dig in 的用法

[pinkwinnie]

請問dig in當作開始吃,這樣的用法是否有不禮貌的情形?它還有什麼其他的意思呢?這算是俚語嗎?還是口語?

[Glotynn]

dig in is a phrasal verb.

dig in informal
to start eating food
The food's on the table so dig in before it gets cold. [often an order]
(American) to begin to do something in a determined way
They dug in immediately so as not to waste any more time.

(from Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs)

This phrase does not imply any offsenvie manner; rather, it's more casual an expression.

[euphorian]

"dig in" simply implies that foods are aplenty, one need to "dig in" with spoons and forks as if they are shovels.Can you say "dig in" when chop-stick is the main eating utensil? Well, that would be a stretch.

[Ben_H]

If you want to use "dig in" or sometimes as "digging"

It can mean "to enjoy" or "to blend into"

It's just a slang that people who lives in the State use. Mostly used by black people or people in the young ages.

Hope that helps some of you.