digsthup
—phrasal verbwithdigverbuk/dɪɡ/us/dɪɡ/present participledigging|past tense and past participledug
(MOVE SOIL)
to take something out of thegroundbydigging
挖出，掘出
It'stimewedugup thosepotatoes.现在我们该把那些土豆挖出来了。
tobreakthegroundor to make aholein it with atool,machine, etc.
破土；给…钻孔，给…打眼
They'rediggingup theroadoutsidetofixafaultywatermain.为了维修出问题的供水总管，他们在挖外面的路。
(INFORMATION)
todiscoversecretorforgottenfactsbysearchingverycarefully
挖掘，搜寻（秘密或被遗忘的事）
I've been doing someresearchonourfamilyhistoryand I'vedugup someinterestinginformation.我一直在研究我的家史，并且挖掘出了一些有趣的信息。
She's one of thosereporterswho's alwaystryingtodigupdirton(=unpleasantprivatedetailsabout)celebrities.她是一贯热衷于挖掘名人隐私的记者之一。