词组 | dig |
释义 | dig /dɪɡ/ verb to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground, using a spade or your handsnounsdig a hole The turtles dig a small hole in the sand to bury their eggs.dig a tunnel/trench/ditch A tunnel had to be dug through the hillside for the railway.prepositions/adverbsdig for sth (=try to find it by digging) The apes use sticks to dig for insects and roots.dig (sth) up (=remove it from earth etc by digging) Someone had dug up all the flowers in the garden.dig down Archaeologists dug down to uncover the original foundations of the temple.dig deep If you dig deep enough into the snow, you will find plants living underneath.THESAURUS: dig make a hole to dig a hole in the ground, using your hands or a tool: Make a hole just big enough for the plant’s roots. burrow /ˈbʌrəʊ $ ˈbɜːroʊ/ if an animal burrows, it makes a hole or a passage in the ground by digging the earth with its feet, nose etc: The rabbits had burrowed a hole under the fence. plough BrE plow AmE /plaʊ/ to turn over the soil using a machine or a tool pulled by animals, to prepare the soil for planting seeds: The farmers here still plough their fields using buffaloes. excavate /ˈekskəveɪt/ formal to dig a large hole in the ground, especially as a preparation for building something: The men began excavating the hole for the pool. bore to make a deep round hole in the ground using a special machine, especially in order to look for oil or water: Companies need a special licence to bore for oil. |
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