dredge
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UK dredge [sth] vtr: (riverbed: clear, dig up)
SC 清淤 qīng yū
SC 挖掘 qīng yū，wā jué
TC 挖掘
TC 挖掘
SC 疏通（河道） qīng yū，shū tōng hé dào
The police are dredging the river to try to locate the murder victim's body.
dredge [sth] vtr: (cookery: dust [sth] with flour)
SC （用面粉、糖等）撒、涂 yòng miàn fěn táng děng sǎ tú
The cook dredged the fish in cornmeal before he fried it.
dredge [sth] with [sth] vtr: (sprinkle [sth]: with flour)
SC 洒 sǎ
TC 灑
TC 灑
Dredge the pieces of chicken with all-purpose flour and season them with salt and pepper.
dredge n: (machinery for clearing riverbed)
SC 挖泥机
TC 挖泥機
TC 挖泥機
The crew used a dredge to clear the riverbed and improve the water flow.
dredge [sth] up, dredge up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: figurative (uncover: facts, information) (比喻)
SC 揭露，发掘，挖出 jiē lù ，fā jué，wā chū
TC 揭露，發掘，挖出
TC 揭露，發掘，挖出
Try to dredge up something from his past that we can use against him.
dredge [sth] up, dredge up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: figurative (mention: [sth] unpleasant) (比喻，指不愉快的事)
SC 提及 tí jí
SC 重提 tí jí，chóng tí
I wish you wouldn't dredge up the past every time we have an argument.
dredge [sth] up, dredge up [sth] vtr + adv: (remove: from water)
SC 挖掘，疏浚 wā jué，shū jùn
TC 挖掘
TC 挖掘
The body was dredged up by local fishermen.