We dug a deep pit in the yard.

我们在院子中挖了个深洞。

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Stepping off the road near the rise of a small ridge, they dug a pit and buried a stash of treasure in the ground.

在靠近一个小山脊的时候，他们向路旁走去，挖了一个洞，是的，那就是宝藏的归属之地。

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The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

外邦人陷在自己所掘的坑中。他们的脚，在自己暗设的网罗里缠住了。

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They were pit houses, dug partly underground.

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One person who first dug a pit was thought to be a bit proud.

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An attendant dug a sand pit for me.

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