dig up

掘り出す

周りの土を掘って、地中にある物を取り出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To remove something from the ground by moving the earth around it.

• We dug up the potatoes.
• The dog has dug up my flowers.
• Workers dug up an old pipe beneath the garden.

使い方： dig something up (We dug the old tree roots up.)

類義語： unearth, excavate

反対語： bury

よく使う表現： dig up potatoes, dig something up, dig up roots

探し出す、発見する

掘ったり注意深く探したりして、隠れていた物や情報を見つけること。

やさしい英語で： To discover something hidden by digging or searching carefully.

• I dug up some useful information.
• Researchers dug up evidence of an earlier village.
• What have you dug up about her family history?

使い方： dig up something about someone/something (The reporter dug up information about the company's owner.)

類義語： discover, uncover, unearth, find out

よく使う表現： dig up information, dig up evidence, dig something up

工面する、調達する

必要だが手に入りにくいお金や物を、何とか用意すること。

やさしい英語で： To find or get money or something else that is needed but difficult to obtain.

• Can you dig up some cash?
• I dug up enough money to pay the bill.
• We'll have to dig up a spare cable before the show.

使い方： dig up something for something (We need to dig up some money for the deposit.)

類義語： find, come up with, scrape together

よく使う表現： dig up money, dig up cash, dig something up