dig

• vt. 挖，掘；探究
• vi. 挖掘
• n. 戳，刺；挖苦
• n. (Dig)人名；(罗)迪格

来自PIE*dhigw, 刺，挖，词源同dike, ditch.

1. the site of an archeological exploration;

"they set up camp next to the dig"

2. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;

"his parting shot was `drop dead'"

"she threw shafts of sarcasm"

"she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

3. a small gouge (as in the cover of a book);

"the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"

4. the act of digging;

"there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"

5. the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow;

"she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"

dig

dig: [13] The origins of dig are not altogether clear. It does not appear to have existed in Old English, although it has been speculated that there was an Old English verb *dīcigian, never recorded, derived from dīc ‘ditch’ (the standard Old English verbs for ‘dig’ were delfan and grafan, whence modern English delve and grave). Another theory is that it was borrowed from Old French diguer ‘make a dyke, hollow out the earth’. This was a derivative of the noun digue ‘dyke’, which itself was borrowed from a Germanic source that also produced Old English dīc (and indeed modern English dyke).
=> ditch, dyke

dig (v.)

early 14c. (diggen), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to dike and ditch, either via Old French diguer (ultimately from a Germanic source), or directly from an unrecorded Old English word. Native words were deolfan (see delve), grafan (see grave (v.)).

Slang sense of "understand" first recorded 1934 in Black English, probably based on the notion of "excavate." A slightly varied sense of "appreciate" emerged 1939. Strong past participle dug appeared 16c., but is not etymological. Related: Digging.

dig (n.)

late 17c. as "a tool for digging," from dig (v.). Meaning "archaeological expedition" is from 1896. Meaning "thrust or poke" (as with an elbow) is from 1819; figurative sense of this is from 1840.

She connected with her sense of purpose and dug deep, cultivating a tremendous sense of strength.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

If you spend a little time digging for the right part-time jobs, you’ll save yourself time when you find a job that leaves you with enough time to get your school work done, too.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

It's nice to have people agree, but you need conflicting perspectives to dig out the truth.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering into corners, we move our fingers left and right.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Each member volunteered to clean up and to dig in plot, five flats of flowers.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

It was fortunate that the family didn't try to dig up the fossil because that could destroy the specimen; they did the right thing by calling someone who would know what to do.

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But schools rarely dig down to find out what really makes an applicant succeed, to create a class which also contains diversity of attitude and approach – arguably the only diversity that, in a business context, really matters.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

Dig a hole of a certain size.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

For example, when I'm writing a textbook, it has become second nature to check a dozen definitions of a key term, which helps me dig into the core and understand its meaning.

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He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

How different is our mean-spirited, picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of "understanding" that can be dug out of a book.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Of the first 20, 000 people who dug for gold, 4, 000 got rich.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

This included digging up the road, laying the track and then building a strong roof over the top.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

To construct a working still, use a sharp stick or rock to dig a hole four feet across and three feet deep.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

We were respectful of craft and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Thousands of Aztec artifacts came to light during the digging of the Mexico City subway in the 1970s.

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They often include a certain amount of digging to test for buried materials at selected points across a landscape.

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Ground surveys allow archaeologists to pinpoint the places where digs will be successful.

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Airborne technologies, such as different types of radar and photographic equipment carried by airplanes or spacecraft, allow archaeologists to learn about what lies beneath the ground without digging.

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There is nothing we can do except dig in and wait.

我们除了耐心等待别无他法。

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Help yourselves, everybody! Dig in!

请大家随意，开始吃吧！

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They dug in their heels and would not lower the price.

他们说什么也不肯降价。

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We're asking you to dig deep for the earthquake victims.

我们请求你们尽力为地震灾民提供财物。

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I dug around in my bag for a pen.

我在包里到处翻找笔。

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You'll need to dig deep into the records to find the figures you want.

你必须仔细查阅档案才能找到你需要的数字。

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I'll dig some potatoes for lunch.

我要挖点土豆作午餐。

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(British English)I've been digging the garden.

我一直在花园松土。

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to dig a ditch/grave/hole/tunnel

挖沟 / 坟 / 洞 / 隧道

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I think I'll do some digging in the garden.

我想我该给花园松松土了。

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They dug deeper and deeper but still found nothing.

他们越挖越深却仍然一无所获。

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to dig for coal/gold/Roman remains

挖煤；采掘黄金；掘地探寻古罗马遗迹

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Holidaymakers are digging deep into their pockets to book late summer breaks.

度假者想方设法拿出钱来预订夏末的短暂假期。

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I can dig it. I don't expect a band always to be innovative.

我可以理解。我不指望一个乐队总能创新。

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He's an archaeologist and has been on a dig in Crete for the past year.

他是位考古学家，过去的一年都在参与克里特岛上的一项考古发掘工作。

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Americans are always quick to have a dig at the British...

美国人总是动不动就嘲讽英国人。

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She couldn't resist a dig at Dave after his unfortunate performance.

戴夫糟糕的表演结束后，她忍不住想挖苦他一番。

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Cassandra silenced him with a sharp dig in the small of the back.

卡桑德拉使劲戳了一下他的后腰，让他住嘴。

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He went to London and lived in digs in Gloucester Road...

他去了伦敦，在格洛斯特路的一所房子里租了房间住。

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I want you to dig deep. Find out who she is, and where she came from.

我想让你彻底调查一下，弄清她是谁，从哪里来的。

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He has been digging into the local archives...

他一直在仔细查阅当地的档案资料。

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Occupants of the White House have exploited their office at key moments in an election campaign to dig themselves out of trouble...

在竞选活动的关键时刻，白宫的主人利用职权帮助自己摆脱了麻烦。

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He's taken these measures to try and dig himself out of a hole.

他已采取了这些措施，试图让自己摆脱困境。

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'They play classic rock'n'roll,' states her boyfriend, 'My dad digs them too.'...

“他们演奏经典摇滚乐，”她的男朋友说道，“我爸爸也喜欢他们。”

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I grab George's arm and dig my nails into his flesh...

我抓住乔治的胳膊，指甲抠进了他的肉里。

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The enquiry dug deeper into the alleged financial misdeeds of his government...

这一调查对其政府涉嫌的财政违规行为展开了进一步深究。

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She digs the serving spoon into the moussaka...

她把分菜匙伸进那盘碎肉茄子蛋中。

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They tried digging in a patch just below the cave...

他们试着在洞穴正下方的一块地上挖掘。

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Dig a largish hole and bang the stake in first...

挖一个大点儿的洞，先把木桩敲进去。

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He dug into his coat pocket for his keys.

他把手伸进上衣口袋里摸钥匙。

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