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excavate

英 [ˈekskəveɪt] 美 [ˈekskəveɪt]

v. 发掘，挖掘（古物）；挖（洞），开凿

第三人称单数excavates

现在分词excavating

过去式excavated

过去分词excavated

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柯林斯英汉双解大词典

    • excavate /ˈɛkskəˌveɪt/           TEM8 [ excavating excavated excavates ]

    • 1

      及物动词 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

      有变体名词 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

      及物动词 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

      有变体名词 挖; 开凿

      ...the excavation of canals.

      …运河的开凿。

英英释义

excavate['ekskə,veit]

  • v.
    • 1

      lay bare through digging

      Schliemann excavated Troy

      同义词： unearth

    • 2

      find by digging in the ground

      同义词： dig up / turn up

    • 3

      form by hollowing

      Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team ; excavate a cavity

    • 4

      remove the inner part or the core of

      the mining company wants to excavate the hillside

      同义词： dig / hollow

专业释义
  • 土木建筑工程

    • 掘开的

  • 文学

    • 开掘-引用次数：4

      The study of Tess Of The D'urbervilles focused on three aspects: To grasp the plot of content, to excavate the significance of the signified and to explore literary form.

      对《德伯家的苔丝》的研究集中在三个方面：对内容情节的把握、对所指意义的开掘和对文学形式的探究。

      参考来源试谈《德伯家的苔丝》的褶性结构

  • 哲学
  • 管理学

    • 凿

  • 生物学

    • 掘开的;凹入的

    • 凹下的

网络释义
    短语
  • excavate ore
    发掘宝藏
  • deep excavate
    深基坑
  • jump excavate
    跳挖
  • fast excavate
    快速掘进
  • Excavate coal
    采煤
  • excavate data
    采掘数据
  • fully excavate
    充分挖掘
  • excavate relay
    采掘接替
  • excavate market
    挖掘市场

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双语例句

  • You might object that professionals excavate to acquire knowledge, not money.

    你可能会反对专业人士为了获取知识去挖掘，而不是金钱。

  • 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。

  • 'They even excavate pools to ensure their brood doesn't dry out.'

    它们甚至会挖掘池塘以确保自己的一窝卵不会干瘪。

原声例句

  • That's how long it took for an international team of scientists to excavate and analyze the fossilized skeleton of a 4.4 million year old human ancestor, Ardipithecus ramidus, which was discovered in Ethiopia.

    VOA : standard.2009.12.24

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