Word · Frequency #14385
Fully loadeddiggings
挖掘；挖土
diggings is the plural of digging.
The action or process of digging.
- 1.
The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
挖掘的动作。
- 2.
A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained.
矿石开采地,尤指某些采金地点。
矿区；金矿区；挖掘的动作。；矿石开采地,尤指某些采金地点。；挖掘
In use
The digging of the foundation took two weeks.
Heavy rain made the digging much more difficult.
The archaeologists were excited about the digging at the ancient site.
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。
the diggings in [place]
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。
Common mistakes
The diggings of the hole took two hours.
Connections
Collocations
- gold digging
- 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。
- digging tools
- 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。
- deep digging
- 深挖
- Deep digging is necessary before laying the foundation.打地基之前必须深挖。
- gold diggings
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- digging one's own grave
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
作为名词时通常不可数，表示'挖掘'的动作或过程
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词均与 digging 押韵：重读元音 /ɪ/ 后接 /ɡɪŋ/，拼写均为 -igging。注意拼写相似的 dinging /ˈdɪŋɪŋ/、singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ 中 ng 读 /ŋ/，与 digging 不同韵；nagging /ˈnæɡɪŋ/、logging /ˈlɒɡɪŋ/、bugging /ˈbʌɡɪŋ/ 重读元音不同，也不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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