dig

名词 dig:

1. the site of an archeological exploration
   同义词：excavation, archeological site
2. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
   同义词：shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe
3. a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
4. the act of digging
   同义词：excavation, digging
5. the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
   同义词：jab

动词 dig:

1. turn up, loosen, or remove earth
   同义词：delve, cut into, turn over
2. create by digging
   同义词：dig out
3. work hard
   同义词：labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil
4. remove the inner part or the core of
   同义词：excavate, hollow
5. poke or thrust abruptly
   同义词：jab, prod, stab, poke
6. get the meaning of something
   同义词：grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, grasp, compass, apprehend

1. The food's ready, so dig in!
   吃的弄好了，放量吃罢。
2. He was buried by an avalanche and had to be dug out.
   他遇雪崩被埋住了，得把他挖出来。
3. An old Greek statue was dug up here last month.
   上个月在这儿挖出了一尊古希腊雕像
4. The prisoner escaped by digging an underground tunnel.
   囚犯挖了一条地道逃跑了。
5. We dug up the rose bushes and planted some cabbages.
   我们把玫瑰丛挖出来，然后种了一些卷心菜。
6. You are just digging your own grave if you go on smoking so heavily.
   你继续这样大量吸烟，就是在自掘坟墓。

dig

v.（动词）
dug[dôg] dig.ging,digs
v.tr.（及物动词）
To break up, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example), as with a shovel, a spade, or the hands.
挖，掘：用铁锨、铲或手挖、翻或移走（例如泥土或沙子）
To make or form by removing earth or other material:
挖开，掘洞：移走泥土或其它材料：
例句：
dug my way out of the snow.
从雪中挖出一条路

To obtain or unearth by digging:
采掘，挖掘：通过挖掘得到或掘出：
例句：
dig coal; a dog digging bones.
挖煤矿；挖骨头的狗

To learn or discover by careful research or investigation:
探究，发掘：通过仔细研究和调查得到或发现：
例句：
dug up the evidence; dug out the real facts.
找到证据；查出真相

To force down and into something; thrust:
插进；刺入：
例句：
dug his foot in the ground.
将他的脚陷在地里

To poke or prod:
刺、戳：
例句：
dug me in the ribs.
用指头戳我的肋骨

Slang
【俚语】
To understand fully:
完全理解：
例句：
Do you dig what I meanô
你明白我的意思吗ô

To like, enjoy, or appreciate:
喜欢，欣赏：喜欢、欣赏或赞美：
例句：
.They really dig our music and, daddy, I dig swinging for them.(Louis Armstrong)
.他们真的喜欢我们的音乐，而且，爸爸，我喜欢为他们表演.(路易斯·阿姆斯特朗)

To take notice of:
注意：
例句：
Dig that wild outfit.
注意那一群疯狂的人

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To loosen, turn over, or remove earth or other material.
挖掘，松土：疏松、挖、翻或运走泥土或其它的材料
To make one`s way by or as if by pushing aside or removing material:
发掘出路，整理：扫清道路前进或推到两边或移走其它材料：
例句：
dug through the files.
从一堆文件中理出头绪

Slang To have understanding:
【俚语】 已理解：
例句：
Do you digô
你理解了吗ô

n.（名词）
A poke or thrust:
一拳或一推：
例句：
a sharp dig in the ribs.
给肋骨上狠狠的一推

A sarcastic, taunting remark; a gibe.
讽刺、奚落；嘲笑
An archaeological excavation.
考古挖掘
digs Chiefly British Lodgings.
digs 【多用于英国】 学生公寓

<常用词组>dig in
To dig trenches for protection.
挖沟壕来防护
To hold on stubbornly, as to a position; entrench oneself.
固执地坚持立场；稳固自己的地位
To begin to work intensively.
开始深入细致的工作
To begin to eat heartily.
开始痛快地吃
来源：
Middle English diggen
中古英语 diggen
; akin to perhaps akin to Old French digue [dike, trench] * see dhog w-
；类似于 可能类似于 古法语 digue [堤，战壕] *参见 dhog w-
V., tr., sense 7 and intr., sense 3, perhaps influenced by Wolof degg [to hear, find out, understand]
不及物动词释义7和及物动词释义3，可能受 沃洛夫语 degg的影响 [听，发现，明白]
or Irish Gaelic tuigim [I understand] * see twig 2
或 爱尔兰盖尔语 tuigim [我明白] *参见 twig2