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词汇 digger
释义 digger
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈdɪɡ.ər/ us /ˈdɪɡ.ɚ/
a machine used for digging: 挖掘机,掘进器
a mechanical digger挖掘机
 
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Australian English
a person who mines for gold (= removes it from under the ground)淘金者,淘金矿工
See also
gold digger
Australian Englishinformal
an Australian soldier, especially one who fought in the First World War(尤指一战中的)澳大利亚士兵
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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adjustable spanner
adze
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auger
awl
gavel
gimlet
gouge
grapnel
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pincer
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reamer
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Engineering - mining & quarrying
Soldiers & people who fight in wars

Examples of digger


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The diggers continued in their brutal and barbarous way.
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First, despite two major amendments, the law still fails to deter badger diggers and baiters.
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I was also shown trench diggers that would do the work of unskilled men, and do it quickly.
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The use of steam diggers has been sanctioned at three points, where the depth of cutting is very considerable.
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Is any arrangement to be made for grave diggers to be represented?
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The gold diggers (or rather mine owners) will be richer than they would have been without it.
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Why not give the diggers a little more credit and help?
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There is no doubt that illegal badger diggers would be more likely to be convicted under these proposals.
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Legislation should be directed at badger diggers and badger baiters, who cause appalling cruelty to badgers.
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We must consider who will license or control the recognised diggers.
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Does this question only apply to the grave diggers in the cemetery?
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They, are coal diggers or iron and steel workers.
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Could he not see his way to licensing authorised diggers and thus end this monopoly?
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Therefore, we must find a means of distinguishing between legitimate terrier men and badger diggers.
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I am also in some trepidation at the thought of motor mowers or other gardening and agricultural equipment, small diggers and tractors, being demonstrated!
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