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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- dig one's toes in
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[American English]
[verbal]
站稳自己的脚步,坚持自己的立场;坚决拒绝(或不肯)让步
Examples
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dig deep
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深挖
→ deep
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dig potatoes
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刨土豆
→ dig
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dig out the truth
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发现真相
→ dig
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dig an elbow into someone's ribs
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用胳膊肘碰碰某人胸口(暗示要他注意)
→ dig
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Dig an oil well.
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挖一口油井。
→ well
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To reach the petrol sometimes you need to dig something like 2 km below the surface.
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得挖到地表以下2千米的地方才能找到石油。
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When we were children, my parents used to bury something in the yard for us to dig up.
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我们小的时候,父母总会把一些小物什埋在院子里让我们找着玩。
→ bury
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They didn't have to dig a lot as the coal was near the surface.
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矿层离地表不远,他们不需要挖很深。
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Dig in, there's plenty for everyone.
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快吃吧,还有很多呢,够大家吃。
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We should dig up those weeds.
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一个金属零件戳进了我的脚跟。
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