dig, grub, spade
这组词共同的意思是用铲子之类的工具向地面挖,并将土弄出来。它们的区别是：
dig指松动某物周围或下面的土,将土弄到表面或只是搅动这些土; spade强调用体力挖土,以便种植物; grub强调在挖土时挖出某物,可引申强调工作、任务或职责的艰苦、肮脏和使人精疲力竭。例如:
Will you dig the garden?你将为花园翻土吗?
The dog was grubbing under the bush, looking for a bone.狗在灌木丛下面挖掘,寻找骨头。
We must spade the field to plant flowers in an hour.我们必须在一小时之内挖好这块地以便种花。
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。
——柯林斯例句
A special group was organized to dig up the particulate of the case.
成立了一个专门小组来查明该案件的各个细节.
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We used to bury radishes under the soil to keep fresh and dig them up in time of need.
我们过去总是把萝卜埋在土里保鲜,随吃随挖.
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Dig a pit and bury the garbage.
挖一个坑把垃圾埋掉.
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Dig out and burn infected canes.
把受感染的甘蔗挖出来烧掉。
——柯林斯例句
I usually dig in a small barrow load of compost in late summer.
夏末时节，我通常会把一小车堆肥施到土里。
——柯林斯例句
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。
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The customer will not dig down for such food.
那个顾客不会为这种食物掏腰包的.
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Dig over any ground that is clear of crops and plants.
把没种庄稼和植物的土地都深翻一遍。
柯林斯例句
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。
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The dentist commenced to dig, drill and finally fill the offending tooth.
牙医开始在那颗有问题的牙齿上挖洞，钻孔，直到最后把它补好。
——柯林斯例句
Where did you dig up the fresh evidence?
你从哪儿弄到那些新证据的?
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To dig calcium into the soil, he warned, does not help the plant.
他告诫说，翻土掺钙并不利于植物生长。
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We should be able to dig up enough money for your ticket.
我们应该能够筹集到足够的钱供你买票.
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The children helped their parents to dig up potatoes.
孩子们帮他们的父母挖马铃薯.
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Why did you dig out all these old magazines?
你把这些旧杂志翻出来做 什么 ?
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Pull up a chair and dig in!
拉把椅子过来开吃吧！
柯林斯例句
In those days we often went to dig for wild vegetables.
那时候我们常常出去挖野菜.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
I'm going to dig down this wall.
我要挖倒这面墙.
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You have to dig down deeply to fork up the roots.
你得挖深一些才能耙出根来.
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The teacher shouldn't dig at his pupils.
老师不应挖苦学生.
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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。
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Martin helped his father dig the water gardens out by hand. Thus he discovered his interest in gardening.
马丁亲手帮他父亲修建起了水景园，就这样对园艺产生了兴趣。
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Dig it up once the foliage has died down.
叶子掉光后就把它挖出来。
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The job won't take long if we all dig in.
如果我们都全力以赴,这项工作花不了多少时间.
——《简明英汉词典》
Dad uses a spade to dig the garden.
爸爸用铁锹翻花园里的土.
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I grab George'sarm and dig my nails into his flesh.
我抓住乔治的胳膊，指甲抠进了他的肉里。
——柯林斯例句
I really dig the way she sings.
我真喜欢她那种唱法.
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They gave him a dig about his meanness.
他们在挖苦他吝啬.
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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。
——柯林斯例句
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