| صيغ مركبة |
| dig deep vi | figurative (donate a generous sum of money) | يتبرع بمبلغ كبير |
| | This is a worthy cause so dig deep into your pocket. |
| dig deep for vtr | figurative (make an effort to find in self) | يتعمق بحثاً عن الذات |
| | | يجدف بعمق الماء |
| | I had to dig deep to find the courage to learn to skydive. |
| dig for vtr | literal (excavate, use a spade: to search for) | يحفر بمجرفة |
| | The pirate dug for the hidden treasure. |
| dig for vtr | figurative (try to obtain or elicit) | يحصل أو يستخرج من الحفر |
| | It's a tabloid reporter's job to dig for scandalous information. |
| dig in vi | slang (start a meal) | يبدأ بتناول وجبة |
| | My mouth watered when I smelled my mom's homemade apple pie and I was ready to dig in. |
| dig in v | literal (establish self firmly, refuse to move) | يثبت |
| | The troops dug in and prepared themselves for the long battle ahead. |
| dig in v | figurative (refuse to change opinion) | يثبت على رأيه |
| | He has always been stubborn, picking a side and digging in. |
| dig into vtr | informal (eat heartily) | يأكل بشهية |
| | The apple pie looks delicious, I can't wait to dig into it. |
| dig into vtr | informal, figurative (investigate) | يحقّق في، يبحث، يستقصي |
| dig out vtr | literal (remove from the ground) | يحفر |
| | Start transplanting the tree by digging out its whole root ball. |
| dig out vtr | figurative (rediscover, produce) | يكتشف |
| | | يستخرج |
| dig out from under v | figurative (complete accumulated tasks) | ينجز مهمات متراكمة |
| | I'll never dig out from under all the paperwork on my desk. |
| | Once I have dug out from under this backlog of paperwork, you and I will celebrate by going out to lunch. |
| dig out from under vtr | (clear accumulated disorder, dirt) | يقضي على ما تراكم من الفوضى |
| | They had to dig their boat out from under the mud left by the flood. |
| dig up vtr | literal (unearth, remove from the ground) | يحفر |
| | They dug up the body to get a DNA sample. |
| dig up vtr | figurative (uncover, reveal: a secret) | يكشف النقاب عن |
| | The tabloids are constantly trying to dig up embarrassing facts about celebrities. |
| have a dig at vtr | informal (make a critical remark about: sb) | ينتقد |
| | The sacked workers had a dig at their former boss in the press. |
| take a dig at sb v | informal (criticize or attack sb verbally) | ينتقد، يهاجم شفوياً |
| | Sally's been taking digs at her colleagues, and they're not pleased about it. |
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