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to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain
to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
スプーンでメロンの果肉を抉った。
I scooped out the melon flesh with a spoon.
ナイフで木の幹をえぐった。
I gouged the tree trunk with a knife.
機械がコンクリートを抉っている現場を見た。
I saw a site where a machine was gouging out concrete.