the digging of sth
digging 表示“挖掘”时是不可数名词，常后接 of 短语。
The digging of the tunnel took nearly a year.
隧道的挖掘花了将近一年时间。
挖掘；挖土
矿区；金矿区；挖掘的动作。；矿石开采地,尤指某些采金地点。
The action or process of digging.
挖掘的动作。
The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
矿石开采地,尤指某些采金地点。
A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained.
The digging of the foundation took two weeks.
地基的挖掘花了两个星期。
用法提示：此处digging作为名词，指挖掘这个行为或过程。
Heavy rain made the digging much more difficult.
大雨使挖掘变得困难得多。
用法提示：此处digging作为名词，指挖掘工作。
The archaeologists were excited about the digging at the ancient site.
考古学家对古代遗址的挖掘感到兴奋。
用法提示：此处digging作为名词，指挖掘活动。
digging 表示“挖掘”时是不可数名词，常后接 of 短语。
The digging of the tunnel took nearly a year.
隧道的挖掘花了将近一年时间。
diggings 作“矿区”解时通常用复数，可特指金矿等产地。
The diggings in California attracted thousands of miners.
加利福尼亚的矿区吸引了成千上万的矿工。
较正式，常指大规模或有计划的挖掘（如考古、建筑工程）；日常挖土用 digging。
grammar · medium
易错句子The diggings of the hole took two hours.
正确表达The digging of the hole took two hours.
表示“挖掘”这一动作时，digging 是不可数名词，不能用复数 diggings；diggings 只指矿山、金矿区等地点。
grammar · medium
易错句子They found gold in the old digging.
正确表达They found gold in the old diggings.
表示“矿区、挖掘处”时，通常使用复数形式 diggings（如 gold diggings），不能用单数 digging；单数 digging 指挖掘动作。
针对“挖掘；挖土”这一动作义（the action performed by a person or thing that digs）。与 digging 相对，指把土石填回坑中；不适用于“矿区”义（diggings）。
digging 泛指挖土、挖掘的动作，也可指历史上的金矿区；excavation 则强调有系统、有计划地挖掘，常用于考古或建筑工程的正式场合。
diggings 常以复数形式指淘金地或矿区，带有历史色彩；mine 是通用的矿山、矿井，涵盖各类矿产开采场所。
淘金
Gold digging in the nineteenth century attracted many poor farmers.
十九世纪的淘金吸引了许多贫穷的农民。
挖掘工具
You'll need digging tools to plant these bulbs.
你需要挖掘工具来种这些球茎。
深挖
Deep digging is necessary before laying the foundation.
打地基之前必须深挖。
金矿区
The gold diggings in California brought thousands of settlers.
加利福尼亚的金矿区带来了成千上万的定居者。
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词根 dig（挖）+ 后缀 -ing（构成名词，表示动作或场所；拼写时双写 g）。同根词：dig、digger、dug；同后缀词：running、writing。
自掘坟墓
He's digging his own grave by spending all his savings on gambling.
他把所有积蓄都花在赌博上，是在自掘坟墓。
固执己见；拒不妥协
The government is digging in its heels on tax reform.
政府在税收改革问题上拒不妥协。
揭丑；挖出丑闻
The reporter was digging up dirt on the politician.
记者在挖那个政客的丑闻。
我在泥土中挖掘。
In Peter Gabriel's song 'Digging in the Dirt', digging is used as a metaphor for confronting painful memories.
在彼得·加布里埃尔的歌曲《Digging in the Dirt》中，挖掘被用来比喻直面痛苦的回忆。
我在挖掘火种。
In Pixies' song 'Dig for Fire', the line 'I was digging for fire' describes searching for inspiration or catharsis.
在小妖精乐队的歌曲《Dig for Fire》中，『我在挖掘火种』这句歌词描写的是寻找灵感或宣泄。
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