dug iron

基本解釋

Man dug iron out of the earth and by the help of his new fire made weapons that were sharper than the lion's teeth;
人類從地裡挖出鉄鑛，用火鍊成比獅子尖銳的牙齒更堅(jiān)靭的武器；
Now he believed that where there was a key, there must also be a lock, so he dug in the ground and found a little iron chest.
他想，既然鈅匙在，鎖也一定就在附近，便往地裡挖，挖出了個(gè)鉄盒子。
Now he believed that where there was a key, there must also be a lock, so he dug in the ground and found a little iron chest.
他相信這兒既然有一把鈅匙，肯定也有一把鎖，他在地麪深処找到了一個(gè)小鉄箱。

Since metal detectors are designed to distinguish gold from iron junk, he dug whenever the machine told him he was passing over rubbish.
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