B1 [ I or T ] to break up and move soil using a tool, a machine, or your hands挖,挖掘(土)
B2 [ T ] to form a hole by moving soil凿出,打(洞)
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The prisoners are made to dig holes and fill them in again.
The ground was frozen hard and was impossible to dig.
They dug a shallow pit and threw the bodies into it.
We dug a hole and planted the tree.
Workmen stumbled upon the mosaic while digging foundations for a new building.
[ I usually + adv/prep ] to search somewhere when you are looking for an object or information 寻找,搜寻,找到
to push the side of someone's body quickly with your elbow (= the middle part of the arm where it bends) often as a way of sharing a private joke with that person or to get their attention用肘部碰…的肋部(常用来分享私密笑话或引起对方注意)
[ T ] old-fashioned slang to like or understand something喜爱;理解,懂得
a remark that is intended to criticize, embarrass, or make a joke about someone奚落,取笑,嘲笑
the process of carefully removing soil and objects from an area of historical interest(考古)挖掘
informal forlodgings (lodging的非正式说法)
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