网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 dig-for-dirt
释义 dig for dirt
collocation
to try to discover unpleasant or bad details about someone's private life in order to influence people's opinion of them in a negative way:
He accused Mr Ray of hiring a private eye to dig for dirt.
There are bound to be denigrators digging for dirt, questioning her motivation.
See
digverb
dirt
He finds himself facing unwelcome questions about his past from relentless prosecutors digging for dirt.
I'm not digging for dirt but trying to understand the people I have before me.
The advertisement for the reporting job specified: "Applicants must be self-starters willing to dig for dirt."
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Gossip and rumour
随便看

 

反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2005-2024 fscai.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2025/3/12 7:09:13