digging 音标拼音: [d'ɪgɪŋ]
n . 挖掘
挖掘
digging n 1 :
the act of digging ; "
there '
s an interesting excavation going on near Princeton " [
synonym : {
excavation }, {
digging },
{
dig }]
Dig \
Dig \ (
d [
i ^]
g ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Dug } (
d [
u ^]
g )
or {
Digged } (
d [
i ^]
gd );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Digging }. --
Digged is archaic .] [
OE .
diggen ,
perh .
the same word as diken ,
dichen (
see {
Dike }, {
Ditch });
cf .
Dan .
dige to dig ,
dige a ditch ;
or (?)
akin to E .
1st dag . [
root ]
67 .]
1 .
To turn up ,
or delve in , (
earth )
with a spade or a hoe ;
to open ,
loosen ,
or break up (
the soil )
with a spade ,
or other sharp instrument ;
to pierce ,
open ,
or loosen ,
as if with a spade .
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Be first to dig the ground . --
Dryden .
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2 .
To get by digging ;
as ,
to dig potatoes ,
or gold .
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3 .
To hollow out ,
as a well ;
to form ,
as a ditch ,
by removing earth ;
to excavate ;
as ,
to dig a ditch or a well .
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4 .
To thrust ;
to poke . [
Colloq .]
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You should have seen children . . .
dig and push their mothers under the sides ,
saying thus to them :
Look ,
mother ,
how great a lubber doth yet wear pearls . --
Robynson (
More '
s Utopia ).
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5 .
To like ;
enjoy ;
admire .
The whole class digs Pearl Jam .
[
Colloq .]
[
PJC ]
{
To dig down },
to undermine and cause to fall by digging ;
as ,
to dig down a wall .
{
To dig from }, {
To dig out of }, {
To dig out }, {
To dig up },
to get out or obtain by digging ;
as ,
to dig coal from or out of a mine ;
to dig out fossils ;
to dig up a tree .
The preposition is often omitted ;
as ,
the men are digging coal ,
digging iron ore ,
digging potatoes .
{
To dig in },
(
a )
to cover by digging ;
as ,
to dig in manure .
(
b )
To entrench oneself so as to give stronger resistance ;
--
used of warfare or negotiating situations .
{
to dig in one '
s heels }
To offer stubborn resistance .
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Digging \
Dig "
ging \,
n .
1 .
The act or the place of digging or excavating .
Syn :
excavation ,
dig .
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2 .
pl .
Places where ore is dug ;
especially ,
certain localities in California ,
Australia ,
and elsewhere ,
at which gold is obtained . [
Recent ]
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3 .
pl .
Region ;
locality . [
Low ]
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4 .
a thorough search for something (
often causing disorder or confusion ).
Syn :
ransacking ,
rummage .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
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