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dig something (e.g., a hole/well)
dig 在这里是及物动词，直接接表示坑、井、隧道等的宾语，不需要介词。
The workers are digging a tunnel under the road.
工人们正在道路下方挖一条隧道。
挖；挖掘
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
挖；挖掘
To break up and move earth or other material to make a hole, trench, or tunnel.
The workers are digging a tunnel under the road.
工人们正在道路下方挖一条隧道。
挖开坚硬的泥土,尤指用铲子向下挖洞；或钻穿岩石、道路等。泛指通过移开材料挖出类似洞穴。
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.
挖得；从地里取出；常与up连用。
To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
从矿层采矿石,区别于为找矿石而进行的挖掘。
To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
调查,研究；常与out或up连用。
To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
dig
Base
原形
digs
3rd person
第三人称单数
digging
-ing
现在分词
dug
Past
过去式
dug
Past participle
过去分词
He digs a hole every spring.
他每年春天挖一个洞。
She dug a tunnel last year.
她去年挖了一条隧道。
They have dug up the garden.
他们已经把花园挖开了。
不规则动词。
The gardener dug a hole to plant the rose bush.
园丁挖了一个坑来种玫瑰丛。
I can't dig this math problem; it's too confusing.
我理解不了这道数学题，太令人困惑了。
She dug her elbow into my ribs to get my attention.
她用肘部戳我的肋骨来引起我的注意。
dig 在这里是及物动词，直接接表示坑、井、隧道等的宾语，不需要介词。
The workers are digging a tunnel under the road.
工人们正在道路下方挖一条隧道。
dig up 表示通过挖掘把某物从地下取出；宾语若是代词，应放在 dig 和 up 之间，如 dug it up。
The gardener dug up some old coins in the corner of the yard.
园丁在院子角落挖出了一些旧硬币。
Not this
He digged a hole.
Use this
He dug a hole.
dig 是不规则动词，过去式和过去分词都是 dug，不能按规则动词加 -ed 变成 digged。
Not this
The reporter dug the real story.
Use this
The reporter dug up the real story.
表示“查明、发现”时，dig 常与 up 或 out 连用，单独接宾语意思不完整；加上 up 后搭配才正确。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
挖一个洞
They dug a hole in the garden to plant the tree.
他们在花园里挖了一个洞来种树。
深挖；深入了解
The researchers dug deep into the data.
研究人员深入研究了这些数据。
挖出；发掘
The farmer dug up an old coin.
那个农民挖出了一枚旧硬币。
钻研；探究
She dug into the history of the building.
她深入研究了大楼的历史。
挖掘寻找
The miners are digging for coal.
矿工们正在挖煤。
挖出；找出
He dug out his old photos from the box.
他从盒子里翻出了旧照片。
竭尽全力（尤其指筹集资金或挖掘潜力）
The government will have to dig deep to fund the new healthcare plan.
政府将不得不竭尽全力为新的医疗计划筹集资金。
坚持己见；拒不退让
He dug his heels in and refused to compromise.
他坚持己见，拒绝妥协。
自找麻烦；使自己陷入困境
By lying to his boss, he dug himself into a hole.
他对老板撒谎，结果使自己陷入了困境。
为胜利而挖掘
During World War II, the British government used the slogan 'Dig for Victory' to encourage people to grow vegetables.
二战期间，英国政府用“为胜利而挖掘”这一口号鼓励人们种植蔬菜。
在泥土中挖掘
Peter Gabriel's hit song includes the repeated line 'Digging in the dirt', which became a memorable phrase.
彼得·加布瑞尔的畅销歌曲中反复唱到“在泥土中挖掘”，这句话成为了令人难忘的短语。
Use dig naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：d像一把铲子，g像挖出的土坑，dig就是在地上挖个洞。
语域：neutral 常见场景：园艺、建筑施工、考古发掘 该词为常用中性动词，多用于日常口语和一般书面语。在具体语境中通常表示用铲子等工具挖土或挖洞，也可引申为“挖出”或“调查”，请根据上下文判断具体含义。
及物和不及物均可；不及物时常用介词 into。
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