dredge up

I don't understand why you had to dredge up this story.

我不明白你为什么要翻出这件。

The excavators have dredged up nothing but mud.

掘者只挖出了一些泥。

He managed to dredge up a smile.

他勉强笑了笑。

She always dredges up that embarrassing story.

她是翻出那件令人尴尬的。

She was dredging up the little she knew about babies.

她努力回忆道关于婴儿的那点皮毛。