delve

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v. 探究, 查考 n. 坑, 穴

发音

US /dɛlv/

词形变化

delves 复数 delves delved delves 三单 delvest delveth delving dolve dolven delving 现在分词 delved 过去式 dolve 过去式 delved 过去分词 dolve 过去分词 dolven 过去式 dolven 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pit or den.

    古体 文学
v.
  1. 1.

    To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.

    不及物 文学
  2. 2.

    To dig; to excavate.

    及物/不及物 文学
  3. 3.

    To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out

    及物/不及物 比喻 文学

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

dig cut into turn over

上位词 6

take pull remove withdraw take away take off

下位词 10

tunnel root shovel groove spade rut burrow rout trowel furrow

词源

From Middle English delve, delf, dælf, from Old English delf, ġedelf (“digging”) and dælf (“that which is dug out, delf, ditch”). More at delf.

来源：wiktionary