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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
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挖掘；挖土
The action or process of digging.
The digging of the tunnel took nearly a year.
隧道的挖掘花了将近一年时间。
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。
Heavy rain made the digging much more difficult.
大雨使挖掘变得困难得多。
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。
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。
Not this
The diggings of the hole took two hours.
Use this
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。
Not this
They found gold in the old digging.
Use this
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。
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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。
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。
Use digging naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把digging里的双写gg想成两把铲子，不停挖土；挖出的地方就是diggings矿区。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常口语和书面语、矿业或历史描述（如淘金） 作“挖掘/挖土”讲时通常为中性词，日常与书面都常用；作“矿区、金矿区”讲时多用于矿业或历史语境。
作为名词时通常不可数，表示'挖掘'的动作或过程
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