dig out
US
UK dig [sth] out, dig out [sth] vtr + prep: (remove from the ground)
SC 把…挖出来
Start transplanting the tree by digging out its whole root ball.
移栽植物的过程是从把它完整的根团挖出来开始的。
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 out from under [sth] v expr: US, figurative (complete accumulated tasks) (积压的任务)
SC 把…完成
Once I've dug out from under this backlog of paperwork, you and I will celebrate by going out to lunch.