dig up

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UK 
  • na.查出；找到；开垦(荒地等)；采掘(山芋等)
  • Web挖出；掘起；发现
Simple Present：digs up  Present Participle：digging up  Past Tense：dug up  

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Web Definition

na.
1.
查出;(偶然)发现,找到,得到
2.
开垦(荒地等);采掘(山芋等)
3.
〈美俚〉出钱,捐助,支付
4.
挑起
1.
查出;(偶然)发现,找到,得到
2.
开垦(荒地等);采掘(山芋等)
3.
〈美俚〉出钱,捐助,支付
4.
挑起

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,查出查出,找到找到,开垦开垦,采掘采掘,挖出挖出,掘起掘起,发现发现
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
The only way there was to do it was to dig up stumps but, of course, then you would have completely disrupted the habitat.
过去唯一的办法是挖入树桩内部，但这么做当然会完全破坏锹虫的栖息地。
guò qù wéi yī de bàn fǎ shì wā rù shù zhuāng nèi bù , dàn zhè me zuò dāng rán huì wán quán pò huài qiāo chóng de qī xī dì 。
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2.
On top of that, the Chinese started hacking into Google's servers, trying to dig up information about Chinese human-rights activists.
更有趣的是，中国开始偷偷潜入谷歌的服务器，试图挖掘出有关中国人权活动人士的相关信息。
gèng yǒu qù de shì , zhōng guó kāi shǐ tōu tōu qián rù gǔ gē de fú wù qì , shì tú wā jué chū yǒu guān zhōng guó rén quán huó dòng rén shì de xiāng guān xìn xī 。
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3.
He had to carry water and dig up the red earth and mix it into a stiff clay.
他要取水挖掘红泥，并把它混成稠密的粘土。
tā yào qǔ shuǐ wā jué hóng ní , bìng bǎ tā hùn chéng chóu mì de nián tǔ 。
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4.
They would no more let me come away, without a promise to go back, than they would let the wolves dig up the bones of their fathers.
要是我不答应回去，他们是决不会让我出来的，就跟他们决不会让狼刨出他们祖先的尸骨一样。
yào shi wǒ bù dā ying huí qù , tā men shì jué bú huì ràng wǒ chū lái de , jiù gēn tā men jué bú huì ràng láng páo chū tā men zǔ xiān de shī gǔ yí yàng 。
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5.
One afternoon, the trainees tackled weed-picking with enthusiasm, competing to see who could dig up the largest clump.
某天下午，这些学员展开了除草竞赛，谁的草垛最大谁就算赢。
mǒu tiān xià wǔ , zhè xiē xué yuán zhǎn kāi le chú cǎo jìng sài , shuí de cǎo duò zuì dà shuí jiù suàn yíng 。
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6.
Every time I see Lily, I get very upset. She's always trying to dig up the past.
我每次见到Lily都会弄得很不愉快。她总想旧事重提。
wǒ měi cì jiàn dào Lily dū huì nòng de hěn bù yú kuài 。 tā zǒng xiǎng jiù shì chóng tí 。
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7.
Everything is fine. But I need you to do some research. See what dirt you can dig up on this.
一切都好但我需要你做点调查看看你能从这个人身上挖到多少料
yí qiè dōu hǎo dàn wǒ xū yào nǐ zuò diǎn diào chá kàn kan nǐ néng cóng zhè gè rén shēn shàng wā dào duō shao liào
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8.
If I have to, I'll dig up the garden and plant potatoes.
如果有必要的话，我会把花园挖起来种土豆。
rú guǒ yǒu bì yào de huà , wǒ huì bǎ huā yuán wā qǐ lái zhǒng tǔ dòu 。
blog.sina.com.cn
9.
The Derbyshire rain came down and the Queen waited until the Earl brought workmen to dig up the squares of black and white marble.
于是女王就坐在德贝郡的大雨之中，直到伯爵找来工人挖走了所有组成黑白格子的大理石。
yú shì nǚ wáng jiù zuò zài dé bèi jùn de dà yǔ zhī zhōng , zhí dào bó jué zhǎo lái gōng rén wā zǒu le suǒ yǒu zǔ chéng hēi bái gé zi de dà lǐ shí 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
I turned to look at a few other students and some have been dug, and I quickly held back excited to continue to dig up.
我转身看看，别的同学有的已挖出几个了，我连忙忍住兴奋，继续挖了起来。
wǒ zhuǎn shēn kàn kan , bié de tóng xué yǒu de yǐ wā chū jǐ gè le , wǒ lián máng rěn zhù xīng fèn , jì xù wā le qǐ lái 。
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