dig away

基本解釋

She had him dig away the snow.
她讓他把雪挖走。
Thousands of soldiers have been sent to the area to dig out survivors and blast away debris which has formed a dam, creating a barrier lake several kilometres long.
數(shù)千名解放軍戰(zhàn)士已派往災(zāi)區(qū)營救幸存者，清除瓦礫，將其築成防汛堤垻，形成長達數(shù)千公裡的堰塞湖。
Another 45,000 people were evacuated and thousands of soldiers converged on the area to dig out survivors and blast away debris that had created a barrier lake several kilometres long.
另有4.5萬居民被疏散，上千士兵奔赴災(zāi)區(qū)搜救幸存者竝清掃淤泥碎石，這些碎石流形成了長達幾千千米的堰塞湖。

Nor were we to dig on our dig, only to skim away fine layers of earth with a scalpel, lowering the surface of our metre over the course of days, until the objects embedded there—projectile points or pottery shards—rested on top.
NEWYORKER: Archeology
Look half a world away at the Big Dig in downtown Boston.
FORBES: Magazine Article
Of course I did not short Brazil right away, I just decided to dig in more on the economy fundamentals, look at earnings et all.
FORBES: CNBC "Half Time Report" Says Brazil a Bear