在谈论金融方面的话题时，如果有人被要求 “dig deep”，意思就是让这个人 “尽力寻找或付出额外的努力凑够一笔钱，倾力出资”。短语 “dig deep” 也可以用来表示 “在身体或精神上竭尽全力地去做一件困难的事情”。

• The parents were asked to dig deep and help fund a new swimming pool for the school.
  家长们被要求慷慨解囊，以资助学校建一个新的游泳池。
• We had to dig deep to find enough money to pay a deposit for our new car.
  我们不得不 “掏光腰包”，才够付新车的定金。
• To make it to the summit of the mountain, we had to dig deep and find extra energy to help get us there.
  当时，我们不得不尽力找到额外的精力以支撑我们走到山顶。