dredge up

She was dredging up the little she knew about babies.

她努力回忆自己知道关于婴儿的那点皮毛。

The excavators have dredged up nothing but mud.

发掘者只挖了一些泥。

She always dredges up that embarrassing story.

她老是翻那件令尴尬的事。

He managed to dredge up a smile.

他勉强笑了笑。

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

我不明白你为什么要翻这件旧事。