单词 | to dig in |
释义 | > as lemmasto dig in to dig in 2. To put in and cover up by digging. (Cf. dig into in 7.) Π 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 516/1 He hath dygged hym in nat withstandyng his almayne ryvettes. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 402/2 The dung..may be dug in without fermentation for most kitchen-garden crops. 3. To cause to penetrate, to drive in deeply. (Cf. 8) Colloquial phrase to dig in one's feet, to dig in one's heels, to dig in one's toes: to adopt a firm position; to keep resolutely or obstinately to one's decision, opinion, attitude, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > insert or put in [verb (transitive)] > forcibly thrustc1175 quevena1400 stopc1480 ingyre1513 ram1519 dig1553 intrude1563 purr1574 spring1597 grub1607 inject1611 ingest1617 sock1843 to dig in1885 the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > be constant or steadfast [verb (intransitive)] standeOE cleavec1275 to stand stiffa1290 stick1447 to stand or stick to one's tackling1529 to stand in this1538 to set down (the or one's) staff1584 to stand one's ground1600 to stand to one's pan pudding1647 to maintain one's ground1736 to nail one's colours (also flag) to the mast (also masthead)1808 to stay put1843 to stand firm1856 to sit tight1890 to keep the flag flying1914 to dig in one's toes1933 to hold the line1956 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > be or become obstinate or stubborn [verb (intransitive)] persist1531 to stand in this1538 to make it tougha1549 obdure1609 opiniatre1678 to ride rusty1709 to dig in one's toes1933 1885 Sat. Rev. 6 June 765/2 [Dæmons]..laughing with glee if the..rider cursed or dug in the spurs. 1933 Punch 16 Aug. 174/1 I am prepared to declare mosques open and to grace the inaugurations of new caravanserais, though I personally have no taste for ritual. But at that point I dig in my toes. 1941 L. A. G. Strong Bay 179 One thing I had dug in my heels over was the church I went to. 1956 N. Coward South Sea Bubble i. i. 8 You jumped at him before he had time to get his breath and now he's dug his feet in. 4. intransitive or reflexive. To fix oneself firmly in a position; spec. (a) Military to excavate a trench or the like in order to withstand an attack or consolidate a position; (b) Cricket to consolidate one's position as a batter. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > position or situation > be positioned or situated [verb (intransitive)] > take up position > firmly or with sure foothold roota1382 foota1425 to fix the foot or footing1582 haft1725 to dig in1851 society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > build rampart [verb (intransitive)] > dig trenches to break (the) ground1678 to dig in1917 1851 Knickerbocker 38 183 [The crab] pinched, scratched, ‘dug in’, and held on. 1917 A. G. Empey From Fire Step 145 The machine-gunners went over with the fourth wave to consolidate the captured line, or ‘dig in’, as Tommy calls it. 1919 J. B. Morton Barber of Putney xvi. 263 Word came back that they [sc. a platoon] were to go to a certain point and dig in. 1922 Daily Mail 21 Nov. 8 The most alarming of Sir Percival Phillips's disclosures is that our ‘limpets’ in Mesopotamia are digging themselves vigorously in. 1934 C. Day Lewis Hope for Poetry vii. 41 D. H. Lawrence dug himself in in the Unconscious. 1944 E. Blunden Cricket Country iv. 49 Such a side is free from the solemn rule of ‘digging in’ which big cricket prescribes. 1949 Manch. Guardian Weekly 14 July 2/4 The policy of stimulating expansion rather than digging in to protect the status quo. 1959 Times 29 May 4/4 Watson was bowled by the second ball he received. But..Phillips dug in with gallant determination. 5. intransitive. To set to work earnestly and energetically; to work hard. dialect and U.S. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] > resolutely or energetically to go to it1490 busklea1535 settle1576 to lay on1587 to put in (also get into) one's gearsa1658 to put (occasionally lay, set) one's shoulder to the wheel1678 yark1721 to get going1822 to pitch in1835 to roll up one's sleeves1838 square1849 to clap on1850 to wire in (also away)1864 to dig in1884 hunker1903 tie into1904 to get cracking1937 to get stuck in1938 to get weaving1942 to get it on1954 1877 F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words Holderness 53/2 Dig-intiv it, lads, and you'll seean get it deean.] 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxxviii. 325 We got to dig in like all git-out. 1951 F. S. Anthony Me & Gus (1953) 26 We'll dig in like niggers, Mark, and show those old jokers over the fence how to smack up wood. 6. To begin eating, esp. heartily. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eat [verb (intransitive)] > begin to eat to fall aboard1498 to fall to1577 to stand toa1616 win to1816 to get to1827 to dig in1912 1912 Dial. Notes 3 574 Dig in and help us eat the rest of this turkey. 1952 A. Baron With Hope, Farewell iv. ii. 119 Sit down and dig in. Your grub's getting cold. < as lemmas |
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