delve

英 [delv]美 [dɛlv]
  • vi. 钻研；探究；挖
  • vt. 钻研；探究；挖
  • n. 穴；洞
  • n. (Delve)人名；(英)德尔夫
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助记提示

1. 谐音“得挖”

中文词源

delve 翻找

来自PIE*dhelbh, 挖，来自PIE*dhel,挖，挖掘，词源同dell, dale. 引申义翻找。

英文词源

delve (v.)
Old English delfan "to dig" (class III strong verb; past tense dealf, past participle dolfen), common West Germanic verb (cognates: Old Saxon delban, Dutch delven, Middle High German telben "to dig"), from PIE root *dhelbh- (cognates: Lithuanian delba "crowbar," Russian dolbit', Czech dlabati, Polish dłubać "to chisel;" Russian dolotó, Czech dlato, Polish dłuto "chisel"). Weak inflections emerged 14c.-16c. Related: Delved; delving.

双语例句

1. We should not delve too deeply into this painful matter.
我们不应该过分深究这件痛苦的事.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. If you're interested in a subject, use the Internet to delve deeper.
如果对某一主题感兴趣，就上网进一步深入研究。
来自辞典例句
3. I'd like to delve further into your response: " Hard work never killed anybody ".
你认为, “ 勤奋的工作从来累不死人. ” 我愿对此做进一步的探讨.
来自辞典例句
4. Delve a little deeper if you really want to know the score.
如果真想知道事情的个中缘由就需要深一层的钻研了.
来自互联网
5. We need to delve more deeply into these questions.
这些是我们想进一步了解的.
来自互联网