(digged；digging) ❶ 以铲、手爪等掘地〔The pirates dug for buried treasure．海盗用铲掘地找埋藏的财宝。〕 ❷ 挖，掘〔to dig a well挖井〕 ❸ 挖穿〔The miners are digging through a wall of clay．矿工们挖穿土墙。〕 ❹ 掘取，挖出〔to dig potatoes挖马铃薯〕 ❺ 发掘，探究〔to dig out the truth发掘真理〕 ❻ 插入，戳〔todig someone in the ribs戳入某人的肋骨〕 ❼ ［口］努力学习，工作‖ n．❶ 戳，刺❷ ［口］挖苦