[no obj.]reach inside a receptacle and search for something 探索(某物),掏挖 she delved in her pocket. 她在口袋中掏东西。 ■research or make painstaking enquiries into something 探索,钻研 the society is determined to delve deeper into the matter. 该社决定进一步探讨研究此事。 ■[with obj.](poetic/literary)dig; excavate (诗/文)挖掘 [as abj. delved]the approach from the surface above had awed her, so hugely delved were the tunnels. 从地面而下的通道使她感到惊奇,这些地道挖的这么大。
派生 delver noun 语源
Old English delfan 'dig', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch delven