dig up

动词 dig up:

1. find by digging in the ground
   同义词：excavate, turn up

1. Newspapers love to dig up scandal.
   报纸就是爱把丑事儿揭出来。
2. She knew the children were up to mischief, and she found them digging up the flowers.
   她早知道那些孩子打算胡闹，果然发现他们在掘花木。
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. By digging up a few unsavoury details about his past we managed to have him hounded out.
   在发现他过去的一些不光彩的详细情况后，我们设法把他撵走了。
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。