excavate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T When archaeologists or other people excavate a piece of land, they remove earth carefully from it and look for things such as pots, bones, or buildings that are buried there, in order to discover information about the past. 挖掘 (古物)
A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs. 一支新的丹麦考察队又在对那个地方进行年度的夏季挖掘。
2. excavationN-VAR 挖掘
She worked on the excavation of a Mayan archaeological site. 她那时从事一个玛雅考古遗址的挖掘工作。
3. V-T To excavate means to dig a hole in the ground, for example, in order to build there. 挖; 开凿
A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay. 一个承包商被雇来排干蓄水池里的水,然后挖出其中一块地方的泥土,换上粘土。
4. excavationN-VAR 挖; 开凿
...the excavation of canals. …运河的开凿。
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excavate /ˈɛkskəˌveɪt/ (excavating,excavated,excavates)
剑桥词典
- to remove earth that is covering very old objects buried in the ground in order to discover things about the past
发掘;挖出
Ice age bones are being excavated in the caves . 冰河时期的遗骸正从岩洞中发掘出来。
to dig a hole or channel in the ground , especially with a machine
(尤指用机器)开凿,挖(洞),挖空
In tin mining today, workers excavate tunnels horizontally from a vertical shaft . 如今开采锡矿,工人们从竖井中横向开挖隧道。 返回 excavate