dredge up

短语

挖掘, 疏浚

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To find by diligently searching, especially from unsavory sources.

    比喻

    Where did you dredge up the idea that they didn't know what hospital he was born in?

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dredge, up.

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动词

同义词 1

drag up

上位词 6

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