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a dig at sb/sth
此义的 dig 为名词，常与 take 或 have 连用，表示带挖苦或批评意味的评论。
She took a dig at her boss during the meeting.
她在会上挖苦了她的老板。
挖苦话；讽刺话
digs — plural of dig
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挖苦话；讽刺话
A cutting, sarcastic remark.
She took a dig at her boss during the meeting.
她在会上挖苦了她的老板。
考古或古生物发掘(地点)
An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
矮不规则星系
dwarf irregular galaxy
为寻找或取回某物而进行的挖掘
Any act of digging to find or retrieve something.
刺；戳
A thrust; a poke.
She couldn't resist making a dig about his new haircut.
她忍不住对他的新发型挖苦了一句。
His comment was a clear dig at my lack of experience.
他的评论明显是在挖苦我缺乏经验。
I took that remark as a personal dig, but I didn't respond.
我把那句话当作人身攻击，但没有回应。
此义的 dig 为名词，常与 take 或 have 连用，表示带挖苦或批评意味的评论。
She took a dig at her boss during the meeting.
她在会上挖苦了她的老板。
尤指考古或古生物考察，可用 go on a dig 表示参与这类发掘工作。
The students went on a dig in the desert last summer.
学生们去年夏天去沙漠参加了一次考古发掘。
指用肘部或手指轻戳某人（通常是肋部）以引起注意。
He gave me a dig in the ribs to wake me up.
他用手肘戳了一下我的肋骨，想把我叫醒。
排球术语，指防守方将对方扣球接起，常与 make 连用。
The libero made a perfect dig and saved the point.
自由人做出了一个完美的防守救球，保住了这一分。
Not this
She made dig at me.
Use this
She made a dig at me.
此处的 dig 是可数名词"挖苦话"，单数形式前面必须加不定冠词 a；漏掉冠词是常见错误。
Not this
He took my comment as a dig to him.
Use this
He took my comment as a dig at him.
固定搭配是 a dig at somebody，用 at 表示针对的对象，不能用 to。
Not this
She made several dig about my hair.
Use this
She made several digs about my hair.
dig 在此用法中可数，several 后需用复数形式 digs。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
考古发掘
They spent the summer on an archaeological dig.
他们夏天参与了一次考古发掘。
发掘现场
The dig site was carefully mapped.
发掘现场被仔细地测绘了。
对某人的讽刺
He couldn't resist a dig at his colleague.
他忍不住讽刺了同事一句。
用肘轻捅
She gave me a dig in the ribs to wake me up.
她用肘轻捅我一下，叫醒我。
挖苦，讽刺
She couldn't resist getting a dig in about his new haircut.
她忍不住挖苦他的新发型。
批评，讽刺
He had a dig at the government's policy during his speech.
他在演讲中批评了政府的政策。
Use digs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
dig作为名词，像挖（dig）出来的小坑或戳一下
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与介词 at 连用表示讽刺言论
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