掘地,平整土地
dig sth up
(在播种或建筑等前)掘地,平整土地
to break the ground into small pieces before planting seeds, building sth, etc.
They are digging up the football field to lay a new surface.他们正在把足球场挖开铺一层新地面。
dig sth up
掘起;挖掘出
to remove sth from the ground by digging
An old Roman vase was dug up here last month.上个月在此地出土了一个古罗马花瓶。
dig sth up
发现;搜集;查明
to discover information about sb / sth
Tabloid newspapers love to dig up scandal.通俗小报都热衷于挖丑闻。
释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版