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dug

UK /dʌɡ/US /dʌɡ/

词源

源自古英语 'dūgan'(有能力),后演变为 dig 的过去式形式。名词用法可能来自古北欧语。

verb

❶ dig 的过去式和过去分词形式,指用工具或手挖掘地面或物体的动作。

“He dug a hole in the garden to plant a tree.”

(他在花园里挖了个坑种树。)

“The dog dug under the fence to escape.”

(狗从栅栏下挖洞逃走了。)

同义词:excavated, burrowed, tunneled

noun

❶ 某些哺乳动物(如牛、羊)的乳房或乳头,特指用于哺乳的部位。

“The calf was feeding from its mother's dug.”

(小牛正在从母牛的乳房吃奶。)

“The farmer checked the cow's dugs for signs of infection.”

(农民检查了奶牛的乳房是否有感染迹象。)

同义词:udder, teat, mammary gland

常见短语

dug out — 指从某处挖掘或费力找出某物,也可指临时搭建的简陋住所。

“He dug out his old photos from the attic.”

(他从阁楼里翻出了旧照片。)

dug in — 形容坚定立场或开始认真做某事,军事上指挖壕固守。

“The soldiers dug in and prepared for the attack.”

(士兵们挖壕固守,准备迎接攻击。)