dig

中文： 挖、挖掘、掘

1. To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way. (intransitive, transitive) · They dug an eight-foot ditch along the side of the road.· In the wintertime, heavy truck tires dig into the road, forming potholes.
2. To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up. (transitive) · to dig potatoes· to dig up gold
3. To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
4. To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously. (US, dated, slang)
5. To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up. (figuratively) · to dig up evidence· to dig out the facts
6. To thrust; to poke. · He dug an elbow into my ribs and guffawed at his own joke.
7. To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball

He/she/it digs · 过去式 dug · 过去分词 dug · -ing形式 digging