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

词态变化


第三人称单数: delves;过去式: delved;过去分词: delved;现在分词: delving;

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