digs

英 [dɪɡz]

美 [dɪɡz]

n.  租住的住所; 住处
v.  掘(地); 凿(洞); 挖(土); 掘得; (采)掘出; 寻找，搜寻(物品)
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牛津词典

noun

• 租住的住所；住处
  a room or rooms that you rent to live in

柯林斯词典

• VERB 挖;掘
  If people or animalsdig, they make a hole in the ground or in a pile of earth, stones, or rubbish.
  1. They tried digging in a patch just below the cave...
     他们试着在洞穴正下方的一块地上挖掘。
  2. Dig a largish hole and bang the stake in first...
     挖一个大点儿的洞，先把木桩敲进去。
  3. Rescue workers are digging through the rubble in search of other victims...
     救援人员正在废墟中挖掘，以搜寻其他受害者。
  4. They dug for shellfish at low tide...
     退潮时他们在海滩上挖贝类。
  5. Two men were standing by the freshly dug grave.
     两名男子站在新挖的坟墓边。
• VERB 伸手（至…深处）掏
  If youdig intosomething such as a deep container, you put your hand in it to search for something.
  1. He dug into his coat pocket for his keys.
     他把手伸进上衣口袋里摸钥匙。
• V-ERG （把…）戳（进）；（将…）刺（入）
  If youdigone thingintoanother or if one thingdigs intoanother, the first thing is pushed hard into the second, or presses hard into it.
  1. She digs the serving spoon into the moussaka...
     她把分菜匙伸进那盘碎肉茄子蛋中。
  2. I grab George's arm and dig my nails into his flesh...
     我抓住乔治的胳膊，指甲抠进了他的肉里。
  3. He could feel the beads digging into his palm...
     他能感觉到珠子硌得手心生疼。
  4. Graham was standing there, his hands dug into the pockets of his baggy white trousers.
     格雷厄姆站在那里，双手插在宽松的白色裤子的兜里。
• VERB 研究;探究;细查
  If youdig intoa subject or a store of information, you study it very carefully in order to discover or check facts.
  1. The enquiry dug deeper into the alleged financial misdeeds of his government...
     这一调查对其政府涉嫌的财政违规行为展开了进一步深究。
  2. He has been digging into the local archives...
     他一直在仔细查阅当地的档案资料。
  3. Much that is included in them has appeared in other published works, and one must dig hard for reliable new material.
     这些资料中包括的许多内容在其他已发表作品中都已出现过，所以必须要深入挖掘以找到可靠的新材料。
• VERB (尤指从自己造成的困境或令人不快的情形中)脱（身）
  If youdig yourself out ofa difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one which you caused yourself, you manage to get out of it.
  1. Occupants of the White House have exploited their office at key moments in an election campaign to dig themselves out of trouble...
     在竞选活动的关键时刻，白宫的主人利用职权帮助自己摆脱了麻烦。
  2. He's taken these measures to try and dig himself out of a hole.
     他已采取了这些措施，试图让自己摆脱困境。
• VERB 喜欢;欣赏;理解
  If you say that youdigsomething, you mean that you like it and understand it.
  1. 'They play classic rock'n'roll,' states her boyfriend, 'My dad digs them too.'...
     “他们演奏经典摇滚乐，”她的男朋友说道，“我爸爸也喜欢他们。”
  2. I can dig it. I don't expect a band always to be innovative.
     我可以理解。我不指望一个乐队总能创新。
• N-COUNT 考古发掘
  Adigis an organized activity in which people dig into the ground in order to discover ancient historical objects.
  1. He's an archaeologist and has been on a dig in Crete for the past year.
     他是位考古学家，过去的一年都在参与克里特岛上的一项考古发掘工作。
• N-COUNT 挖苦;嘲讽
  If you have adig atsomeone, you say something which is intended to make fun of them or upset them.
  1. Americans are always quick to have a dig at the British...
     美国人总是动不动就嘲讽英国人。
  2. She couldn't resist a dig at Dave after his unfortunate performance.
     戴夫糟糕的表演结束后，她忍不住想挖苦他一番。
• N-COUNT （用手指或臂肘的）戳，碰，触
  If you give someone adigin a part of their body, you push them with your finger or your elbow, usually as a warning or as a joke.
  1. Cassandra silenced him with a sharp dig in the small of the back.
     卡桑德拉使劲戳了一下他的后腰，让他住嘴。
• N-PLURAL 租住的房间
  If you livein digs, you live in a room in someone else's house and pay them rent.
  1. He went to London and lived in digs in Gloucester Road...
     他去了伦敦，在格洛斯特路的一所房子里租了房间住。
• PHRASE 彻底调查;全面调查
  If youdig deep, you do a very thorough investigation into something.
  1. I want you to dig deep. Find out who she is, and where she came from.
     我想让你彻底调查一下，弄清她是谁，从哪里来的。
• PHRASE 设法拿出钱
  If someonedigs intotheirpocketordigs intotheirpurse, they manage after some difficulty to find the money to pay for something.
  1. Holidaymakers are digging deep into their pockets to book late summer breaks.
     度假者想方设法拿出钱来预订夏末的短暂假期。
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英英释义

noun

• temporary living quarters
  Synonym:diggingsdomiciliationlodgingspad
• an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
  Synonym:diggings

双语例句

• Have you found anything like this on your archeological digs?
  你可在考古时发现类似的东西？
• The mole digs holes and passages underground and makes its home in them.
  那鼹鼠在地底下挖掘洞穴和通道，并且把家造于其间。
• He went to London and lived in digs in Gloucester Road
  他去了伦敦，在格洛斯特路的一所房子里租了房间住。
• A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs.
  一支新的丹麦探险队又在那个遗址上进行一年一度的夏季挖掘。
• When he digs into a problem he does not give up until he gets to the bottom.
  他要是钻一个问题，就非钻个水落石出不可。
• She often digs at others as if she were better than anyone else.
  她经常挖苦其他人，好像她比别人好一样。
• The first part, is the basic study, explains basic characteristic and main content of values digs into.
  对于价值观的基本特征以及价值观研究的主要内容予以了说明。
• The little water it gets comes from plant roots, which it digs out with its hoofs.
  它用蹄子挖出植物的根，从根中得到少量的水。
• 'They play classic rock'n'roll,' states her boyfriend, 'My dad digs them too.'
  “他们演奏经典摇滚乐，”她的男朋友说道，“我爸爸也喜欢他们。”
• The more the boss tries to get rid of her, the more she digs in.
  老板越是想除掉她，她就越是拼命保住自己的地位。