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01 think I’ll do some digging in the garden. 7. <> [VN] to dig a
ditch/grave/hole/tunnel & I I W\ I WM O
(BrE) I’ve been digging the garden. 2 [VN] to
remove sth from the ground
with a tool H#; ( % )
JH
tB : I’ll dig some potatoes for lunch, A ± 3.
3
[V, usually +adv./prep.\ to search in sth in
order to find an object in sth # $, ft H- ( pr ) :
1
dug around in my bag for
a pen.
4
[VN] (old-fashioned,
slang) to approve of or like sth very much UAA
ITSTO1 dig 'deep (into sth) 1 to
search thoroughly for
information H; £031:
You’ll need to dig deep into the records to find the
figures you want.
2
to try hard to provide
the money, equipment, etc.
that is needed ) : We’re
asking you to dig deep for
the earthquake victims. Cl
dig your 'heels/
'toes in to refuse to do sth or to change your mind
about sthjg^ih^-; They dug in
their heels
and would not lower the
price.
fMli&ft dig
(deep) in/into your pocket(s), savings, etc. to spend a lot of your
own money on sth f$ M ffl H; ?£ ; MK il dig sb in the 'ribs to push your finger or
your elbow into sb’s side, especially to attract their attention ( ) «A-T
dig yourself into a hole to get yourself into a bad situation that
will be very difficult to get out of ^ g 6 PSAil^; dig your own 'grave | dig a
'grave
for yourself to do sth that will have very harmful results for you
i $8ijfcll; g At; § B IF £] £ nrnn ,dig in (informal) 1
used to tell sb to start to eat JF#n P£nE: Help yourselves,
everybody! Dig in! if A MflUM, 2 to wait, or deal with a difficult
situation, with great patience
ftf W; M W; U X: There is nothing we can do except dig
in and wait. f£ff] £•) J1S. .dig sth—in 1 to mix soil with
another substance by digging the two substances together (#“•••) IA±|: The manure
should be well dug in. IE *4& A & ?SA±«„ 2 to
push sth into sth else (
jfi-•• ) jgA: He dug his
fork into the steak. ffejClSXX®41j#o
,dig
yourself 'in (of soldiers ± X) to protect yourself against
an attack by making a safe place in the ground j£$Ef£
Bij(£ ,dig 'into sth 1 (informal) to
start to eat food with enthusiasm She
dug
into her bowl of pasta.
2
to push or rub against your body in a painful or uncomfortable way M, 81
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) :
His fingers dug painfully into my arm.
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3 to
find out information by searching or asking questions W-fl; :
Will you dig a little
into his past and see what
you find? fft?8 "Ff&GfJ
.dig
sth 'into sth 1 to mix soil with another substance by digging the
two substances together ( ft]--- ) ±4*, ?S A ±91 2 to
push or press sth into sth
else (.}£••- ) ffcjift, MA, j± A: She dug her hands
deeper into her pockets. ifejEM ,digsb/sth-out(ofsth)
1
to remove sb/sth from
somewhere by digging the ground around them or it $8 ih : More than a dozen
people were dug out of the avalanche alive. $T#JA?S#M}27l±i^0 2
to find sth that has been hidden or forgotten for a long time $ {ft , A$8, %YfL
( §cir ) : I went to the attic and dug
out Grandad’s medals. $ PJ® & M A Si 7& X ift # o
.dig
sth—'over to
prepare ground by digging the soil to remove stones, etc. if ( jfe ) ; jggfg; fill ( ife ) ,dig sth— up 1 to break the ground
into small pieces before planting seeds, building sth, etc. ( ) #8
life, T'ili-ife: They
are digging up the football field to lay a new surface.
2
to remove sth from the
ground by digging f| ^; jg $8 £tj: An old Roman vase was dug up here last
month.
3
to discover
information about sb/sth X M
; ®l; & IE SH3 unearth : Tabloid newspapers love to dig up scandal.
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noun — see also digs 1 a small push with your finger
orelbow.(ffi^gRMW):.fett, BM, She gave
him a dig in the ribs. iggiiJ-
7 ftfe nl$ o 2 ~ (at sb/sth) a remark that is intended to annoy or
upset sb jg Vr; P$j IK: He kept making sly little digs at me. 0
to
have a dig at sb/sth
^8iKSA / 3 an occasion when an
organized group
of people dig in the
ground to discover old buildings or objects, in order to find out more about
their history H771 EXCAVATION: to go on a dig lt7r#A XU 0 an archaeological dig — the dig-er-ati /,did30’ra:ti/ noun [pi.] (humorous) people who are very good at using computers
or who use computers a lot di gest verb, noun
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verb /dai'd3est; di-/ 1 when you digest food, or it digests, it is changed into
substances that your body can use : [VN] Humans cannot digest plants such as
grass. A 7M
"ft: ^ tyQ« o [V] You should allow a
little time after a meal for
the food to digest.
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A N" Ib] ik'kW'M4fc
o 2 [VN] to think about
sth so that you fully understand it MM:
He paused,
waiting for her to digest the
information, ffe
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unoun /'daid3est/ a short report
containing the most important facts of a longer report or piece of writing; a
collection of short reports AM; XM
: a
monthly news digest
digestible /dai'd3establ; di-/ adj. easy to digest;
pleasant to eat or easy to understand HfBffclKV,
H33 indigestible
di gest if /,di:3e'sti:f; BrE also dai'd3estif/ noun (from French) a strong alcoholic
drink that is drunk after a meal
di
ges tion /darkestJan;
di-/ noun 1 [U] the process of
digesting food it —compare indigestion
2 [C, usually sing.] the ability to digest food ft Its A: to have a
good/poor digestion fgffc 16 A @ ^ di-gest-ive /dai'd3estiv; di-/ adj. [only before noun] connected
with the digestion of food $Ht l$ ; ffl ft f AM: the digestive
system/tract $3
ft %
&L /it 0 digestive problems f^ft|B]®
di
gestive biscuit (also digestive) noun (BrE) a round sweet biscuit
made from wholemeal flour,
sometimes covered with chocolate ^ftf^fTs cl packet
of chocolate digestives
di'gestive system noun the series of organs inside the body that
digest food ff^ft^^t dig ger /'diga(r)/ noun 1 a large machine that
is used for digging up the ground jSMfH 2 a person or an animal that digs see also
gold-digger 3 (AustralE, NZE, old-fashioned, informal) a man HA; ^fA; itJL
digit /'did3it/ noun 1 any of the numbers
from o to 9
( /A o fij 9 (ft ff fnf — ^ ^ , Wl fv :
The
number
57 306 contains five digits. 57 306 Ji^tSfvtSfo O a four-digit number 0fv|£ 2 (anatomy M) a finger, thumb or
toe 7-fa; PSh
digit al /’did3itl/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 using a system of receiving and sending
information as a series of the numbers one and zero, showing that an
electronic signal is there or is not there
a digital camera mm +@#1 0 digital terrestrial
and digital satellite broadcasting 2 (of clocks, watches,
etc. # A 3f) showing information by using figures, rather than with hands that point to numbers : a
digital clock/watch / A — picture o
clock
—
compare analogue(2) ► digit-ally /-tali/ adv. : digitally remastered
tapes %r
m noun [U] digital
television : How long have
you had digital? ffc fH W
Wt
¥ fl ^ A H la} 7 ? o
With
digital you can choose the camera angle you want. ^ 7