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词汇 delved
释义 delved
past simple and past participle ofdelve
delve
verb[ I ]
uk /delv/ us /delv/
to reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object:
delve intoShe delved into her pocket to find some change.她伸手到口袋里找零钱。
delve forI grabbed my bag and delved for a pen.
We saw water birds delving in the mud for food.
Synonym
dig
to examine something in detail trying to find information:
delve intoIt's not always a good idea to delve too deeply into someone's past.过分探究某人的过去并不见得总是一件好事。
When I travel I really want to delve into other cultures.
Perhaps we need to delve a little deeper to find out what is really going on.
Synonyms
dig
investigate
I could hear people noisily delving for sweets in the row behind me.
As a reporter she had a reputation for delving into the most complex issues.
He fails to delve under the surface for answers to some pretty important questions.
It's only when we delve below the headlines that the picture starts to become clearer.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Searching
-seeking
beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcombing
body search
bounty hunter
divine
hunter
hunting ground
keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom
leave no stone unturnedidiom
manhunt
needle
scout
scratch
search
seek someone/something out
seeker
shake someone down
troll

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Analysing and evaluating

Examples of delved


delved

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Under the sway of the philological project, scholars have delved deeper and deeper into texts and into the past.
These, however, have not yet been delved into.
I suggest it is perhaps time that academics caught up with how the average citizens felt and delved a bit deeper.
Several contests have delved into the timing of such requirements, such as whether the age and citizenship requirements apply to the date of election or the date of seating.
I saw for myself, and investigated instances, and delved into the murky international conspiracies, which were as fetid as the swamp forests themselves.
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They have delved into rather petty matters such as the listing of charitable and political subscriptions.
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He delved into the past, almost looking over the battlements.
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My noble friend delved into various definitions and said that possibly one could develop a holiday park into a shopping mall.
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That report delved with some depth into the issues.
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They and their associates delved deeply into the available evidence.
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He then proceeded to do a few leapfrogs over a period of six years and delved back into a good deal of the past.
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It has been a long debate, which has delved into every nook and cranny, both within the imagination and some way beyond.
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He said that he has delved into the tortuous history of the project.
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It would save a lot of time this year if we concentrated on the legislation before us rather than delved into past history.
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That is something into which politicians have delved far too often.
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