excavation
noun /ˌekskəˈveɪʃn/
/ˌekskəˈveɪʃn/
- [countable, uncountable] the activity of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time
(对古建筑或古物的)发掘,挖掘 - Further archaeological excavations are now being carried out.
更进一步的考古发掘正在进行。 - More discoveries were made as the excavation proceeded.
挖掘期间陆续有所发现。 - The excavations took place between 1925 and 1939.
发掘是在 1925 年到 1939 年间进行的。 - recent excavations of underground burial chambers
最近对地下墓室的挖掘
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- archaeological
- recent
- extensive
- …
- carry out
- conduct
- do
- …
- reveal something
- uncover something
- unearth something
- …
- Further archaeological excavations are now being carried out.
- [countable, usually plural] a place where people are digging to look for old buildings or objects
发掘现场 - The excavations are open to the public.
发掘现场对公众开放。
- The excavations are open to the public.
- [uncountable] the act of digging, especially with a machine
挖掘;开凿;挖土
词源early 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin excavatio(n-), from excavare ‘hollow out’, from ex- ‘out’ + cavare ‘make or become hollow’ (from cavus ‘hollow’).