/dɪg ||; dɪg/verb [I,T] (
present participle digging;past tense past participle dug /dʌg
||; dʌg/) to move earth and make a hole in the ground 挖；掘:
The children are busy digging in the sand. 这些小孩忙于在沙地上挖洞。 [T] to dig a hole 挖洞 dig deep to try harder, give more, go further, etc than is usually necessary 更努力；给更多；更深入:
Charities for the homeless are asking people to dig deep into their pockets in this cold weather. 在这种寒冷的天气里，慈善机构要求人们为无家可归的人捐助更多的钱。 dig your heels in to refuse to do sth or to change your mind about sth 拒绝（干某事）；固执己见:
The union dug its heels in and waited for a better pay offer. 工会的立场很坚定，工资不提高一点就不罢休。 dig (sth) in; dig sth into sth to push or press (sth) into sb/sth 把…插入或按入:
My neck is all red where my collar is digging in. 我脖子上领子套着的地方红得厉害。He dug his hands deep into his pockets. 他把两手深深插进口袋里。 dig sb/sth out (of sth) 1 to get sb/sth out of sth by moving the earth, etc that covers him/her/it 掘出；挖出: Rescue workers dug the survivors out of the rubble. 救援人员把幸存者从瓦砾中挖掘出来。
2 to get or find sb/sth by searching 探索；找出；发现: Bill went into the attic and dug out some old photos. 比尔进了阁楼，找出来一些旧照片。
dig sth up 1 to remove sth from the earth by digging 掘出；挖出；采掘: to dig up potatoes 掘出马铃薯
2 to make a hole or take away soil by digging 挖掘土地: Workmen are digging up the road in front of our house. 工人正在我们的房子前面掘路。
3 to find information by searching or studying 找到，查明（数据）: Newspapers have dug up some embarrassing facts about his private life. 报章揭露了一些有关他私生活的尴尬事情。