (press into [sth])
SC 深挖
SC 挖掘 wā jué
TC 挖掘
TC 挖掘
This seatbelt is uncomfortable around my stomach; it's digging in.
dig [sth] out, dig out [sth] vtr phrasal sep: figurative (rediscover, produce)
SC 找出 zhǎo chū
I dug out one of my old school reports.
我找出了一份我过去学校的报告。
dig [sth] up vtr phrasal sep: (unearth, remove from the ground)
SC 掘出，挖出 jué chū，wā chū
TC 挖出
TC 挖出
They dug up the body to get a DNA sample.
他们挖出尸骸，提取DNA样本。
dig [sth] up vtr phrasal sep: figurative (uncover, reveal: a secret)
SC 揭露出 jiē lù chū
The tabloids are constantly trying to dig up embarrassing facts about celebrities.
八卦小报总是试图揭露出名人的尴尬事实。
digging up n: (excavation)
SC 挖掘 wā jué
TC 挖掘
TC 挖掘
SC 发掘 wā jué，fā jué
TC 發掘
TC 發掘
The digging up of the recently discovered ruins will take years.
要发掘近期找到的遗址，需要好几年时间。
digging up n: figurative (discovery)
SC 发现, 查明
gold digging n: (search for a wealthy partner)
SC 采金 cǎi jīn
SC 掘金 cǎi jīn，jué jīn
Most of her friends disapprove of her because of her gold digging.