词组 | dig up |
释义 | dig up 1. dig up sth • dig sth up to dig holes in the ground, or to remove a floor: ▪ Can you believe it - they're digging up the road again! ▪ Police have dug up the floor of the house in their search for the body of a man who went missing six months ago. 2. dig up sth • dig sth up to dig and remove something from the ground that is buried or that is growing in it: ▪ Ancient Roman treasure, including thousands of coins, has been dug up in a field in Suffolk. ▪ We had to dig up the rose bushes and transplant them to the other side of the gardens. 3. dig up sth • dig sth up to discover hidden or forgotten information by careful searching, especially about something bad or illegal that someone has done in the past: ▪ When you become famous, the press will dig up everything they can about your past. dig up dirt on sb (=try to discover something bad or illegal that someone has done in the past) ▪ They searched through confidential files to dig up dirt on Mr Clinton, and discovered that he had smoked cannabis as a student. 4. dig up sth • dig sth up to search for and find something that you have not seen for a long time: ▪ I know I've got the book somewhere at home - I'll see if I can dig it up for you ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑dig out |
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