dredge up

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To find by diligently searching, especially from unsavory sources. figuratively
    — Where did you dredge up the idea that they didn't know what hospital he was born in?
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dredge, up.
    — Young, dense seed mussels are dredged up and relaid in more sheltered areas, where they will not be destroyed by storms.

词形变化

dredges up present,singular,third-person dredging up participle,present dredged up participle,past dredged up past
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