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单词 to dig in
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to dig in
to dig in
1. transitive. To pierce, stab, penetrate. Obsolete. (Cf. 9.)
2. To put in and cover up by digging. (Cf. dig into in 7.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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