Word · Frequency #11266
delving
挖;掘;翻土
delving is the present participle of delve.
核心释义
dig; turn up or loosen earth
- 1.
探究;查考;坑;穴
v turn up, loosen, or remove earth
探究;查考
用法In use
The gardener delved the soil with a spade before planting the new rose bushes.
用法提示:此处 delved 是 delve 的过去式,作及物动词,意为“翻土、挖土”。
The children are delving in the sandpit, looking for the hidden toy.
用法提示:此处 are delving 是现在进行时,delve 作不及物动词,后接地点表示在某处挖。
Each spring, my aunt delves the vegetable patch to loosen the compacted earth.
用法提示:此处 delves 是第三人称单数一般现在时,delve 作及物动词,表示翻松土壤。
delve into sth
以下均为动词用法。delve into 表示深入探究或调查某事物,比 dig 更正式。
The reporter delved into the mayor's financial records.
记者深入调查了市长的财务记录。
delve sth
delve 直接接宾语(如 earth/ground)表示“挖掘、翻松”,这种及物用法较书面。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- delve into something
- 深入探究某事物
- She delved into the origins of the word.她深入探究了那个词的起源。
- delve deeper
- 进一步深入探究
- The reporter delved deeper into the scandal.记者进一步深入探究了这一丑闻。
- delve into the archives
- 查阅档案进行深入研究
- Researchers delved into the archives to find evidence.研究人员深入查阅档案以寻找证据。
- delve into one's past
- 探究某人的过去
- He delved into his family's past.他仔细探究了家族的过去。
- delve into a subject
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记:delve 像 deep(深)+ 挖的动作,想象往深处挖土,既指翻土挖掘,也引申为深入探究、查考。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:literary writing、formal prose 该义项表示“挖掘、翻土”,在现代英语中比较罕见,多用于文学作品或正式书面语,语气偏文雅。日常口语中表达同样的意思通常用 dig。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
delve rhymes with shelve and twelve (all end with /ɛlv/). valve and solve look similar but sound different: /vælv/ and /sɒlv/. Don't confuse them.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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