delve
/delv; dɛlv/ v
1 [Ipr] ~ in/into sth
(a) search or rummage in sth 在某物中搜寻或翻查
She delved in her bag and pulled out a pen. 她在提包里翻找, 拿出一枝钢笔.
delve into a drawer, box, pocket, etc for sth 在抽屉、 盒子、 衣袋等里寻找某物.
(b) try to find information about sth; study sth 探索; 钻研
a writer delving in medieval French literature 研究中世纪法国文学的作家
She delved into the origins of the custom. 她探究这种习俗的起源.
2 [I] (arch 古) dig 挖掘.